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Finding affordable student housing in Amsterdam remains a major challenge, due to a severe shortage of rooms.

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Municipality wants to force rent reduction by student housing landlord

30 juni 2026 - 10:45

Municipality wants to force rent reduction by student housing landlord

The Municipality of Amsterdam is forcing a landlord in the Zuidoost district to lower the rents of student housing units. If the landlord fails to comply, the municipality may take over management of the properties. “Those who charge excessive rents or intimidate tenants will not get away with it....

More rooms, less loneliness: what the new Amsterdam coalition wants for students

4 juni 2026 - 14:14

More rooms, less loneliness: what the new Amsterdam coalition wants for students

Stricter enforcement against excessive rents, more temporary student housing, and a tougher approach to loneliness. In the new coalition agreement, “Your City Is My City. Our Amsterdam”, Pro Amsterdam and D66 outline their plans for the city. But what does this agreement mean in practice for (U...

Student associations call on Duwo to preserve free room selection

22 april 2026 - 12:18

Student associations call on Duwo to preserve free room selection

A national umbrella organisation for student associations is calling on housing corporation Duwo to maintain the current system of free room selection. Last year, Duwo presented a plan for a revised allocation policy, in which the housing provider would make the initial selection of candidates. The ...

Cabinet wants to make temporary rental contracts possible again for all students

20 april 2026 - 13:54

Cabinet wants to make temporary rental contracts possible again for all students

The cabinet wants to loosen rental regulations for students again. Minister Boekholt-O’Sullivan writes this in a letter to the House of Representatives. Under the new regulation, landlords would regain the freedom to offer every student a temporary rental contract.

Students on Uilenstede are frequently left without water

13 april 2026 - 16:35

Students fill pans with water when the running water cuts out

Students on Uilenstede are very frequently left without running water. According to campus residents, it happens almost every month. “We recently had no water from Friday through to Monday morning.”

Why buying houses remains out of reach for most young people (and building more is not the solution)

2 april 2026 - 15:01

Houses Amsterdam

House prices continue to rise and, for most first-time buyers, the dream of owning a home has been out of reach for years. At least, without a pile of cash from mum and dad. But building more isn’t the solution, writes journalist and UvA alumna Maaike Schoon in her book Waarom jij geen huis kunt b...

Hundreds of students must leave their Zuidas studios after all

24 februari 2026 - 13:47

Hundreds of students must leave their Zuidas studios after all

At least 190 students who read in the media last week that they could stay an extra year in the Student Experience student complex at the Zuidas must now leave after all. At the same time, their rooms will soon become available for new tenants: “This feels unfair.”

We need to stop building luxury single-person studios for students

5 februari 2026 - 13:00

We need to stop building luxury single-person studios for students

According to Lucas Bongard, it’s time to stop building studios for students. Instead, universities and municipalities should focus on student housing with shared kitchens and bathrooms. “The social aspect of living should not be underestimated, especially at a time when loneliness among young pe...

Video | “Since I’ve been living here, the heating has never worked”

12 januari 2026 - 15:00

Video | “Since I’ve been living here, the heating has never worked”

Ice-cold showers, 14 degrees in the apartment, and repairs that never happen: hundreds of residents at the student complexes on Carolina MacGillavrylaan have been complaining to the housing corporation DUWO for months about the poor living conditions, but according to them, no one is listening. So t...

Amsterdam City Council wants to allow homes to be rented to groups of friends again

8 januari 2026 - 09:35

Amsterdam City Council wants to allow homes to be rented to groups of friends again

The scarce housing space available in Amsterdam is currently not being used to its full potential, according to the city council. That is why it is now being examined whether so-called Friends contracts can be reintroduced, allowing homes to be rented out to groups of young people. Five questions ab...

Over a hundred new homes for UvA members in the works

15 december 2025 - 08:00

The Spinoza Campus in Amsterdam-Zuidoost

At the Duivendrechtsekade in Amsterdam East, 102 new homes for UvA students and PhD candidates are to be built. The Executive Board has decided this in an agreement with the landlord, Hub Studios. Construction is expected to begin at the end of next year.

PhD | Thinkering with property rights provokes strong reactions

26 november 2025 - 15:20

Squatted building in Amsterdam

Anyone wanting to solve the housing crisis should not fixate solely on building homes, but should be willing to seriously tinker with property rights, says Eva Vermeulen. Her dissertation has led to some raised eyebrows. “I’m not saying that a touch of socialism is needed, but rather a touch of...

Amsterdam tops list for student homes sold by private owners

3 november 2025 - 12:42

Amsterdam tops list for student homes sold by private owners

Last year, more than 2,000 student rooms disappeared from the market in Amsterdam as private owners sold their homes, according to figures from Kences. That’s twice as many as the second city on the list, Rotterdam, where just over 1,000 rooms were sold.

Special spots: these students live at unique locations

10 oktober 2025 - 14:00

Special spots: these students live at unique locations

While some students struggle to find a place to live in Amsterdam, others have been extremely lucky with their living situation. These three UvA students live in the most unusual places in Amsterdam.

