FAQ

Yes. Visiting the website, creating an account, saving favourite plots and reading the step-by-step plan, the self-build guide and the glossary is and remains free. For email alerts and full access to all features, there is Kavelradar Pro, from € 34.99 per half year (pilot rate).

Kavelradar shows building plots that municipalities themselves sell to private buyers who have their own home built, such as plots for a detached, semi-detached or terraced home. The housing type is on the plot page. If a municipality rents out plots instead of selling them, such as rental plots for tiny houses, they are listed with the status "For rent" or "Rented". Business plots and developer projects are not included.

Kavelradar is independent and does not work on behalf of municipalities. We cover all twelve provinces and show the plots of municipalities that publish their own listings online. Municipalities that sell per round or through an estate agent are watched. Each municipality publishes its plots in its own way and not every municipality makes its listings available online, so coverage grows alongside what municipalities make available themselves. If a municipality starts publishing its plots in an accessible way in the future, we will try to pick it up too. We also follow these municipalities: Dronten, Urk and Zeewolde (Flevoland), Amersfoort, Bunschoten, Eemnes, Leusden, Soest, Utrecht, Veenendaal, Vijfheerenlanden, Wijk bij Duurstede, Woerden and Zeist (Utrecht), Midden-Groningen, Pekela and Westerwolde (Groningen), Coevorden, De Wolden, Meppel, Noordenveld and Westerveld (Drenthe), Aalsmeer, Amsterdam, Dijk en Waard, Drechterland, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Hilversum, Hollands Kroon, Laren, Medemblik, Purmerend, Texel, Zaanstad and 29 other municipalities (Noord-Holland), Borne, Deventer, Haaksbergen, Losser, Olst-Wijhe, Staphorst, Zwartewaterland and Zwolle (Overijssel), Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barneveld, Berkelland, Beuningen, Bronckhorst, Doesburg, Druten, Elburg, Harderwijk, Lingewaard, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Oost Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek, Putten, Scherpenzeel, Voorst, West Betuwe, West Maas en Waal, Wijchen, Winterswijk, Zevenaar, Zutphen and 22 other municipalities (Gelderland), Delft, Dordrecht, Gouda, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Katwijk, Lansingerland, Midden-Delfland, Nissewaard, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Rotterdam, Teylingen, Voorne aan Zee, Westland, Zoetermeer and 10 other municipalities (Zuid-Holland), Borsele, Hulst, Kapelle, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Terneuzen, Veere, Vlissingen and 3 other municipalities (Zeeland), Beekdaelen, Beesel, Bergen (L), Echt-Susteren, Heerlen, Horst aan de Maas, Kerkrade, Leudal, Nederweert, Peel en Maas, Roerdalen, Stein, Venlo, Venray and 7 other municipalities (Limburg) and 's-Hertogenbosch, Alphen-Chaam, Altena, Asten, Bergeijk, Bergen op Zoom, Bernheze, Best, Boekel, Breda, Cranendonck, Deurne, Dongen, Eersel, Geldrop-Mierlo, Gemert-Bakel, Gilze en Rijen, Halderberge, Heeze-Leende, Laarbeek, Meierijstad, Nuenen, Oirschot, Oss, Reusel-De Mierden, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Sint-Michielsgestel, Someren, Son en Breugel, Steenbergen, Valkenswaard, Veldhoven, Waalwijk and 10 other municipalities (Noord-Brabant). Most of them sell plots themselves, but per round (often through an estate agent) and without a list per plot, or have no plots right now, so their plots are not on Kavelradar. Click such a municipality on the map on the homepage for the links to its plot pages and the latest news. When plots appear that we can show, we add them to Kavelradar as soon as possible. Missing a municipality? Let us know via the contact page.

No. Kavelradar is an independent monitoring platform. You buy a plot from the municipality itself; sometimes a municipality has an estate agent handle the sale. Kavelradar is not a party to the purchase and charges no commission.

Kavelradar is a tool to find and follow plots, not a replacement for the municipality. Shapes, dimensions, statuses and calculated prices are an indication and may differ or be out of date; in case of any difference, the information of the municipality always prevails. So verify everything that matters with the municipality, and ask a professional for legal, financial and building advice. Kavelradar is not liable for decisions based on the information shown or for a missed plot, registration or alert; see the terms of use.

