Acantus

Acantus is a first-party housing association with roughly 14,000 regulated rental homes across north and east Groningen. Since November 2025, applicants search Acantus homes through Groningen Huurt, the shared DAK portal for participating Groningen housing corporations. The route suits families, retirees and other eligible households seeking long-term apartments or houses, with allocation driven mainly by registration time, household composition and income.

Create or activate the shared DAK account, complete the household profile and respond before the stated deadline. The platform may block a response when age, income or household size does not match the advert. Because the account spans multiple participating corporations, it is broader than an Acantus-only waiting list.

Acantus vacancies can be allocated through registration time, lottery and local or urgency priority. The live advert determines which route applies and whether income, household size, age or local-priority conditions narrow the eligible group.

As of 2026-08-30, Groningen Huurt charges €19 for a new registration and €10 for annual renewal. Paying does not buy faster access: ranking normally depends on accumulated registration time, while some homes use lottery, urgency or local-priority rules. Applicants must keep income and household information current to see suitable offers.

Registration required

Yes

Waiting time counts

Yes

Registration expires

Yes

Renew every

12 months

Resets after acceptance

No

Registration fee

€19

Renewal fee

€10

As of 2026-08-30, a new Groningen Huurt registration costs €19 and renewal costs €10 per year. Existing qualifying registrations were transferred when the shared portal launched; browsing is public, but an active account is required to respond. Acantus rents follow Dutch social-housing and passend-toewijzen rules. The advert determines base rent, service costs, income limits and any age or household conditions; there is no premium subscription that improves queue position.

Pricing model

One Time Payment

Paywall

Apply Gated

Free browsing

Yes

Acantus can lead to indefinite tenancies. The selected property and written agreement determine the exact duration, notice provisions and tenant protections. A qualifying residential tenancy normally permits municipal address registration, subject to the unit and contract.

Address registration

Allowed

Acantus is most relevant when you want a stable social tenancy in its service area and can build registration time. It is less suitable for a fixed near-term move date or a search outside Groningen. Register early, renew on time and verify every advert’s allocation model before responding.

Yes. Acantus is a first-party housing association with roughly 14,000 regulated rental homes across north and east Groningen. As of 2026-08-30, the identifiable Trustpilot profile is a very small sample: 11 reviews with an average score of 2.5/5. That is too little to measure the quality of a 14,000-home organisation reliably, but the lower rating makes recent comments about communication, maintenance and allocation worth reading alongside address-specific information and Acantus’s formal complaints process.

Verified listings

Yes

Account required

Yes

Search alerts

Yes

Site languages

NL