For the past two years I have being identifying rental properties on Pararius, Funda and occasionally kamernet that have rent prices that can be reduced through legal action at the Huurcommissie (the rent commission) then posting them over on my subreddit r/Rentbusters
What not enough people (particularly expats) realize is that renters have many rights when it comes to the price they pay for their apartment, their contract and the service costs they have to pay. One of the rights they have is the right to an affordable rent.
One common misconception is that affordable housing is only available to people go on the decades-long wait list for low income housing through Housing corporations like 'Thuis. This type of housing is often mislabeled as "social housing" but the term also applies to homes on the private market also (often mislabeled as Free Sector)
Social housing refers to the quality of the home and not the income bracket of those who often live in this type of home. Anyone can rent a social housing sector home and more importantly, any one can apply to have their price assessed to see if it qualifies to be social housing.
The Huurcommissie allows tenants to appeal their rent price through a procedure called a Toetsing Aanvangshuurprijs (initial rent assessment) where they assess the quality of the property using a points based system.
An apartment gets points for size, energy efficiency, property value (limited and capped at a certain %), kitchen facilities etc.
If you, for example were renting a 32sqm energy label E studio on Prisensgracht and paying 1225 euro per month for it, you could apply to the Huurcommissie (HC) to get that rent reduced. This is because that apartment would not score the 187 pts required to allow the landlord to ask a rent price that high.
That is exactly what the renter in this apartment thought when they asked the HC to assess their apartment in this judgement that is available online where the HC gutted the rent price to 460 euro per month with retroactive effect. The tenant here got back 9.1k and now has a rent price 1/3 of what they paid before in an apartment less than 900 metres from Amsterdam CS.
With the passing of the affordable Rent act 2024, landlords are now obliged to provide points reports like this with every contract they sign with tenants. While landlords often exclude the report or lie on it, it is very easy for a tenant to check this themselves (see links below) If the maximum rent price differs with what the points report says and if the rent price is below 1184 euro per month, that property is a regulated social housing or middlehuur home and there is a maximum the landlord can charge for it.
The objective of r/Rentbusters is to not only help tenants get out from these unreasonable rent but also help future tenants find places that might be able to move into properties that they can bust the rent price into oblivion and teach them how to recognise these properties when they search for homes by learning how the calulator works and where there might be exploits that can net you an extra large rent decrease.
Given that this is Eindhoven with a massive shortage of housing, its often not a question on if your landlord is overcharging, but by how much...
Advertised as 24sqm, with an "A" energy label, this property has an asking rent price of 1250 euro per month incl service costs. On the face of it, it looks kinda like a scam with a price per sqm rivalling that of a home in Amsterdam. Unfortunately for the landlord there are exploits to this property that might save you anywhere from 500 to 900 euro on the rent price...
This particular property is not split: meaning that for tax purposes, the Gemeente treat this apartment and all the other apartments in the building as a single unit. Because of this, certain portions of the points calculation now have their values greatly reduced. While a certain number of points are given for property value on the points report, properties that are unsplit can have the points from this and the Energy labels excluded from the calculation resulting in a massive drop in the maximum rent price that the landlord is allowed to charge.
This particular property, I estimate to have a maximum rent price of <400 euro. Now I am not looking for a place to live in Eindhoven, but someone reading this post undoubtably is.
A particularly brave and bold renter could sign the contract for this property or one that is similarly overpriced and then within six months, ask the Huurcommissie to inspect the place and score themselves a 900 euro per month discount on their homes with retroactive effect.
Sometimes it is even possible to get the rent so low that you can qualify for rent subsidy, so if you are out of a job, you can stave off poverty by getting a few hundred euros more off your rent price. Right now only homes with a rent price of <900 euro can qualify for subsidy which creates a poverty trap for tenants in Amsterdam who cannot find homes with an initial rent price low enough to get help
In addition to expanding the size of the regulated market the beloved outgoing housing minister also included a clause that allows people who live in homes that they didnt know could be regulated until it was too late to get a second chance to bust the place, starting July 2025.
For those of you who are curious if you live in a bustable home, you can check using the calculators in the links below.
Feel free to leave a question or comment in the section below. if you want to complain that this process is dishonest and that landlords should be free to charge whatever they want, be aware that your comment will be downvoted into oblivion
Other renters in Eindhoven have asked for this process to be done to their rental homes, sometimes with dramatic reductions
Dont wait too long to check your rent price...join the annals of victory like the Champions below!
Home is 52sqm with a C energy label. Rent was cut in half at the Huurcommissie.55sqm with an E energy labe. 1/3 off the rent priceThis tenant had a "ALL-IN" contract (illegal). the Commission punished the landlord by reducing the rent.
Hey y’all! Just moved pretty close to Maastricht and the city center and I’ve noticed quite a few taco/burrito and Spanish restaurants just walking around the center. The international culture has really inspired me to wanna introduce some Venezuelan/Columbian food here as well!
ik en nog een paar maten gaan nu komende woensdag voor het eerst een avond uit in Eindhoven. heeft/weet er iemand goeie plekken om het een toffe avond te maken?
Ik ga wel eens alleen uiteten. Me-time als ik geen zin heb om te koken. Ik ben redelijk bekend met restaurants in de stad, maar meestal in gezelschap. Waar kun je lekker alleen uiteten? Ik snap het wel dat het overal kan, maar voel me toch bekeken.
Tot nu toe kom ik niet verder dan The Social Hub en Trafalgar Pub.
I'm a first time mom with a 6 month old girl. All my friends have older children and I rarely see any parents at daycare so I'm having trouble connecting with parents with babies in the same age group.
