Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Asset Management manages VU Amsterdam’s portfolio and creates and develops rental policy, keeps track of building occupancy, ensures additional leasing when necessary and draws up leases and user agreements. Subletting spaces is not permitted.

The costs for housing are charged to the unit. For internal users (VU Amsterdam’s faculties and service departments) use is made of the TDH model ('Toerekening Doorbelasting Huisvestingslasten'; Allocation and Charging of Housing Costs), which charges the complete housing costs to users. For external parties (tenants), a cost-recovery rental agreement applies.

Every time a unit is housed or relocated, the university develops a housing concept for the unit in question, based on VU Smart@Work ideas. VU Smart@Work is about the optimal use of company resources such as the available spaces, facilities and services, with a focus on future-proof working, cooperation, learning and maintenance. The main point of departure in these efforts is that faculties and service departments are funded based on the prevailing housing standards. These efforts are intended to ensure the appropriate use of spaces (in terms of square metres) and well-occupied spaces. The starting point is that all users can be housed on the VU Campus.

Housing applications and returns

Please complete the housing application and return form. The Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Account Management department identifies needs, helps to draw up applications and discusses the options. Once the budget holder of the faculty or service department in question has approved the application in question, the application will be processed and communicated by FCO Campus Development as quickly as possible. New agreements are formalized in a written contract.

For more information: assetmanagement.fco@vu.nl.