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by ehou 1753 days ago
In theory you are right. In practice this part of the system is having problems too:

    - people who used to move on to a larger house stay because of the increased costs
    - older houses are broken down and are replaced by newer ones … but due to building regulations fewer are build at the same place
    - due to stagnation in outflow and decreased number of houses the waiting time for getting a “social house” is increased by a ridiculous amount. In Eindhoven it is more than 10 years - in theory. But due to rules about preferred placement it’s often way more.