My girlfriend lived in Belgium and is half the reason I moved to the country. The other half was the cost of housing in The Netherlands. I either had to pay 75% of my income on just rent or had to fight with others to get subsidized housing.
The subsidized housing was done on a lottery basis where you had to sign up and then they would randomly select a place in the line for you. Some houses got 3000 applications, I was often placed above rank 300 due to my membership time.
For two and a half year I was looking for an appartment this way. I did not even get an invite to come check for an appartment. In two weeks of being in Belgium, I had 14 visits and found an appartment. And the market is not even that great over here.
Jesus that’s terrible. Fkn nightmare housing situation. The housing market just becomes another bank for speculators rather than a place for ppl to live.
My girlfriend lived in Belgium and is half the reason I moved to the country. The other half was the cost of housing in The Netherlands. I either had to pay 75% of my income on just rent or had to fight with others to get subsidized housing.
The subsidized housing was done on a lottery basis where you had to sign up and then they would randomly select a place in the line for you. Some houses got 3000 applications, I was often placed above rank 300 due to my membership time.
For two and a half year I was looking for an appartment this way. I did not even get an invite to come check for an appartment. In two weeks of being in Belgium, I had 14 visits and found an appartment. And the market is not even that great over here.
It is pure fucking chaos.
The Netherlands is not a real country. It’s a bunch of capitalists in a trench coat.
Jesus that’s terrible. Fkn nightmare housing situation. The housing market just becomes another bank for speculators rather than a place for ppl to live.