The owner of a monumental building in Amsterdam must install double glazing and other insulation measures and cannot pass these costs on to the tenant, the Subdistrict Court of Amsterdam ruled last week. The improvements were ordered to be carried out within four months.
From next year, mortgage lenders in the Netherlands will be able to offer higher mortgages to people who buy an energy-efficient home. The idea is that they can afford to borrow more because their energy bill will be low. The difference can be up to 50,000 euros, AD reports based on new guidelines for mortgages in 2024 that are currently on outgoing Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag’s desk.
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Last year, Netherlands residents spent 11.3 billion euros on making their homes more sustainable, about 30 percent more than the year before. More is needed, the Dutch Sustainable Energy Association (NVDE) said. According to market research agency Multiscope, households want to save on energy costs, especially those living in homes with low energy labels. Gas and electricity prices, among other things, have risen sharply since the summer of 2021, partly due to the war in Ukraine.