There is enough space. We just have to use it better.
The Netherlands has a housing shortage. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of rooms sit empty. Hospi Housing helps people looking for housing find people with space to spare. Sustainable, fair and affordable.
Born in Colombia
A graduation internship in Colombia, but too late fixing a place to stay. Luckily Daan ended up with Ana Lucia, his host. Retired by then, but with an impressive career in Colombian politics behind her. They hit it off at once, and that experience turned out to be the greatest source of inspiration for what would later become Hospi Housing.
Read the whole story →An answer to the room shortage
Every summer the same headlines came round: students who could not find a room and ended up sleeping in tents. All while we live in ever more space, and see ever more loneliness. Surely there had to be a better answer?
And so Daan, Joost and Maurits started Hospi Housing. Our idea is simple: solve the room shortage by making better use of the space that already exists. Renting out a room, brought up to date, and home sharing made accessible to everyone. And it turns out to work rather well.
From one room to national policy
What started as a pilot in Utrecht has grown into a national platform, discussed all the way up to parliament.
2019
The first Hospi Housing match.
2023
On the red carpet with the minister at the musical De Hospita.
2024
Active nationwide, in more than a hundred municipalities. The thousandth match.
2025
Renting out a room officially written into the coalition agreement.
2026
A bill to make renting out a room easier goes to parliament.
In the news
More than 250 national and regional items about renting out a room and home sharing. Looking for figures, imagery or someone willing to share their experience? Take a look at the press page and get in touch.
To the press pageWe help, you decide
Whether you are looking for a room or have one to spare, we look for the right candidate with you. Then you decide.
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