Wij Weigeren de Huurverhoging

Newsletter #2

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26/04/22 – Our campaign is gaining momentum; more and more tenants, tenants' associations and action groups are committed to a multi-year rent freeze and refuse the rent increase as of 1 July! In this newsletter we inform you about the first steps you can take from our step-by-step plan, we call on everyone to order promotional material and organize a flyer campaign, we share the dates for the upcoming webinars and we ask for your support !

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Step-by-step plan

Before 1 May, almost all tenants will receive a rent increase proposal. Refusing this proposal is a right that you have as a tenant and can be done on the basis of our step-by-step plan. We will inform you of the first steps you can take:

Sign up!

Registering on our website is the first step towards rent freezing. Most of you will have already taken this step. Still not registered yet? Then do that anyway!

Stop the automatic rent collection from your landlord as of July 1, 2022

An important next step to refuse the rent increase as of 1 July is to stop the direct debit of the rent payment to your landlord. Rent is often automatically debited because you have given permission for this at the beginning of the rental period. Through our form letter Fill in and send it to your landlord, you can simply withdraw this direct debit and ensure that your landlord does not automatically increase the rent as of 1 July.

Receipt of rent increase proposal

May 1 is fast approaching. That means that more and more of you are getting the rent increase proposal on the floor. This letter states the newly proposed rent as of 1 July 2022 and you can read that you can submit a notice of objection to your landlord before 1 July 2022. In order to be able to participate in our promotion, we strongly advise you not to make use of this. It reduces your chance of success and you only saddle yourself with unnecessary paperwork.

By performing these first 3 steps, you have made a good start with refusing the rent increase as of 1 July. For the next steps you can already take a look at our website under roadmap, or download the complete step-by-step plan as pdf!

Promotional equipment Red Lap

From now on, anyone who refuses the rent increase or supports our campaign can order promotional material via the Rode Lap! Posters, stickers and flyers are available to show your entire neighborhood that you're refusing the rent increase this year! 

We have made the flyers available for free to reach as many people as possible and to make it possible for everyone to organize a flyer action locally. Organize together with your neighbours, association or action group and spread the word! 

webinars

Are you considering refusing the rent increase together with us this year, or have you already registered but do you still have questions? Then sign up for one of our Webinars! The next one is on Tuesday 3 May from 10:30 to 12:00. Sign up via this form and receive a link before the start to participate.

Can't make it on May 3? The next Webinars are scheduled for:
Tuesday 17 May 20:00 – 21:30
Thursday 2 June 10:30 – 12:00
Tuesday 14 June 14:00 – 15:30

donate

Support We Refuse the Rent Increase with a donation! With your donations we have been able to ensure, among other things, that free flyers are available to order and that everyone can easily organize a flyer promotion! Thanks for this! In order to be able to continue to supplement our promotional material and to keep the rest of the campaign going, we ask you to continue to donate. This is how we fight together for a multi-year rent freeze!

Bond Precaire Woonvormen

The action campaign Wij Weigeren de Huurverhoging is partly made possible by the Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW)† Do you want to support the fight for lower rents and housing security for everyone? Then become a member of the BPW now!

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