At the top of every page there is a short status line. "Radar active" means that Kavelradar automatically keeps an eye on the plot websites of the municipalities. The number before it shows how many municipalities we follow plots from. "Last update" shows how long ago something last changed in the listings: a new plot, or a plot whose status changed, for example from reserved to for sale. If it says, for example, "3 days ago", nothing has changed in that time; the radar keeps checking in the meantime.

Under Orientation you find everything to prepare for self-building: a step-by-step plan for reserving a plot, a comprehensive self-build guide and a glossary, all free. The overview of additional costs and the progress list to track your own journey are part of Kavelradar Pro. This information is a general guide and not legal or financial advice.

Yes. Use the language button in the header to switch between Dutch and English. The English version is at kavelradar.nl/en/; as long as you keep clicking through there, everything stays in English. Emails such as the confirmation email are sent in the language in which you use the site.

This label shows that the price displayed (free on name) is the price as published by the municipality itself. Kavelradar does not set the price and cannot guarantee it; the municipality may change it without notice. Always check the current price via the source link at the municipality.

These are links to the municipality's official documents that belong to a plot or building zone, such as the plot passport, the issue drawing, the layout plan and the model purchase agreement. The short description under each title is our own general explanation, not a summary of the content. The documents are on the municipality's website and may change or disappear there without notice; on the plot page you can see when we last checked the links. Always consult the source for the current version.

We make the plot drawing on a plot page ourselves, based on what the municipality publishes, such as the issue drawing, the plot map or the plot passport. The drawing is indicative: no rights can be derived from it. If no neighbouring plots or no building area are shown, that does not mean they are not there; they may still be in the municipality's documents. Water and greenery next to a plot come from those documents and are drawn in simplified form. Always check the municipality's documents for the exact shape, dimensions, neighbours and surroundings; you will find them under Plot-specific documents on the plot page.

A sold plot stays visible in the overview with the status "Sold", so you keep a complete picture of the listings. You can still open its plot page and click through to the source, but the plot is no longer available. By default the overview only shows plots that are for sale or coming soon; you see sold plots once you switch that filter on. If a municipality removes a plot from its website without reporting it as sold, you still see it for 90 days with the status "No longer offered". We then only know that the municipality no longer shows it, not whether it was sold.

Save plots with the bookmark icon and open the plot comparer, a Pro feature. There you put your saved plots side by side and instantly compare price, price per square metre, surface area, housing type, sun orientation and publication date.

The median price per m², a Pro feature, is the middle asking price per square metre of all plots in a province, municipality or neighbourhood that have a price, of every status. The median rather than the average, so a few exceptionally expensive or cheap plots do not skew the figure. Plots smaller than 150 m² do not count (these are usually strips of land, not building plots), and we only show the figure from 5 plots. In the plot comparer you see per plot how many percent it is below or above the median of its neighbourhood, municipality or province. It is an indication based on our own overview, not a valuation.

The price development, a Pro feature, shows per neighbourhood how the average asking price per square metre evolves. We calculate this from published asking prices, averaged per publication moment, and only show neighbourhoods with enough data (at least 3 plots per moment and at least 3 moments). It is an indicative calculation based on our own overview: not a valuation and no guarantee of future value development.

As a Pro user you get an email as soon as Kavelradar sees a new plot or a status change. You switch the alerts on yourself in My profile, with the "Send me email alerts" tick box, and choose there which municipalities you follow. What you receive depends on those settings. If you follow all municipalities in the Netherlands (the "Follow all municipalities in the Netherlands" tick box), you get everything: every new plot within your budget and every status change, in all municipalities. Your favourites make no difference then. If you follow one or more municipalities, you get new plots in those municipalities within your budget. For status changes you choose in My profile: by default you get them for plots in your favourites, plus plots in your municipalities that are for sale again (for example a reserved plot whose option lapses). You can also choose only your favourites, or all status changes in your municipalities. My profile always shows what your settings add up to. When a municipality announces a release with a date and time (such as the Kavelwinkel in Almere), you get a reminder at 8:00 that day, and for a release before 12:00 also the evening before. The same applies when a municipality gives a date on which registration opens or closes, or on which the lottery takes place; when registration closes, you always get a reminder the evening before as well. Want to know when a municipality announces something, such as a sales start, registration, lottery or information evening? Switch on "Announcements from municipalities" in My profile (off by default). You then get an email as soon as such an announcement appears on the page of a municipality you follow, with the municipality's text and a link to its page. For this you can also follow municipalities that have no plots on Kavelradar yet but that we watch; once plots appear there, you get the regular alerts as well. You can also add up to two extra email addresses that receive the same alerts (see below). The email comes right away; the website is updated at set moments, so a new plot is sometimes not on it yet when you open the link. You then see that the plot is on its way, with a button to the plot page of the municipality, and the page opens by itself once it is there. Want a break from alerts? Untick "Send me email alerts" in My profile; your settings are kept and you can simply switch it back on later. If you choose no municipality and not all municipalities in the Netherlands either, you get no alerts.

