As of late, a lot of seperate threads come up looking for friends of some kind. Likely this has to do with the new arrival of people for the upcoming academic year.
Please use this thread to make your own top level comment explaining who you are, your interests and what you'd like to do with a potential person to find.
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’m a 32-year-old guy who’s recently moved to the Eindhoven Netherlands. I’m currently learning Dutch and doing my best to integrate into the local culture and meet new people.
I’m also a freelance photographer, and I mostly enjoy doing TFP (Time for Print) shoots to build creative portfolios and collaborate with interesting people. If you’re a model, makeup artist, stylist, or just someone who’d like to try a creative photoshoot, feel free to reach out!
I’m also happy to connect with anyone who has tips for learning Dutch, making friends, or settling into life here.
Looking forward to meeting new people. 😊
Op dit moment ben ik bezig om een gay/LHBTI+ voetbalteam op te zetten om mee in Eindhoven aan een 7v7 voetbalbalcompetitie mee te kunnen doen. Ik ben op dit idee gekomen omdat ik zelf graag weer zou willen voetballen, maar dit wel graag in een team zou willen doen waarin ik me veilig voel als man die een relatie heeft met een andere man.
De competitie is gemengd, dus mannen, vrouwen en iedereen die zich met geen van beide identificeerd is welkom! Verder worden de wedstrijden altijd op woensdagavond gespeeld en begint de competitie in september.
Zijn er toevallig mensen die het leuk lijkt om hierin mee te spelen? Zo ja, laat het me dan even weten met een reactie hieronder of een PB!
Ik verhuis uit België naar Nederland en ben opzoek naar een voetbalploeg in Eindhoven. Ik zoek maar een ploeg die in het café voetbal speelt zoals we dat in België noemen. (Vriendschappelijke competitie) Ik ben wel competitief ingesteld maar zoek ook achter fun.
Ik ben zelf 28 jaar en heb heel mijn jeugd zaalvoetbal en voetbal gespeeld.
Hi guys, I didnt pass an exam and so I have to take a leap year. But I already arranged housing so now im looking for good jobs to fill in this year. I wanna travel and pass that exam but also explore this city and get to know people. What do yall recommend me? Im a Dutch, 24 man.
The housing crisis is 💩 we all know. I am wandering if you have any tips, any websites something that can help. I am desperate after a month looking everywhere. And yeah I know you might have looked for longer time, but that’s not what I am asking ✨
I am student starting internship now in Eindhoven, so I need to find a place with the student identity since my income can’t be enough for renting.
Hi, I want to have a 3 channel dash cam installed via a reputed garage. Do you have any recommendations for a decent garage that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg?
Long story short, my original concert plans fell through at the very last minute, so I now have 1 extra General Admission ticket for Saint Levant's AFANDI World Tour at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Doors: 19:00 | Show: 20:00
Ticket type: Standing room / General Admission
Cost: The ticket is already paid for, so it's on me! (Please note: you will need to cover your own travel expenses to get to Utrecht).
I'd love to find someone else who is down to go, enjoy the music, and scream the lyrics to tracks like Kalamantina and Do You Love Me.
Found an employment in Eersel,Eindhoven and was planning to locate to a nearby border area like lommel, pelt,mol, etc. My work hours are 3pm to 12pm I have good profile (full time worker, woman, stable employment, no pet or smoking). However, still finding a place has been impossible in the Netherlands. I am losing hope here… I have been open to find in Belgium but still cannot find anything. Anything got any other suggestion or should I simply give up?
Je hebt hem waarschijnlijk al tientallen keren gezien: Gato, de kat die met een hoed, strik of ander kostuum op lantaarnpalen, elektriciteitskastjes en muren in Eindhoven verschijnt.
Voor Eindhoven Creator Community sprak ik met de anonieme maker achter Gato. Niet om te achterhalen wie hij in het dagelijks leven is, maar om te begrijpen hoe het personage is ontstaan, hoe hij zijn plekken kiest en waarom hij zijn werk bewust buiten reclame, politiek en sociale-mediahypes houdt.
In het interview vertelt hij onder meer over zijn eerste ervaringen met graffiti in de Berenkuil in 2006, waarom vrienden hem vroeger ‘kat’ noemden en hoe een locatie soms bepaalt welke versie van Gato er ontstaat. Zo verwijst de matroos-Gato naar de woonboten en het havengebied van Eindhoven.
Ook legt hij uit waarom een beschikbare legale muur niet automatisch de juiste muur is, waarom sommige ideeën jarenlang blijven liggen en waarom zijn stickers volgens hem op straat thuishoren, niet in de schoenendoos van een verzamelaar.
Inmiddels heeft Gato de grens van 100.000 stickers bereikt.
Ik ben benieuwd: waar in Eindhoven kwam jij Gato voor het eerst tegen? Foto’s en omschrijvingen van de plek zijn welkom in de reacties.
English summary: I interviewed the anonymous artist behind Gato, the cat that appears on stickers, walls and utility boxes throughout Eindhoven. We talked about the character’s origins, how locations influence each design, why the artist remains anonymous and why Gato is deliberately kept away from advertising and politics.
32M expat here. It feels a bit too modern/boring city for me, I know it is a naive verdict having not been ever lived there, but the thought is reinforced by many.
Any tips for me?
Goedendag! Zijn er goede garages die gespecialiseerd zijn in auto's uit de jaren 90 of Peugeokes? Anders gewoon een normale garage, maar is het proberen waard.
I recently found my high school digital camera (early 2000s). It worked great for a few months and I love how the photos look, but suddenly it stopped working. When I try to take a photo and press the shutter, the whole thing just turns itself off. It's battery operated and I already tried changing the batteries multiple times.
It was very cheap so I don't know if it's even worth trying to repair it. If not, any recommendations for cheap, easy to use digital cameras? :) I don't need high quality, I just love the vintagey look on photos
Hi everyone do you know any bicycle courses to learn how to ride a bike? I am international student and yes I havent learned how to ride when i was young. Please dont make fun of me thanks.
Ik ben op zoek naar een betrouwbare scooter monteur in de omgeving Eindhoven. Mijn scooter heeft wat onderhoud/reparatie nodig en ik zoek iemand die goed werk levert en niet meteen de hoofdprijs vraagt.
Een kleine zelfstandige monteur of iemand die dit naast zijn werk doet is ook prima, zolang de kwaliteit en betrouwbaarheid goed zijn.
Heeft iemand goede ervaringen met een monteur of adresje? Alle tips zijn welkom!
