{"id":138464,"date":"2022-04-04T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T13:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=138464"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:13","slug":"lsvb-rotterdam-has-the-worst-student-room-market-of-all-student-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/04\/04\/lsvb-rotterdam-has-the-worst-student-room-market-of-all-student-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"LSVb: Rotterdam has the worst student room market of all student cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rents are shooting up, accommodation is in short supply, students have to go into debt to pay for a room, and every year many international students find themselves sleeping on a campsite in September.<\/p>\n

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Student houses in Kralingen<\/span><\/p>

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So how are municipalities across the Netherlands dealing with problems like these? Wageningen has the best approach, the LSVb concludes<\/a>. The student union calls the city one of the \u201chealthiest housing markets\u201d for students. If students are unable to move into rooms immediately, the municipality guarantees them housing by 1 May.<\/p>\n

The LSVb has produced a national ranking, though it is not based on housing demand and rental prices alone. Cities are also scored on consultation, policy and the information they provide.<\/p>\n

As a result, Amsterdam ends up in the middle of the table despite being notoriously expensive, while Utrecht shares second place. For the cheapest student rooms in the country, Enschede is the place to be. However, the city does not have a \u2018rent team\u2019 to advise students who find themselves being overcharged or dealing with a rogue landlord.<\/p>\n