Legacy of peat extraction
The 20th cent is part of the leasing rights that date back to the time of peat extraction in Drenthe. In 1874 these were declared perpetual by Royal Decree. Every time a house on these lands is sold, the owner of the land must be paid one twentieth of the purchase price, or 5%. If so, this could involve significant amounts.
Let’s say you want to buy a house with an asking price of 300,000 euros. In this case you will pay 15,000 euros in addition to the asking price. Excluding costs paid by the buyer. Furthermore, the owner of the house pays the landowner a certain sum every year, the so-called ground rent. Originally this was one Reichsdaalder per year, but during the euro period it was converted to 1.13 euros.
At the time there were almost 300 plots in Emmer-Compascuum and around 700 plots in the more southern Emmer-Erfscheidenveen.
There has been regular resistance to this requirement in recent years. A special working group has been trying to abolish the system since the late 1980s. For example, attempts were made to get a change in the law through the House of Representatives. A failed attempt.
For Emmer-Compascuum, the project remained a bone of financial contention. Emmer-Erfscheidenveen had better luck. In that village the rights fell to the then peat boards (responsible for peat cultivation and water management), which eventually merged with the water board. This transferred the rights to the lessees in 2006.
2024-01-11 16:26:52
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