Apply for permit to rent out home while you are on holiday

• As a resident, you can rent out you home to tourists while you are away on holiday yourself (holiday rental). You must apply for a permit and registration number for this.
• The permit is valid for 3 years. The registration number is valid indefinitely.
• You must state the registration number registration number when you advertise the property or print it on a business card.
• You must register each separate holiday rental with the municipality in advance. You must also state how many nights you are renting out your home (maximum 30 nights per year).
• You pay Begin link: tourist tax, end link.  to the municipality.

• You are living in the property yourself. You are registered in the municipality’s Personal Records Database (BRP) at the address of the property which you will rent out.
• Holiday rentals are possible only for independent residential properties.
• Each tenant must each have at least 12 square metres of living space.
• Holiday rentals may not cause any kind of nuisance. You are responsible for this yourself.
• The permit is person-specific and it is valid for the address which you have applied for. You cannot transfer the permit to somebody else.
• Holiday rentals are not permitted if there is another permit or exemption for another form of holiday rental at the same address. For example, for a 2nd home (pied-à-terre).
• The permit will be published. If the application was not done legally, the permit can be revoked.

Check if you are allowed to rent out or sublet your home

Is your property part of a homeowners association (Vereniging van Eigenaren, VvE)? Or are you renting a property? Check first whether you are permitted to rent out or sublet your home. You often need permission is needed from the VvE or your landlord.

• Your DigiD.
• If you are not the owner of the property: a declaration of consent from the owner of the property which includes:
  • Name of the owner
  • Name of the applicant
  • Consent to apply for a permit for holiday rentals
  • Signatures of the authorised person and applicant.
• If you are applying on behalf of somebody else: a signed authorisation which includes:
  • Name of the authorised person
  • Name of the applicant (the person giving the authorisation)
  • Consent to apply for a permit by the authorised person, on behalf of the applicant
  • Signatures of the authorised person and applicant.
• Make sure that your address is correct in the BRP. You can see this in MijnDenHaag. Have you moved or does the municipality not have your correct address? Report this to the municipality before applying, via Begin link: Report your move, end link. .

Apply for a holiday rental permit

Go to MijnDenHaag to apply for a permit and registration number for holiday rentals.

Apply for registration number

You can also apply in MijnDenHaag for only the registration number.

The exemption costs € 124.05. You pay these fees for your application. You will not get these fees back if the municipality rejects your application. Both the registration number as well as registering and cancelling holiday rentals are free of charge.

You will get the registration number immediately after you apply. Do your application and the property meet the conditions? Then you will get the permit within 8 weeks. You are allowed to advertise the property as soon as you receive the registration number. You are allowed to rent out the property only once you have the permit.

You can follow the status of your application in Begin external link: MijnDenHaag(External link), end external link..

Did you buy a property this calendar year?

Did you become the owner of the property during the calendar year? Ask the previous owner if the property has already been rented out this calendar year and, if so, for how many nights. These nights will be deducted from the total number of nights available. Another 30 nights will be available as of 1 January of the new calendar year.

Register the holiday rental

Do you already have a holiday rental permit? Then you can register the rental of the property in Begin external link: MijnDenHaag(External link), end external link.. Once you are logged in to MijnDenHaag you can register the rental via Mijn Zaken.

Also see Apply for a permit or exemption for a holiday rental