Author: whello

Home owner in Amsterdam? You may get a second chance to buy off your erfpacht

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you are a home owner in Amsterdam, you may be aware that the city is working on plans to give some people a second chance to buy off their ground rent, or erfpacht, in one go.  It was in...

Buying a house? There’s no time like the present

Lately I am often asked if it is still the right time to buy a house, given that mortgage rates continue to rise and inflation is mounting too. Many people now expect house prices to start coming down or at...

With interest rates more than doubling this year, is it too late to remortgage?

The big story on the housing market this year – apart from soaring prices of course – has been the rise in interest rates. So, if you have been thinking about remortgaging, have you missed the boat? In most cases,...

Housing crisis is top of the political agenda

Still looking to buy a house in Amsterdam or anywhere else in the Netherlands? It’s about time for an update on the government’s plans to make it possible for more people to buy a home in the Netherlands.  In fact,...