Rent Price Check
Are you paying more rent than legally allowed? With the rent price check, we calculate the maximum rent price for your home based on the Housing Valuation System (Woningwaarderingsstelsel/WWS). Free check, instant results.
How does the rent price check work?
Enter your address
Using our free rent check, enter your address. We automatically retrieve data from public sources: BAG (building register), WOZ value and energy label.
We calculate the WWS points
Based on the property data, we calculate the number of points according to the Housing Valuation System. Each point has a fixed value that determines the maximum rent price.
You receive your maximum rent price
Immediately after the calculation, you see the maximum rent price alongside your current rent. Is the difference significant? Then you likely have a right to rent reduction.
Personal advice (optional)
Want to take further steps? A lawyer reviews your situation and advises you on the procedure at the Rent Tribunal (Huurcommissie), including recovery of overpaid rent.
The Housing Valuation System (Woningwaarderingsstelsel/WWS)
The WWS, also known as the points system (puntensysteem), is the legal system used to determine the maximum rent price for social and mid-range rental homes. Each component of the home earns points. The more points, the higher the permitted maximum rent.
Floor area
1 point per m² (rounded)
Energy label
A++++ = 52-62 pts, G = -15 pts
WOZ value
Points based on WOZ value per m²
Kitchen
Up to 7 points for countertop, appliances
Bathroom
Up to 7 points for shower, toilet, bathtub
Outdoor space
Points for balcony, garden, terrace
"De huurprijs van woonruimte mag niet hoger zijn dan de maximale huurprijsgrens die voortvloeit uit het woningwaarderingsstelsel. De huurder kan bij de Huurcommissie een verzoek indienen tot toetsing en verlaging van de huurprijs."
— Articles 7:246-265 Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek)
"Het woningwaarderingsstelsel is vastgelegd in het Besluit huurprijzen woonruimte en kent punten toe aan de kwaliteitskenmerken van de woonruimte. De som van deze punten bepaalt de maximale redelijke huurprijs."
— Housing Rent Prices Decree (Besluit huurprijzen woonruimte), Annex I
Why should you do a rent price check?
Potentially save hundreds of euros per month
If your rent is above the legal maximum, you may be entitled to a significant reduction. Over 3 years retroactively, that can add up to thousands of euros.
Retroactive claims up to 3 years
Through the Rent Tribunal (Huurcommissie), you can not only get a future rent reduction, but also reclaim overpaid rent up to 3 years retroactively.
The Affordable Rent Act increases your chances
Since July 2024, more homes fall under the points system. Homes up to 186 points now have a capped maximum rent price, even if your contract says "private sector" (vrije sector).
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Enter your address and find out within 2 minutes if you're overpaying rent.