If you don't have at least a €1300 per month to spend for any appartment - and even then it gets sort of difficult, you are completely shit out of luck.
Any advert online will either be
Old and long gone, but no one bothers to delete it
A scam
Too expensive for what it is
A genuine open position for a student house, where as an international you'll never in a million years be selected from all the dutch participants already trying to go for that one spot. (And 'hospiteeravonden' - meet&greets easily get over a 100 messages).
Widen your search - as in significantly, not just the outside towns. Think Weert and Venlo for places by train. Towns completely at the edge of bus lines like Gemert.
Convince a family in the area to act as a hospita. Do note, you have to convince someone. As soon as an online advert is offering this, it's gone. Eindhoven website on hospita rules
Getting a camper (RV, caravan, mobile home, tent) and camp it out.
Unsubscribe from TU/e or Fontys, study elsewhere or take a gap year
No joke, the official statement from the minister is "getting a rich boyfriend" (in regards to a Dutch girl who cannot get a house even though she did everything right). RTL news snippet
How did it get to this situation?
In 2010, Stef Blok from the VVD declared "the housing market is finished" and asap the ministry of housing was dissolved. As of the 'new roaring twenties', we have had 3 ministry formations in 5 years. Nothing happens, the country is locked up and it only gets worse.
Why aren't we building like crazy?
We have several problems in regards to that:
Nitrogen depositions. For far too long we have had an overproduction of livestock farming. This puts a hold on anything new that deposits any nitrogen, which also includes construction. but why aren't you diminishing farming then?
See 'new roaring twenties' - 3 formations in 5 years. Policies are on hold.
Net congestion. Even if supposedly new housing can get built, they can't be connected to the grid. but why aren't you upgrading the grid then?
See 'new roaring twenties' - 3 formations in 5 years. Policies are on hold.
Nimby-ism. Anything and everything drags on with complaints against any building project. The complaints may not even be valid, but it's a profit model where a project manager will pay off the nimby-complainers. NOS article
Where can I complain to the people who caused this?
You can e-mail them at info@vvd.nl, or call them on their appropriate number https://www.vvd.nl/contact/
As a last word: Any thread opened with "Can I have house pls?" will be met with a month ban next to deletion.
Also do note that any study related questions are better suited towards the TU/e ESA, Fontys helpdesk or otherwise the subreddit /r/StudyInTheNetherlands/. This subreddit is otherwise not especially aimed at study-related questions.
For the past two years I have being identifying rental properties on Pararius, Funda and occasionally kamernet that have rent prices that can be reduced through legal action at the Huurcommissie (the rent commission) then posting them over on my subreddit r/Rentbusters
What not enough people (particularly expats) realize is that renters have many rights when it comes to the price they pay for their apartment, their contract and the service costs they have to pay. One of the rights they have is the right to an affordable rent.
One common misconception is that affordable housing is only available to people go on the decades-long wait list for low income housing through Housing corporations like 'Thuis. This type of housing is often mislabeled as "social housing" but the term also applies to homes on the private market also (often mislabeled as Free Sector)
Social housing refers to the quality of the home and not the income bracket of those who often live in this type of home. Anyone can rent a social housing sector home and more importantly, any one can apply to have their price assessed to see if it qualifies to be social housing.
The Huurcommissie allows tenants to appeal their rent price through a procedure called a Toetsing Aanvangshuurprijs (initial rent assessment) where they assess the quality of the property using a points based system.
An apartment gets points for size, energy efficiency, property value (limited and capped at a certain %), kitchen facilities etc.
If you, for example were renting a 32sqm energy label E studio on Prisensgracht and paying 1225 euro per month for it, you could apply to the Huurcommissie (HC) to get that rent reduced. This is because that apartment would not score the 187 pts required to allow the landlord to ask a rent price that high.
That is exactly what the renter in this apartment thought when they asked the HC to assess their apartment in this judgement that is available online where the HC gutted the rent price to 460 euro per month with retroactive effect. The tenant here got back 9.1k and now has a rent price 1/3 of what they paid before in an apartment less than 900 metres from Amsterdam CS.
With the passing of the affordable Rent act 2024, landlords are now obliged to provide points reports like this with every contract they sign with tenants. While landlords often exclude the report or lie on it, it is very easy for a tenant to check this themselves (see links below) If the maximum rent price differs with what the points report says and if the rent price is below 1184 euro per month, that property is a regulated social housing or middlehuur home and there is a maximum the landlord can charge for it.
The objective of r/Rentbusters is to not only help tenants get out from these unreasonable rent but also help future tenants find places that might be able to move into properties that they can bust the rent price into oblivion and teach them how to recognise these properties when they search for homes by learning how the calulator works and where there might be exploits that can net you an extra large rent decrease.
Given that this is Eindhoven with a massive shortage of housing, its often not a question on if your landlord is overcharging, but by how much...
Advertised as 24sqm, with an "A" energy label, this property has an asking rent price of 1250 euro per month incl service costs. On the face of it, it looks kinda like a scam with a price per sqm rivalling that of a home in Amsterdam. Unfortunately for the landlord there are exploits to this property that might save you anywhere from 500 to 900 euro on the rent price...
