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Paying property tax (OZB) on a property

Do you own a (holiday) house or flat in the Netherlands? If so, you must pay property tax (onroerendezaakbelasting– OZB) on it every year. Property tax is part of the municipal taxes and is billed by your municipality. The municipality sets the amount. Tenants do not pay OZB.

Property tax is a percentage of the waardering onroerende zaken – WOZ. The WOZ is the value of your home or holiday home according to the Wet waardering onroerende zaken (Property Valuation Act). The municipality sets the amount of OZB annually. Therefore, it varies from one municipality to another.

Are you unable to pay your municipal taxes? Then ask your municipality for an exemption. You can be granted an exemption from paying part of the taxes, or all of the taxes. The municipality decides for which taxes you can be exempt from paying. It also determines whether you are eligible for an exemption.

OZB is included in the municipal tax bill. This is usually sent out in the first 2 weeks of February.

This is how it works for you

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Here is some information from your municipality.

Municipality of Stichtse Vecht: Paying property tax (OZB) on a property

  • You receive an OZB assessment if you are the owner of a dwelling on January 1st.
  • or are owner and/or user of a non-residential property on January 1st.
  • Home sale after January 1 does not affect the assessment
  • WOZ value determines the amount of the assessment
  • The BghU handles tax matters

Learn more about the cost of the OZB at the webpage on our tax tariffs (in Dutch).

OZB property situation

The municipality of Stichtse Vecht looks at the ownership situation on January 1 of the tax year. If on this date you are the owner of an immovable property and/or the user of a non-residential property, you owe property tax for the entire year. Even if you move and/or sell the immovable property after January 1, you owe OZB for the entire year. If you sell your immovable property during this year, the notary usually settles the owner's tax with the new owner. The OZB user tax is not settled with the new user.

OZB rate differentiation

The differentiation has been introduced because it has been shown nationally that the increase in value of homes is greater than non-residential properties. This is also the case in Stichtse Vecht. Equal rates would lead to an unequal tax burden for residential and non-residential properties. The municipality of Stichtse Vecht therefore has differentiated rates.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Stichtse Vecht

Visiting address

Endelhovenlaan 1

3601GR Maarssen

Opening hours
Monday
8:30 - 17:00
Tuesday
8:30 - 17:00
Wednesday
8:30 - 17:00
Thursday
8:30 - 17:00
Friday
8:30 - 17:00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Last updated on 26 September 2022