Residents Diemen campus feel less safe after incident

10 september 2025 - 08:00

Residents Diemen campus feel less safe after incident

Female UvA students living at OurCampus in Diemen have been extra cautious lately. Cycling home alone late at night no longer feels like a safe option for everyone since the various violent incidents that have taken place in the area: “The sense of safety in the neighbourhood has decreased.”

Washing machines at Spinoza Campus hacked, Duwo refuses to pay for costs

9 september 2025 - 12:08

Wasmachines at Darlingstraat, next to Spinozacampus

An unknown perpetrator hacked five washing machines on the Spinozacampus. For weeks, the hacker took control of the payment system, allowing students to do their laundry for free. Duwo therefore closed the laundry room in July. More than a thousand students have been unable to do their laundry there...

Students give up hope of finding a room: housing shortage worsens

4 september 2025 - 13:27

Student housing

Fewer and fewer students are actively searching for a room; due to the persistent shortage, many are giving up hope. This is the conclusion of Kences, the knowledge center for student housing. Students would like to move out, but are unable to, according to the figures.

Homestay rental makes a comeback: savior in the housing crisis or smothering landlord?

21 augustus 2025 - 15:39

Landlady and student who got in touch through Hospi Housing. (Not one of the students in the article.)

The growing housing shortage in Amsterdam is reviving the landlady. International students in particular are taking advantage of this. Is this a gap in the market or just a bandaid solution? Three UvA students share their thoughts.

How sustainable are container homes in a warming climate?

2 juli 2025 - 15:11

Most students keep their curtains and windows closed on the Spinoza campus during the heatwave in early July.

Climate change is causing heat waves with tropical nights to become increasingly common. During these days, container homes heat up like greenhouses and have difficulty releasing the heat. Yet there is still no policy in place to protect residents from the heat. “In this weather, it’s like a sau...

Student Experience in Zuid needs to make room for offices and new homes

1 mei 2025 - 16:01

Student Experience in Zuid needs to make room for offices and new homes

It’s the end of an era for the Student Experience complex in Zuid. Eight hundred temporary student rooms on De Boelelaan will be replaced by offices and homes. Residents have until the summer of 2026 to find new accommodation.

Student rooms under 600 euros? Practically impossible to find in Amsterdam

10 maart 2025 - 08:00

Prices of student rooms are skyrocketing in Amsterdam

A student room for less than 600 euros is virtually impossible to find in Amsterdam, as a random sample by Folia shows. Mini-rooms for which astronomical amounts of money are asked seem to have become the most normal thing in the world, but how normal should we actually consider this?

What is it like to live at home (again) as a student?

27 februari 2025 - 15:04

What is it like to live at home (again) as a student?

The housing shortage is high and that means that moving out of your parents’ house is not a given. Folia asked three students what it is like to live at home (again).

Kronenburg student campus in Amstelveen another step closer

7 februari 2025 - 08:00

Kronenburg

After years of uncertainty, the Kronenburg student campus in Amstelveen finally seems to be taking shape. Earlier, aircraft noise from Schiphol Airport threw a spanner in the works, but by taking measures minister Uitermark of the Interior now hopes to get quick approval for the project.

What does the new law on rent mean for Amsterdam students?

18 september 2024 - 15:35

What does the new law on rent mean for Amsterdam students?

The Affordable Rent Act (Wet betaalbare huur), enforced since the 1st of July, should ensure more affordable housing. Also for students. But it remains to be seen whether the new rent law actually helps, or causes problems.

Kirsty McHenry | The academic year is at its end and so the hunt for a house is (again) open

11 juli 2024 - 13:42

Kirsty McHenry | The academic year is at its end and so the hunt for a house is (again) open

It’s finally summer again and that means finally time to ... look for a house in Amsterdam, writes columnist Kirsty McHenry. “As their desperation grows in the coming weeks, a large number of students will respond to increasingly dubious ads and attend increasingly poor viewings.”

The “free market” rewards exploiters in the student housing market

10 april 2024 - 09:21

The “free market” rewards exploiters in the student housing market

Large student housing rental companies are making a fortune in excessive service charges. Drag them into court or forcefully sell their housing to third parties, advocates undergraduate student Ben Juurlink.

Students and leases: What exactly does the minister want?

12 maart 2024 - 13:48

Students and leases: What exactly does the minister want?

More security for tenants. That was the intention of the Fixed Rent Law passed last year. But last week it turned out that students are on a list of exceptions. What does that mean for your rent?

MP’s shocked: no fixed rental contract for students after all

11 maart 2024 - 08:00

MP’s shocked: no fixed rental contract for students after all

Students would also be entitled to a permanent rental contract, the House of Representatives decided a year ago. But Minister De Jonge (CDA) has still put a line through that. Opposition parties are shocked and the Woonbond - a Dutch tenant advocacy association – foresees practical problems.

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