2024
27
February
2024
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11:12
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda will opt for a voluntary cap on its 2024 rent increase, raising rents by a maximum of 4% on 1 July. Meanwhile, the current caretaker cabinet is working on a legislative amendment for a maximum rent increase of 6.8% for the liberalised rental …
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02
February
2024
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12:36
Europe/Amsterdam
1 February saw the official handover of The Ox apartment complex in the Osdorp district of Amsterdam New West. In addition to representatives from Vesteda and construction firm and developer Van Wijnen, alderman Reinier Van Dantzig was present to …
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2023
24
October
2023
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08:16
Europe/Amsterdam
Gertjan van der Baan will step down as CEO of Vesteda in April 2024. Van der Baan has held this position since 1 January 2014. In April next year he will have been at the helm of the largest residential investor in the Netherlands for more than 10 …
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17
October
2023
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08:21
Europe/Amsterdam
Since this morning, Vesteda is a GRESB Global Sector Leader Residential. This is the first time Vesteda has achieved this global top position in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. On 1 October, Vesteda had already been awarded a …
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02
October
2023
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07:14
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda once again achieved a five-star rating in this year’s Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), but also climbed to the top position in the reference group in the Netherlands and Europe, up from 9th last year.The five-star rating …
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14
September
2023
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09:17
Europe/Amsterdam
Commissioned by Vesteda, construction firm Van Wijnen is set to start in mid-September on a renovation project to make the Tuindorp complex in Utrecht more sustainable. This complex consists of 87 houses dating from the 1930s with energy labels …
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13
September
2023
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08:03
Europe/Amsterdam
In the recently completed De Regent new-build complex in The Hague, a third of new tenants work in education, healthcare, the police force or fire services. In De Cavaliere in Helmond, a quarter of new tenants are key workers. This last apartment …
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29
June
2023
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11:48
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda’s letting agents are facing an increasing number of bribery attempts, more undue pressure and even threats via social media. The tight rental market in particular has driven an upsurge in such excesses in behaviour among prospective …
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28
June
2023
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16:03
Europe/Amsterdam
Stichting De Herberg (Breda) and Vesteda signed a first rental agreement as part of the ‘Warm Thuis’-initiative. This initiative aims to help homeless young people aged between 18 and 27 live independently as much as possible. On 3 July, the first …
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27
January
2023
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12:30
Europe/Amsterdam
On 7 December, Zonneplan installed 4,000th solar panel of the year on the roof of a rental home in Krommenie. This meant Vesteda had achieved its annual target of an average of 4,000 solar panels per year. In 2023, Vesteda has more than doubled its …
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12
January
2023
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12:11
Europe/Amsterdam
Several internet platforms that list Vesteda’s rental properties appear to be misleading home seekers with inaccurate and incomplete information. The rental homes on offer are generated by search bots and are often no longer up-to-date or available. …
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2022
04
August
2022
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17:11
Europe/Amsterdam
Recently, a number of house sparrows have settled on the façade of the Rochdale apartment complex on De Boelelaan in Amsterdam. The mural was made by the artist duo Pipsqueak was here, commissioned by Vesteda. The duo was given a free hand and chose …
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03
July
2022
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21:49
Europe/Amsterdam
The first tenants of Vesteda received their heating and service cost statement in March and at the moment more than 50% of the Vesteda tenants have received a statement. In the internal process, Vesteda is dependent on their suppliers such as water …
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22
June
2022
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11:52
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda reached a wonderful sustainable milestone: the five hundredth of its houses was fitted with solar panels. The project, which is being carried out by Dutch solar panel market leader Zonneplan, started in August of last year. Vesteda’s plan is …
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22
June
2022
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11:49
Europe/Amsterdam
The Dutch Society for the Protection of Birds -Vogelbescherming Nederland- and Vesteda today renewed their existing alliance. The two organisations have been working together since October 2018 to improve the immediate living environment of …
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13
May
2022
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18:03
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda's ambition is to be a leader in sustainable living. Vesteda is now one of the top five European sustainable residential real estate funds. In addition to a responsible, sustainable investment portfolio, sustainable living also includes …
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19
April
2022
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14:24
Europe/Amsterdam
From 1 July of this year, the rents for social housing will be increased by up to 2.3%. For rental homes in the liberalised sector, rent increases have been maximised at 3.3%. This year, Vesteda is freezing the rent of pensioners whose pension …
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12
April
2022
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17:41
Europe/Amsterdam
Residential developer BAM Wonen has successfully completed the Schuilenburg sustainability project in Amersfoort. The energy-saving measures will reduce annual gas consumption by 102,000 m3, cutting CO2 emissions by some 300,000 kilos. BAM Wonen …
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24
March
2022
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15:37
Europe/Amsterdam
From 1 April 2022, Vesteda will once again offer all of its newly available rental properties for rent through its website. As a result of this move, it will no longer be possible for departing tenants to nominate a candidate tenant for a vacant …
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14
March
2022
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15:44
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda has been given the green light for the start of the planning phase for the renovation and redevelopment of the Klokkenhof complex, including the adjacent buildings on the Surinameplein in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam city council and Vesteda …
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11
March
2022
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16:22
Europe/Amsterdam
On the bank of the Hoendiep canal and just a short walk or cycle ride from Groningen city centre, Van Omme & De Groot Project Developers and Builders have developed 171 mid-segment rental homes for Vesteda in the energy-neutral Westerwal …
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11
March
2022
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11:32
Europe/Amsterdam
Driven by the sharp rise in demand for natural gas and the reduced supply, we have recently seen an enormous rise in energy prices. Due to the severe winter last year and the ongoing cutbacks in gas extraction in Groningen, the Netherlands currently …
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01
March
2022
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17:25
Europe/Amsterdam
Research carried out the Amersfoort city council and others has revealed that people still face discrimination in the allocation of rental homes in the Netherlands. Vesteda does not accept any form of discrimination. We apply the same rental …
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25
February
2022
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12:40
Europe/Amsterdam
Most people enjoy their homes. However, they may sometimes be bothered by their neighbours and minor irritations can escalate into major disputes. Highly emotional situations can often make it difficult to speak to each other reasonably. To make …
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23
February
2022
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10:01
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda, construction company Heijmans, ‘circular harvester’ New Horizon Urban Mining, social real estate manager Gapph and the NME Fund have joined forces to help Stichting Struikroven (Struikroven foundation) set up a Struikroven Academy. This …
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18
February
2022
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13:43
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda recently signed a covenant with social organisation the Regenboog Groep, which makes it possible for Vesteda tenants in Amsterdam and Amstelveen to sublet a room in their rental homes to people made homeless die to their economic situation. …
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18
February
2022
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13:40
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda offers adult resident children the opportunity to continue the existing rental contract of their deceased parent(s) on the same conditions. This is subject to just two conditions: that the home has been the children’s main residence for …
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2021
29
July
2021
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16:11
Europe/Amsterdam
Until now, tenants have received their annual statement of heating and service costs by mail. The introduction of a new administration system in June 2020 made it possible to almost completely digitize these statements. There are a number of …
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05
February
2021
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08:43
Europe/Amsterdam
Vesteda announces that it has started the process of selecting the first tenants for a unique home being ‘built’ in the Bosrijk residential development in Eindhoven using a 3D concrete printer. The first of the five new homes is …
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2020
29
December
2020
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15:41
Europe/Amsterdam
Due to the measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus, many people are spending more time at home and are also working from home more frequently. Vesteda wanted to know more about the living experience of its tenants in this …
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