Garage Majoor offers loaner cars to customers bringing their vehicles in for repairs, even if they have forgotten to make a prior reservation. The service aims to provide a positive experience for clients dealing with the typically high costs of car maintenance.
In 2025, Dutch municipalities issued approximately 3,000 permits for temporary housing, which is a 50% decrease compared to the previous year. According to statistics bureau CBS, this decline comes despite the intended role of such housing in alleviating the ongoing national housing shortage.
The Trimbos Institute reports that drugs sold as 3-MMC in the Netherlands rarely contain the actual substance. Data from the Drugs Information and Monitoring System reveals that only 3 percent of samples tested last year were authentic.
The number of homes in the Netherlands valued at one million euros or more reached 273,000 in 2025. This marks a significant increase of nearly 50,000 homes compared to the previous year.
Knowledge organization Platform31 is advocating for factory-built homes as an affordable and rapid solution for starters in the housing market. The group suggests that allowing individuals to purchase these pre-fabricated houses themselves could significantly help address current housing shortages.
Hundreds of residents in Haarlem and Amstelveen have faced persistent failures with their gas-free heat and cold storage (WKO) systems for years, leaving many without heating or cooling. The issues highlight a lack of oversight by the Netherlands' Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), which currently lacks a public register to track such malfunctions effectively.