Airbnb and Booking.com are the biggest platforms on Dutch market for short term property rental. According to Airbnb reports, following numbers are applied for the biggest cities:
| City | Average annual earnings | Nights hosted per year | Active hosts |
| Amsterdam | €5,900 | 38 | 7600 |
| The Hague | €3,200 | 44 | 1400 |
| Rotterdam | €2,500 | 34 | 1300 |
| Utrecht | €2,000 | 25 | 2100 |
Only the registered, main occupant (and mostly, the owner) of a dwelling may rent out a property.
The dwelling must not be rented for more than two months (30 days, starting from 2019) a year in total, no more than 4 people at a time. (Amsterdam only)
Required to report the intention to rent out property for specific dates to city hall. (Amsterdam only)
* According to scraped data from Airbnb portal, more than 30% of hosts violate aforementioned rules.
Earnings from rental are taxed as income tax and go to Tax Box 1 with following rules: you state 70% of the rent received over the rental period(excluding costs for gas, electricity, cleaning and washing, advertisements, etc).
Airbnb platform charges around 15-20% of rental payment for its services. Booking.com fees for the same service are 15% for Amsterdam and 12% for other cities.
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