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Discover. Book. Step Out. Explore Activities with Extreme Convenience!

7/13/2022 Step Out Other

Discover. Book. Step Out. Explore Activities with Extreme Convenience!  Hello! Hoi! Guten tag! Bonjour! Hola! Namaste! Ciao! Merhaba! Yasou! Halo! (we would love to say hi in all languages and we’re running out of space...

Bilingual Education and Winford Bilingual Haarlem

6/28/2022 Winford Bilingual Education

Winford Bilingual has recently opened it second bilingual school, here in the heart of Haarlem. With a truly diverse community this new location is attracting a lot of interest. What is Winford? And specifically, Winford Bilingual? Winford is a group of...

Dutch Goverment decided to keep the 30% tax ruling.

5/21/2022 Team Taxation

Good news for everyone enjoying the 30% tax ruling. The Dutch government decided not scrap this ruling. But to cap the max amount. The 30% ruling, which gives claimants the right to 30% of their salary tax free, will now only apply to a maximum of €216,000 in gross income, so that people...

Explore Amsterdam with the I amsterdam City Card

2/7/2022 Team Other

The I amsterdam City Card offers you a unique way to explore Amsterdam. You get access to all major highlights and more than 70 museums, city-wide public transport, a canal cruise and bicycle rent. Major benefits are that you can save money and get exclusive discounts at restaurants, attractions...

My experience having my first baby in The Netherlands

12/14/2021 Blanca Pregnancy

Hello, my name is Blanca I am a Spaniard living in the Netherlands and member of the Expat Guide Team and here I’m going to share with you my experience having my first baby in The Netherlands. The first thing that I have to say is how supported we felt by our midwife right from...

Is speaking Dutch really that hard?

12/11/2021 Albert Both Education

Is Dutch really hard? If you ask Dutch people, then chances are high that you’ll hear a full resounding yes! It seems that somehow Dutch people like the fact that their language must be so hard to master. It is also an idea that is very popular among people that try to learn Dutch. So, it...

Amsterdam trying to stop investors buying cheap housing

11/6/2021 Team Housing

Amsterdam city council plans to stop investors buying up cheaper properties and renting them out, when new legislation comes into force in January. New housing chief Jakob Wedemeijer plans to bring in the ban as soon as possible for the entire city. It would mean investors could not buy any...

Dutch inflation hits 3.8%, fuel and gas prices soar

10/31/2021 Team Economy

The annual rate of inflation in the Netherlands reached 3.8% in October, just below the eurozone average of 4.1%, according to new calculations by European statistics agency Eurostat. The figures are still preliminary and will be finalised next week, Eurostat said on Friday. A...

Housing rents nearing all-time highs as new expats arrive

10/14/2021 Team Housing

Rental prices in the Vrije Sector (unregulated housing sector) are nearing all-time highs again after dropping for the past year, according to the latest quarterly report by housing platform Pararius. On average rents for new contracts were up 2.5% year on year and rose in all...

UK based companies looking to The Netherlands post Brexit

1/28/2021 ANP Brexit

British companies are increasingly looking at the Netherlands in their search for ways to continue to serve their customers in the European Union now that the United Kingdom has officially left it. They are opening branches in the Netherlands, or outsourcing logistics or tax services to Dutch...