With Kavelradar Pro you can add up to two extra email addresses under My settings, for example your partner's, that receive the same plot alerts. This costs € 4.99 per address per half year. For the rest of your current period you pay a pro-rata amount right away, via the payment method of your Pro subscription; after that it renews along with your subscription. If you pay later, first choose a different payment method via Manage subscription, as pay later does not support in-between payments. The extra address first receives an email to confirm; the link in it is valid for 7 days, and you can send a new one under My settings. If you remove an address within 14 days of adding it, you automatically get the full amount back. After that, removing gives no refund for the current period, but you no longer pay for it from your next renewal.

When you are logged in, you tick the newsletter option under My settings; it is off by default. This works with both a Free and a Pro account. The newsletter covers news about plots, such as expected releases and open evenings, and tips for self-builders. We only send it when there is something worth sharing, so without a fixed schedule. You can unsubscribe at any time: untick the box, or use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every newsletter.

As a Free user you see 75% of the listings. Of each status (for sale, coming soon, reserved, sold) about 75% is visible, chosen at random and always the same. Plots that are no longer offered are all visible. With Kavelradar Pro you see all plots.

Click the bookmark icon on a plot to save it; you will find all your saved plots under Saved plots. As a Free user you can save up to 2 plots; if you try to save a third, you will see a notice. If you are logged in, your saved plots are kept in your account and you will also see them on your other devices. With Kavelradar Pro you can save unlimited plots.

Yes. In your first half year you cancel via My account, under "Manage subscription" (Stripe's customer portal); you keep Pro until the end of that half year and the subscription is not renewed. Once your subscription has renewed, you can cancel at any time with the "Cancel subscription" button in My account: you keep Pro for one more month and get back what you paid for the rest of the period.

Not in your first half year after the first 14 days: cancelling stops the renewal, but there is no refund for the remaining days; you do keep Pro until the end of that half year. After a renewal you do: if you cancel with the "Cancel subscription" button in My account, Pro continues for one more month and what you paid for the rest of the period is refunded pro rata. If you took out Kavelradar Pro for the first time less than 14 days ago, the legal right of withdrawal applies: you then only pay for the days you have already used and get the rest back. To use this, contact us within 14 days via the contact page.

After creating an account we send an email with a confirmation link; you can only log in after you have clicked it. The email can take a few minutes. Also check your spam or junk folder. If nothing arrives after fifteen minutes, try again later or contact us via the contact page.

Yes. On the login page, choose "Email me a login link" and enter just your email address. You then get an email with a login button and a 6-digit code. The button logs you in on the device where you open the email; you enter the code on the device where you requested the login link, for example when you read the email on your phone but want to log in on your laptop. The button and the code are valid for one hour and work once. You can also create an account without a password. Want a password later after all? Set one in My settings: choose "No password, or forgot it? Email me a code" there and enter the code from the email together with your new password.

An account can be logged in on up to 2 devices at the same time, for example your phone and your laptop. If you log in on a third device, you are automatically logged out on the device where you logged in longest ago; you will see a message there. An account is personal. Lost a device, or logged in on a device that is not yours? Then choose "Log out everywhere" in My settings.

If you are logged in, we keep your saved plots, checklist progress, name, preferences, newsletter choice and any extra email addresses in your account, so you find them on every device. When you log out, we clear that data from your browser; it stays safe in your account. Language, theme and cookie choice are device settings and stay on your device only. You can delete your account yourself at any time via My settings; if you have an active Pro subscription at that point, it is cancelled immediately without a refund, so contact us first within the 14-day cooling-off period if you are still entitled to a refund. You can read more in our privacy policy.