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A 'rent escalation lease' describes a contract where the rent increases over time, a process that is strictly controlled by Dutch law for both regulated and free-sector properties.
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'Rent escalation' is a general term for the increase of rent over the duration of a tenancy. In the Netherlands, this is not an arbitrary process where a landlord can escalate the rent at will. All rent increases (huurverhogingen) are strictly regulated. The lease agreement must contain a clause that specifies how the rent will be increased, and this clause itself must comply with the law. The rules for rent escalation are different for the two sectors of the Dutch rental market.
In the social or regulated sector (sociale huur), rent escalation is tightly controlled by the government. Each year, the government announces the maximum percentage by which rents in this sector are allowed to increase. This percentage can be linked to inflation or wage development, and can sometimes be income-dependent. The landlord cannot increase the rent by more than this nationally set percentage, and the new rent can never exceed the maximum legal rent for the property as determined by the points system (woningwaarderingsstelsel).
In the free sector (vrije sector), rent escalation is determined by an indexation clause (indexatieclausule) in the rental agreement. This clause typically links the annual increase to a specific economic index, most commonly the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation. However, even this is not unlimited. As of August 2025, a nationwide legal cap is in place that limits the annual rent increase in the free sector to a maximum of inflation + 1%. This means that even if a contract contains a clause allowing for a higher escalation (e.g., inflation + 3%), the landlord is bound by the lower legal cap. This provides an important protection against excessive rent hikes.

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