This particular property is not split: meaning that for tax purposes, the Gemeente treat this apartment and all the other apartments in the building as a single unit. Because of this, certain portions of the points calculation now have their values greatly reduced. While a certain number of points are given for property value on the points report, properties that are unsplit can have the points from this and the Energy labels excluded from the calculation resulting in a massive drop in the maximum rent price that the landlord is allowed to charge.
This particular property, I estimate to have a maximum rent price of <400 euro. Now I am not looking for a place to live in Eindhoven, but someone reading this post undoubtably is.
A particularly brave and bold renter could sign the contract for this property or one that is similarly overpriced and then within six months, ask the Huurcommissie to inspect the place and score themselves a 900 euro per month discount on their homes with retroactive effect.
Sometimes it is even possible to get the rent so low that you can qualify for rent subsidy, so if you are out of a job, you can stave off poverty by getting a few hundred euros more off your rent price. Right now only homes with a rent price of <900 euro can qualify for subsidy which creates a poverty trap for tenants in Amsterdam who cannot find homes with an initial rent price low enough to get help
In addition to expanding the size of the regulated market the beloved outgoing housing minister also included a clause that allows people who live in homes that they didnt know could be regulated until it was too late to get a second chance to bust the place, starting July 2025.
For those of you who are curious if you live in a bustable home, you can check using the calculators in the links below.
Feel free to leave a question or comment in the section below. if you want to complain that this process is dishonest and that landlords should be free to charge whatever they want, be aware that your comment will be downvoted into oblivion
Other renters in Eindhoven have asked for this process to be done to their rental homes, sometimes with dramatic reductions
Dont wait too long to check your rent price...join the annals of victory like the Champions below!
Home is 52sqm with a C energy label. Rent was cut in half at the Huurcommissie.55sqm with an E energy labe. 1/3 off the rent priceThis tenant had a "ALL-IN" contract (illegal). the Commission punished the landlord by reducing the rent.
I’ve been living here 2 years and because of my job I’m on the roads in and around Eindhoven all day. And honestly… Belgian drivers are driving me insane.
No signals. Wrong lane crossings. Speeding. Impatient weaving. And just when you think it can’t get worse...they’re blasting high beams and leaning on the horn like it’s a game.
It makes daily traffic here chaotic and stressful. Half the time I feel like I’m in a dodgem car, not on a Dutch road.
Is it just me noticing this, or are Belgian drivers really making Eindhoven roads harder for everyone?
Ik ben maanden geleden mijn sleutels én reservesleutels kwijtgeraakt. Destijds mijn voordeur laten openboren door de eerste de beste slotenmaker die ik kon vinden. De kosten: €350 contant (voor een kwartier werk).
Omdat ik haast had en er van af wilde zijn; afgetikt en niet meer over nagedacht.
Nu is het zo dat mijn berging vroeg of laat ook een keer opengeboord zal moeten worden, echter wil ik niet nogmaals zo'n oplichter aan de deur. Google maakt het er niet makkelijker op om een goede te vinden..
Mijn vraag is: Weet iemand een goede betaalbare slotenmaker in Eindhoven, of weet iemand hoe ik deze het beste kan vinden? Alvast bedankt.
No disrespect intended to women who go to the gym, skydiving, bungee jumping and engage in bar/cafe/restaurant hopping. I'm sure you are all wonderful people but it's just not my crowd.
So where would one meet women who are into more nerdy or relaxing hobbies like DYI, drawing, gaming, playing musical instruments, parks, walking, biking, stargazing?
Dating apps are an absolute nightmare and they're filled with the adventurous type. Again, no disrespect intended.
Me and my friends move to Eindhoven about 3 days ago . We are from Greece and we are here for work , do you have any suggestions on what to do or how to meet new people? All the encounters we had so far were polite but distant since we are foreigners and we don’t speak Dutch, only English. Is this a common phenomenon in Eindhoven ? Thank you in advance.
Ladies of Eindhoven, what do you do with your wedding dress after the wedding? What's the best place to sell that beautiful dress that was used only half a day?
I am moving to Eindhoven in a few weeks and have been lucky enough to find a nice apartment, but it is unfurnished. As I will be moving by myself and know nobody, favours with a friend's car isn't exactly possible and due to my age hiring a car is out of the question.
Are there any good websites or shops which offer reasonably priced furniture in the city that deliver? I know I will have to pay extra for delivery but unfortunately I can't carry a bed, a fridge or a desk on my bicycle!
Edit: Also, to check, if I pay delivery can I expect they will carry it up to the first floor apartment or is it just going to be dumped at the building front door with me then perplexed how to get it in?
Edit 2: I would extend this question to second hand bike shops too
I’m visiting Eindhoven this Sunday and will be there for the day. I’m 19, from Slovakia, and thought it would be nice to meet someone around my age to hang out with. If you’re up for showing me around the city or just chilling together, let me know!
