Changes to be made in the Netherlands from 1 July

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2 months ago

30/06/2022

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Changes to be made in the Netherlands from 1 July

In the Netherlands, changes and adjustments are usually made from 1 July.

A few of them will be:

1. Smoke detector will be mandatory in every home

Starting this Friday, smoke detectors will be mandatory in the ceiling of every home with a bedroom or living room.

Previously, this choice was left to individuals. While it is obligatory to have a smoke detector in every house built after 2003, with the new regulation, every house will now have a smoke detector.

2. Advertising for social media influencers

Influencers advertising on social media in the Netherlands, as in Turkey, have to state that the product is an advertisement. Also, influencers are not allowed to advertise toys for children.

Those with more than 500 thousand followers on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok will be subject to the new regulation.

3. Energy prices will continue to rise

Energy prices continue to rise as of 1 July. The price increase will vary between 20-90 euros, according to the energy supplier.

4. Increase in mass housing rents

Mass housing landlords will be able to increase rents by a maximum of 2.3 percent after Friday.

5. Penalties for those who use unregistered agricultural products

Drivers who use unregistered agricultural products after 1 July will be fined 400 euros. Previously, these vehicles could go to traffic without a license plate.

The Dutch government introduced a registration requirement on January 1, 2022, but then added a six-month tolerance period.

6. Free library membership for under 18s

Library membership will be free for children under the age of 18 in the Netherlands. In this way, parents will not spend extra on educational materials.

Used car prices in the Netherlands fell for the first time this year

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8 hours ago

15/08/2022

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Used car prices in the Netherlands fell for the first time this year. Data were obtained from the vehicle sales platform AutoScout24. According to the platform, the reason for the decrease is the summer holiday.

How much are used car prices in the Netherlands?

AutoScout24 stated that during the summer holidays, people’s interests are generally towards vacationing, so the decrease in prices may be due to this.

An average used car was sold for 23,531 euros in July. This rate is 1.2 percent less than the previous month. At the beginning of this year, the average price of second-hand was 22,158 euros. There has been no decline in used car prices since the spring of 2021.

On the other hand, the increase in second-hand items in other European countries continues. Prices continued to rise in France, Austria and Belgium last month, while Germany saw a small decline of 0.2 percent.

Germany is still at the top of Europe in this field, with an average used car price of 27,361 euros.

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Declining interest in Randstad region in the Netherlands

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9 hours ago

15/08/2022

Berry Fox

Declining interest in Randstad region in the Netherlands

The proportion of people leaving the Randstad area in the Netherlands has increased over the past year. According to the National Statistics Agency (CBS), 75,000 people left the region last year. The number of people who moved to the region was 55 thousand.

CBS data indicated that those over the age of 30 are increasingly leaving the west of the country.

Statistics also show that the number of people leaving the Randstad area has increased since 2014. While 48 thousand people left the region in 2014, this number increased to 70 thousand in 2020.

On the other hand, the proportion of those who moved to Randstad remained roughly the same, reaching 55 thousand last year. Looking at all the data, the number of Dutch people giving up city life has been increasing since 2017.

However, the increase in the number of people leaving Randstad does not mean that the region is empty.

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Netherlands uses Europe’s most expensive natural gas

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9 hours ago

15/08/2022

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The Netherlands became the country that used the most expensive natural gas among the European Union countries with its natural gas prices in July.

Nieuwsuur, which collects data from the comparison site Energievergelijk.nl, last month the natural gas bill of a house in the Netherlands cost 283 Euros. This rate is double that of many EU countries. Neighboring countries of the Netherlands are Germany and Belgium, a few of these countries.

In June, the peak of gas prices was in Sweden, while the Netherlands took the second place. In July, the leadership changed hands. Last month gas bills in Sweden averaged 237.

Electricity bills in the Netherlands are also quite high compared to other countries. The Dutch paid an average of 419 euros for electricity in July. There are only two European countries that face more electricity bills than the Netherlands: Italy and Denmark.

According to the estimates of Energievergelijk.nl, citizens who will renew their energy contracts this year will pay an average of 3,700 euros more per year.

Nibud, who is a budget consultant, stated that many households will have difficulty paying the bills in the future. Nearly 30 percent of them highlighted the difficulty ban on this issue last month.