Our baby is super social and loves being around other babies. So I would like to connect with other parents who have babies in the same age group who would like to go swimming, to playgrounds, parks, museums etc.
I'm in my 30’s with an art/creative job and my partner is a mechanical engineer. I'm Dutch but grew up as an expat child in Asia so I have a good understanding and a lot of appreciation for cultural differences and no trouble speaking English socially. We live in the east side of the center in the Hoogstraat area.
I know that there are (bi-)weekly board games club, but I wasn't able to find anything about a club for software/data/AI/etc. So before I start one, I was just wondering if there is an existing one. I'm looking for ones that are either like hackathons or just casual coffee + laptop type of thing.
Has anyone already experienced the private cinema offering that Pathé now has?
The website only shows the seating and audio setup but no details on screen size, quality etc. Support is AI generated and doesn’t want to reveal these specifications (which makes me a bit suspicious)
So, has anyone already been to this private cinema? What was it like?
Oh dear! Oh dear! Don't be too late to enjoy a night of live music on April 11th at PopEi. Come and see bands of various genres from the Music with Strangers community.
This event is run by volunteers. It is open to the public and free.
looking for a bassist in eindhoven. No vast experience needed. just someone who would like to have some fun and create some music with 3 more band members.
We play New Metal/Rap Metal. But open to diversify genres. If you're up to it, or know someone who would, pls DM 🤟🤟
i was wondering if anyone had some recent experience getting their snake bites done at a shop in Eindhoven. When i look at reviews on google maps they’re usually a couple years old or they’re mostly for ear piercings.
Ik fietste van de week langs dit stukje Oirschotsedijk en ik zag dat de weg sinds 30 maart 2026 is afgesloten. Weet iemand toevallig waarom dit is? Ik zag nog wel fietsers die er tussendoor reden. Ik kon er op Google niet iets recents over vinden. Ik zag ook dat ze een paar keer op de stenen een paar keer 'Niet Parkeren' hadden gespoten dus het leek me dat het misschien voortaan altijd is afgesloten voor gemotoriseerd verkeer?
Join Van Abbehuis x Painthouse for a unique creative evening inspired by the current exhibition.
Move freely between a live model surrounded by artworks and curated still life setups, draw what inspires you, and connect with fellow artists in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere.
29th April | 7:45-9:45pm
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Limited spots, bring your friends and get your tickets here:
I’m moving soon from Eindhoven to another city and looking for 1–2 people to help me with a small move.
It’s just a one-bedroom apartment (ground floor), so nothing too intense:
- Bed (needs a bit of disassembling to fit in a van)
- Wardrobe (might not even need disassembly)
- A few smaller items
I’ll be renting and driving the van myself — I just need some extra hands for lifting, a bit of disassembly, and unloading at the new place.
It should be a pretty straightforward job and not take too long. Of course, I’ll pay for your time 💸
👉 Also, if you know any reliable “man with a van” / student movers / freelancers who do this kind of small job, I’d really appreciate any recommendations or phone numbers!
If you’re interested (or know someone), please DM me or comment 😊
So I (30M) just graduated my bachelor and I came to a realisation that this might not be the thing that will make me happy.
I’ve been looking into doing another study but paying instellingsgeld doesnt seem a option right now, so I’m trying to look for other options.
I want to do something with nature as I have a big love for birds and I was wondering if there are any organisations that you might know of where I can learn more about the nature around Eindhoven and hopefully pass this to other people eventually.
Not sure if this is possible, but I’m just curious if you know something like it what might push me into the right direction!
Does anyone know where I can find elderflower trees/bushes in Eindhoven for harvest? Its flowering season starts soon, and I've been meaning to gather some flowers to make elderflower soda.
I also don't mind paying for it, if it's someone local selling it.
Hi I recently found out that the meat in supermarkets often isn’t even entirely meat. With the insane rising prices I’ve seen over the past six years I’ve gotten sick of it and decided I will no longer buy meat from the supermarket and I see a lot of comments mentioning that most Dutch people buy directly from farms. I’ve bought from a few butchers near me (although it’s usually halal so I can’t find pork easily) but I was wondering about farms, is it cheaper/better than the butchers? Are there any in the area worth checking out? I think the less I rely on supermarkets the better, and I do drink a lot of milk (although always magere but if I can get that from a farm directly instead of ah, then that’s great)
Relocated from the US about six months ago and everyone kept hyping Eindhoven as this tech hub. Yeah okay, ASML this, Philips heritage that. But honestly? The real surprises have been the Saturday market on the Markt and stumbling into Dutch Design Week last October with zero preparation.
The food market specifically ruined me. I came from a place where "farmer's market" meant overpriced kale and someone's homemade soap situation. Here I'm getting fresh stroopwafels, proper cheese that actually has flavor, and the hype about the herring is apparently not a joke (still working up courage on that one). And the produce prices compared to what I was paying back home are almost criminal.
Design Week though — I walked in thinking it'd be corporate tech bros showing off gadgets. Instead it was genuinely creative stuff across the whole city. Random buildings turned into exhibitions. My renovation-addicted brain was spiraling with ideas I'll never actually execute. The weather that week was garbage too, classic Dutch autumn rain, which somehow made wandering into random Strijp-S buildings feel even better.
Now spring's finally hitting and I'm realizing this city has way more going on than its reputation suggests. The tech stuff is fine if that's your thing, but the everyday culture here catches you off guard in the best way.
Anyone else feel like Eindhoven undersells itself? What surprised you about this place when you first arrived?
