AMSTERDAM, 3 juli 2026 – What if the government opts for the fast track? Fewer regulations, faster permitting, and more room for market players and investors. It sounds appealing, especially at a time when construction output is lagging and the investment climate is under pressure. A right-leaning majority offers the shortest path: deregulation, maintaining fiscal incentives, and accelerating procedures can count on support from the right side of the political spectrum.
For builders, developers, and investors, that is good news. Projectscan get off the ground more quickly, the stack of procedures is reduced, and the investment climate receives a boost. The thinking behind this is clear: less fragmentation, fewer delays, more feasibility. This direction is also clearly reflected in the coalition agreement. Consider a single appeal process, higher thresholds for objections, simplified building regulations, uniform construction standards, and more room for alternative housing forms. These are all measures that carry the same promise: losing less time to procedures and creating more room for execution. That is precisely where the political appeal of a right-leaning approach lies.
Eelco Horstman, Head of Residential Valuation Advisory Cushman & Wakefield Nederland: "Measures that primarily stimulate construction and the market can push social safeguards and affordability into the background."
