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Registration and list of interested parties

You can register for a home by creating an IDD/housing file account on our website. Once you are logged in, you can respond to available homes that are online or register for the interested parties list. This will keep you informed of updates and new homes that match your wishes.

Register in IDD/housing file

You can upload and adjust all necessary personal data and documents in your personal housing file. If you do not have a housing file yet, fill in this online form. If you already have a housing file, click on the green button 'log in to my IDD account' at the top right. Without a fully completed housing file, we cannot allocate a home to you.

After filling in the form, you will automatically receive an email with your login details, so that you can activate your account. Please note: your request for a password may end up in the e-mail SPAM BOX. So check this carefully.

What are the next steps for your registration?

  1. After setting your password, you will have access to your personal housing file. You can log in via the website www.vanderlinden.nl; the LOGIN button is at the top right of the website. Then go to 'tenants housing file'
  2. Click on ‘My details’ and fill in your personal and financial details.
  3. If necessary, adjust your preferred home(s). Need advice on choosing a home? Then contact us. We are happy to help you.
  4. Add the required documents under the heading 'My documents'. Also save your documents in the meantime! Don't forget to hide your BSN number. Have all the requested documents been placed? Then click on 'documents complete'.
  5. Registering with a partner? Then your partner must also create an account and add the documents under his/her own account.6. Do you want to be sure that all the data is complete? Then check in your housing file whether the first three dots in the timeline are green. If so, we can check your file and possibly assign a home provisionally.

When you register, your housing preferences and gross monthly income are registered. As soon as a home that matches this is available and the file is complete, you will be given priority. We will contact you by email to offer the home and request additional documents if necessary. Upon acceptance, we will perform a credit check. All homes are offered transparently, in accordance with the law on good landlordship, so that the selection process is clear.

During your trial period, you unfortunately cannot qualify for a rental home. Once you have completed the trial period and your contract has been confirmed, you can apply for a home.

When ending a relationship, it is important to gain insight into the financial agreements between both parties. That is why we ask for a covenant or provisional measures, which include alimony agreements and arrangements regarding the rental or purchase home.

Were you living together and were both responsible for the housing costs? Then a discharge of joint and several liability is required.

Rental agreement

No. It is not legally permitted to charge administrative costs. That is why we do not charge any costs for assessing your application, drawing up the lease agreement or placing you on the interested party list.

The minimum rental period varies per property. In most cases this is 1 year, but there are also owners who apply a minimum rental period of 2 years. For more information, please contact us.

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No, it is not permitted to rent a home for someone else.

For certain rental properties we ask for a standard deposit of 1 or 2 months rent, for another part of the rental properties there is no standard deposit. For us the assessment of your file is leading in whether or not to ask for a deposit. Do you have your own company or do you rent based on assets? Then we ask for a standard deposit of two months rent.

This is possible in some cases, but we would like to discuss the conditions with you. Please contact us via verhuur@vanderlinden.nl or call us on 088 533 00 00.

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If you have your own company, we ask you to provide the following documents:

  • Annual figures for the past two years, including profit and loss account
  • Accountant's statement
  • Provisional and/or final income tax assessment for the past two years

Your company must have existed for at least two years. Please note that we often ask entrepreneurs for a deposit or bank guarantee equal to two months' rent.

Viewing

We approach candidates based on the order of registration for the property. If you are at the top of the list, we will invite you for a viewing.

Once you have been selected and have made a viewing appointment, we will reserve the property for you and will no longer offer it to others.

Is the property to your liking and are the final checks positive? Then you are the one to whom we will rent the property. By requesting the documents in advance, we offer you more certainty and prevent disappointments afterwards. In addition, this helps us to combat housing fraud.

How nice that you want to rent the house. We will now perform the final credit and document check on your registration. As soon as this is positive, you will receive the rental agreement digitally, so that you can sign it. We will then plan a date and time for the handover of the keys.

It is important that you check your personal data in your personal environment. Make sure that these are complete and correct and correspond exactly with your official documents, such as your QII or BRP. We use this data to draw up the rental agreement.

Income

That depends on your situation and the property you want to rent. For more information, please contact us.

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We assume income from employment, pension or own business. In most cases, a 13th month, holiday pay and fixed irregular hours allowance are included in the gross annual income. Commission, student finance, alimony, irregular hours allowance/overtime and winter allowance/bonuses are not included.

Are you unsure about what you can or cannot include? Then submit your documents and we will be happy to check what is possible for you.

Perhaps. This depends on the phase of your temporary employment contract:

  • Phase C: You are eligible for a home.
  • Phase B: In some cases possible, depending on the situation.
  • Phase A: Unfortunately not an option.

We also look at the number of fixed hours. The more fixed hours you have, the greater the chance that you are eligible. Unfortunately, we cannot rent based on a 0-hour contract.

If your income from employment, pension or your own business is insufficient, savings can be included in the assessment in some cases. We are allowed to add 10% of your savings to your annual income. If you have money from the sale of a home, this can only be included if the funds have actually been received.

If you meet the conditions as a result, you must take into account a deposit of up to two months' rent. Savings are not guaranteed and can be spent in one go.

It is not possible to have someone else, such as a parent, act as guarantor. The person who rents the home must meet the rental conditions themselves.

Whether you are eligible for rent allowance depends on your income and the rent of the home. The starting rent must be below the social rent limit, and this limit is adjusted annually. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Belastingdienst website.

Parking

Yes, you can rent a parking space through us. You do not have to register as a housing seeker to do so. If you are already renting housing with us, you may qualify for a parking space in the same or nearby building. If you want that, please send an e-mail to verhuur@vanderlinden.nl with your request for a parking space, your name, address, telephone number and possibly an explanation. You will then be notified or put on a waiting list. In some cases, homeowners in the same building are also eligible to rent a parking space.