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Student housing
What is the state of the number of available student housing in Maastricht?
Background
“Too expensive”: why Maastricht’s housing associations are building few student rooms
Most students rent from private landlords or commercial providers
News
Students predominantly report intimidation by landlords
Complaints desk receives fewer complaints than expected
Background
In need of a student room? Here are 8 tips to keep in mind
What to look out for when you are still looking or have already found a room
News
“They made this alleyway uninhabitable for us”
Neighbours fed up with nuisance students on Herdenkingsplein
News
Enough student housing for the coming year, says UM
New rent law not yet causing issues in Maastricht’s student housing market
News
Municipality still sees merit in living-in with hosts, despite disappointing pilot
Pilot put living with a landlord or landlady back on the map in Maastricht, says alderman
News
More student housing – but expensive
Rent over €1000 per month
News
Students like living in Maastricht but see room for improvement
City wants to use questionnaire to keep more students in Maastricht
News
Enough rooms in September? UM is positive
The opening of the Muse Einstein Campus this month has provided a lot of relief
News
Muse Einstein student complex opens on 1 June after months of delay
Original tenants who want to book a studio get priority
News
Students take owner of Muse Einstein student complex to court
Repairs have started, completion date still unclear
News
UPDATE: No unilateral termination of contracts by agency of delayed student complex after all
Action by management agency Nido found to be unauthorised
News
25 students may stay in holiday park for another month
Delayed student complex not completed before 2 February
News
Delayed student complex not completed before February; 25 students still without accommodation
Agency urges tenants to terminate contracts
Reportage
City and university council on first date
On housing, the quality of life, welfare and economy
Reportage
Feels like a holiday, but there is also a lot of uncertainty
Duped students temporarily housed in holiday park
News
“You can live in the building” the contractor says, yet 500 students are out on the streets
Tremendous lack of clarity about delayed completion of student complex
News
Pilot project for living-in with hosts: “People in Maastricht still have to get used to it”
Hundreds of interested students, twenty matches
News
Shortage on the Maastricht rooms market back to the level of before the Covid crisis
Friction, but "no new housing crisis", according to UM
News
Maastricht room shortages appear less severe than last year
‘Container homes’ Randwyck and locations outside Maastricht have to prevent a repeat of the housing crisis
Background
“We will soon have a small village here”
Six hundred new student homes in Randwyck
News
Dutch Student Union ranks Wageningen top for student rooms
Maastricht drops in the ranking
News
Clearer communication towards new students about the housing market
“Make sure you have a room before you move to Maastricht”
News
Excessive rents for prefab accommodation in Randwyck
According to the Rents Team, its decision could apply to all apartments on the complex
News
Worries about student housing next year
For the time being, the UM is focussing on Sittard and Heerlen
News
Student Housing Now has started a petition because of rooms crisis
List of demands for UM and city council
Reportage
“If you know each other, you won’t call the police immediately”
Students and residents come together during Neighbours’ Day
News
No student housing in Overmaze in the short term
A sensitive dossier: the neighbourhood in Limmel has been complaining for years about the trouble caused by students
News
Chances of student rooms in vacant prison
Overmaze is a “politically sensitive” issue
News
Temporary solutions for rooms shortage crisis, but scant comfort for the hundreds still searching
Extra rooms and a couch surfing platform
News
Online education for victims of student room crisis
UM comes with temporary solution
News
“The university knows how many students are coming, don’t they?”
Rooms shortage in Maastricht
News
Fire in Maastricht student building
The inhabitants were able to get themselves to safety