I’m flying back to Slovakia the next Monday, so this Sunday is my only chance. Would be cool to meet some locals or other travelers :)
Just heard a loud noise and saw RNAF Tanker taking off from EHV airport. I’m not complaining about this, but was just wondering because all the passengers planes are forbidden from landing / taking off.
Zoals de titel al zegt, ik wil heel graag met mijn man en kinderen naar een zonnebloemveld, het liefst 1 waar je eventueel ook foto's zou kunnen maken voorzichtig tussen de bloemen. Plukveld bijvoorbeeld.
Ik weet dat er eentje zit bij de grens van Geldrop, maar er is geen opening, geen boer(derij) in de buurt en ik wil ook niet zomaar iemands terrein of land betreden :)
Mag ook in andere omliggende dorpen zijn of verder weg
Is there are literally winter in eindhoven? With snow and ice on the road. Like there are no law that not let me drive with summer tyres during winter. So how it is? Is it possible to drive with summer tyres while winter? Driving everyday 20km out of eindhoven and back. Thank you:)
TSP Bombeeck is een gevestigd telecombedrijf in Eindhoven (en Nijmegen) en we zijn op zoek naar een nieuwe collega voor ons eerste lijns support team in Eindhoven.
Over ons:
We zijn een ervaren speler in de business telecom met een breed portfolio: VDSL, ADSL, glasvezel, mobiele abonnementen, hosted telefonie (KPN), en diverse ICT-oplossingen voor bedrijven. Door onze compacte teamstructuur kunnen we snel schakelen en persoonlijke service bieden aan onze zakelijke klanten.
De functie:
Als eerste lijns medewerker ben je het gezicht van ons bedrijf. Je helpt bedrijven met technische vragen, lost problemen op, en zorgt ervoor dat alles soepel verloopt. Van VoIP-configuraties tot netwerkoplossingen - geen dag is hetzelfde.
Wat we zoeken:
• Sterke communicatieve vaardigheden en klantvriendelijkheid
• Technische affiniteit met VoIP, Broadsoft, Yealink equipment
• Kennis van netwerktechnologie (routers, VPN’s, etc.)
• Zelfstandige werkhouding en proactieve instelling
• Bereidheid om je verder te ontwikkelen binnen ons vakgebied
Wat we bieden:
• Fulltime dienstverband op kantoor in Eindhoven
• Ruimte voor persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling binnen de ICT/telecom
• Werkzekerheid bij een stabiel, gevestigd bedrijf
• Informele sfeer in een klein, ervaren team
• Mogelijkheid om echt impact te maken
Interesse of vragen?
Stuur een DM voor meer informatie!
Hey everyone! Is anyone going to Draaimolen on Friday and still needs a bus ticket? I have an extra one from Eindhoven to Draaimolen that I’d like to sell.
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a really good butcher shop. A lot of people recommended Hizmet, but when I checked Google reviews, the feedback seemed quite mixed.Before i was used to go at Beerens, but it’s quite expensive.
Hi! I 19 female want to get a wolfcut but i don't want to get my hair ruined :'). Does anyone have some reccomendations for a hairdresser/barber that can do wolfcuts for women, which won't break the bank (i'm a student so kinda broke). Doesn't necesarily have to be in eindhoven, i am willing to take the train to make sure my haircut is a good one. Thank you!
Hello, I am looking for the easiest way to reach Dusseldorf airport from Eindhoven by 10 am in the morning (in the near future). Is it not possible without changing 4 trains (here to Venlo, Venlo-Monchengladbach, Mo-Dusseldorf central, and Central-Flughafen)? Is it a commonly accessed airport by people from Eindhoven? It is closer to Eindhoven than Schiphol is (113 km vs. 130 km), yet the connectivity seems pretty bad.
Hi everyone, this is our first trip to this area. We intended to try the coffee shops, it's a trip my sister and I are taking, we are Italian and we will be staying in the Valkenswaard area. From what I understand via a bus, we shouldn't have too much trouble getting to Eindhoven.
The question I ask you is that in that area do you know any reliable coffee shops, or rather that are not tourist traps, if close, even better.
Maybe even a little calm.
I also ask you if it is possible to smoke around/in quiet places.
Thank you all for your attention.
Good morning,
Yesterday i was putting a garbage bag to an underground container using my Cure card. And some old lady came near me and started shouting and claiming the container was belonging to them and that i was not allowed to put garbage there. But my Cure card works on that container and it is close to my house. Is it really forbidden to use it? Is there some kind of ownership of underground containers?
Thank you
I was wondering if there are any photography beginners or hobbyists around here who’d be interested in meeting up for some photo walks, casual shoots, or just exploring the area with our cameras. Nothing too serious—just a chance to practice, share ideas, and have some fun capturing. It could be a great way to learn from each other and discover new places to photograph locally.
If anyone’s interested, drop a comment or DM me and we can set something up!
Edit:
Hey, just a quick update! If anyone’s interested, I’ve made a WhatsApp group where we can coordinate photo walks/shoots and share ideas. Totally no pressure to join—it’s just an easy way to stay connected.
Doesn’t matter what gear you use (DSLR, mirrorless, phone, film, etc.)—everyone’s welcome. 🙂
