Rent a room with a host who lives there too, or rent out your own spare room to a Wageningen University student. In Wageningen you may rent out up to two rooms permit-free.
Wageningen is small but decidedly international: Wageningen University & Research dominates the streetscape, with over 13,000 students. The vast majority live in the city, many through the Idealis corporation, and the room shortage is structural. The municipality allows small-scale room rental across the city, provided it stays in balance with the neighbourhood, and homestay rental keeps growing there.
You may rent out at most two rooms to at most one person per room in the home you live in, without a permit.
One person per room, in the home you live in yourself. Spaces above a shop, office or restaurant also fall under a permit-free scheme.
A permit is then required, with a hard limit of 5% room rental properties per street and checks on liveability, parking, room size and fire safety. Homes under purchase protection may not be converted.
A nine-month trial period, up to €6,633 a year tax-free through the room rental exemption, and no effect on your benefits.
The municipality of Wageningen allows small-scale room rental across the city, and homestay rental keeps growing there. Hospi Housing helps Wageningen hosts with the rules, the tenant and the contract, and supports the whole tenancy.
At most two rooms to at most one person per room, in the home you live in yourself, without a permit.
Yes. A large share of Wageningen University's students come from abroad; we guide the introduction, the contract and the deposit in Dutch and English.
It differs per room; the current rents of the rooms on this page come straight from the platform.