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The process of getting house/room in many areas in the Netherlands is full of bureaucracy. We can't simply get a place and move there straight away. We need to register with the local councils and the requirements and regulations each local councils vary between places. Many times, it becomes catch-22 situation, e.g. you need to already have a job, but to get a job you need to register. That's why some people are desperate enough that they move to shitty places.
What? You can just move somewhere if you have a place to live and then you register with the Council.
Registration is post moving and required.
yes you can just move in. but that doesn't mean that you'll be allowed to register and stay if you don't meet the requirements. So at the end you need to find a place where you meet requirement. I know because I was one of those who at first didn't meet the local council criteria at 'this' specific area of the city there.
Isnβt that just social housing? Commercial landlords (particuliere huur) donβt really care that much about requirements, other than you having a certain level of income. (And they might demand a ridiculous income at that)
Not just ~~commercial landlord~~ social housing; it applies to the whole local council area. Just to give you a generally applicable example, i.e. when the local council want to build up a certain area that used to be problematic area (high crime rate etc), they increase the requirements to move there, thus making it more difficult to move there. Those who wants to register there need to already secure employment and show that they are favourable tenants economically.