ABF Research expects that from 2022 to 2030, 834.000 houses will be built. In 2023, it is expected that a total of 90.000 houses will have been built in the Netherlands equal to the number of houses built last year.
More houses and permits quickly
To reach this goal, not only new houses will be built, but also through converting former office buildings into apartments, splitting bigger house into two and flex houses. However, it still presents a big challenge as this means that in the coming 7 years, 115.000 new houses will need to be built each year, which is 25.000 more than this year. In 2024, the government will focus on quickly building the houses which have received building permit and accelerate the permit requests for houses which can be built in short-term.
There are a number of incentives which the government has given, such as Startbouwimpuls and Woningbouwimpuls. Also initiative such as flex houses, transformation of offices to apartments and building living space on existing house.