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Dear allies, in our fight for lower rents and against the annual rent increases, we are organizing a national meeting on April 19 at 1:00 PM in Den Bosch for local WWDH groups and active participants in the action campaign.

The campaign for 2025 has started! The social debate and social struggle against the annual rent increase has begun. In this first newsletter of 2025 we will inform you of the developments and what you can already do in the fight against high rents.

Since 1993, rents have increased by 153%! This year, many Rotterdam corporations, investors and private landlords are adding a maximum of 5% on top of that for social housing and 7.7% for mid-range rent! While our wages were moderated, rent has become unaffordable after years of cutbacks, mismanagement and market forces. A quarter of tenants cannot make ends meet after paying their rent! To tackle the housing crisis, the government must structurally invest in public housing instead of unilaterally passing the bill on to the tenants.

Since 1993, rents have increased by 153%! This year, many Groningen corporations, investors and private landlords are adding a maximum of 5% on top of that for social housing and 7.7% for mid-range rent! While our wages were moderated, rent has become unaffordable after years of cutbacks, mismanagement and market forces. A quarter of tenants cannot make ends meet after paying their rent! To tackle the housing crisis, the government must structurally invest in public housing instead of unilaterally passing the bill on to tenants.

Since 1993, rents have increased by 153%! This year, many corporations, investors and private landlords in Den Bosch are adding a maximum of 5% on top of that for social housing and 7.7% for mid-range rent! While our wages were moderated, rent has become unaffordable after years of cutbacks, mismanagement and market forces. A quarter of tenants cannot make ends meet after paying the rent! To tackle the housing crisis, the government must structurally invest in public housing instead of unilaterally passing the bill on to the tenants.

Domplein Saturday 10 May at 14:00. We are fed up with the annual rent increases! After the unprecedented rent increases of last year, we can expect significant increases again this year. A huge rent explosion threatens all tenants. On 10 May at 14:00 the housing movement, a coalition of tenant organisations, residents' groups and activists, will demonstrate for lower rents.

Stop the rent explosion! Take action & hit the streets for rent reduction. Organize a flyer campaign with your tenants' association, organization, action group or neighborhood or get started with our posters & stickers.

Since 1993, rents have increased by 153%! This year, many Veghel corporations such as Area, investors and private landlords are adding a maximum of 5% on top of that for social housing and 7.7% for mid-range rent! While our wages were moderated, rent has become unaffordable after years of cutbacks, mismanagement and market forces. A quarter of tenants cannot make ends meet after paying the rent! To tackle the housing crisis, the government must structurally invest in public housing instead of unilaterally passing the bill on to the tenants.

In 2025, tenants can expect a rent increase of up to 5% in the social sector, 7.7% in the mid-range rental sector and 4.1% in the private sector. After the highest rent increase in 30 years in 2024, another mega rent increase will follow in 2025! The reprehensible income-related rent increases of €50 or €100 will also be maintained. While our wages have been and are being kept low for decades, the rent has increased enormously. These were the years in which housing was turned into a market. A quarter of tenants live below the poverty line and another large part cannot make ends meet financially, partly as a result of the excessively high rent. They have to cut back on basic needs in order to be able to pay the housing costs. With this policy, we are perpetuating inequality, insecurity of existence and the housing crisis. We demand lower rents!

The mega rent increases in 2025 are just around the corner, and most corporations and other landlords plan to implement the maximum rent increase. Many tenants and tenant associations are not happy about this, in times of increasing existential uncertainty. Corporations often do not listen to these concerns, and tenant associations struggle with the power position of the landlord in the negotiations about the rent increase. The campaign We Refuse the Rent Increase offers opportunities to put extra pressure on the landlord during these negotiations. For example, tenant associations can choose not to agree to the rent increase. If the landlord does not listen to this, they can call on their members en masse to collectively refuse the rent increase using our Step-by-step plan.