Package 1
A solid foundation for your employee’s relocation.
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Introduction / intake meeting
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Assistance with property viewings
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Submitting rental offers
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Processing of the rental agreement
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Key handover
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Arranging utilities
Corporate relocation to the Netherlands
Relocation for companies
Help your international hires find a home in the Netherlands. Your Expat Butler supports companies with employee rental searches and practical settling-in services, including searches that start while the employee is still abroad. Start with the work location, household needs and approved budget. We can then discuss the housing assignment and the support your team needs.
Our clients work for
A housing brief your HR team can use
Before starting a search, agree one brief with the employee and the person who approves relocation costs. Share these essentials in your first conversation with us:
- Dates and location: work address, expected arrival, employment start date, temporary accommodation end date and acceptable door-to-door commute.
- Home and household: who is moving, bedrooms, furnished or unfurnished, pets, accessibility needs and any separate arrival dates.
- Budget and approvals: maximum basic rent, total monthly housing budget, employer contribution and who can approve a property or extra expense.
- Application readiness: employment contract, available income evidence and the HR contact who can provide an employer statement.
A new hire may not yet have Dutch payslips. Our guide to renting before the first Dutch payslip explains how to prepare the housing application. Send the brief first; arrange document sharing separately.
Plan the search around the arrival
The first working day and the date a permanent home becomes available may not be the same. Plan the handover between HR, the employee and the housing search before booking a move around an assumed rental date.
- Before arrival: confirm the brief, the agreed search service and the employee’s availability for decisions. Check the immigration route separately with the responsible employer contact or adviser.
- During the search: review suitable properties, viewings and application requirements. Decide which preferences can change if the initial brief produces too few suitable options.
- Before committing: confirm the tenancy parties, move-in date, recurring costs, deposit, address registration arrangements and who pays each amount.
- At handover: record the property condition and meter readings, and coordinate utilities and other services included in the selected package.
Keep an agreed temporary-housing fallback. Landlord approval, property availability and appointment availability remain outside our control; a target arrival date is not a guaranteed placement date. Use the relocation checklist to keep housing and administrative tasks connected.
Separate the fee from the housing budget
A relocation allowance is easier to manage when everyone knows what it covers. The corporate package prices below are service fees excluding VAT; they are not the employee’s rent or total moving budget.
- Service budget: the selected YEB package, applicable VAT and any additional work agreed in the proposal.
- Monthly housing costs: basic rent, service charges, utilities and internet. Check what the advertised amount includes before comparing homes.
- Move-in cash: deposit, first rental payment, temporary accommodation and any furniture or moving costs.
- Payment ownership: who signs the tenancy, who pays suppliers, what the employee can reclaim and who approves spending above the allowance.
Ask payroll or your tax adviser how the company’s contribution should be treated. Do not build a housing budget around an unconfirmed tax benefit. See our Amsterdam rental cost breakdown for a worked city example, rather than a nationwide price promise.
Make the home work for the whole household
A commute that suits the employee may not suit a partner’s work or a child’s school journey. Add these constraints before choosing neighbourhoods, rather than after a rental application has been accepted.
- Confirm who will occupy the home from the start and who may join later.
- Check school or childcare availability directly with the provider before treating a location as settled.
- Compare the journeys to work, school and daily essentials at the times the household will actually travel.
- Include pets, stairs or lift access, furniture needs and space for working from home in the brief.
Family residence permissions need their own check with the responsible immigration contact. Housing support does not guarantee a school place or a residence decision. Our guide for families and partners helps you turn household needs into a practical search brief.
Relocation packages for companies
Package 1
Package 2
A comprehensive service with additional practical support.
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Introduction / intake meeting
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Assistance with property viewings
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Submitting rental offers
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Processing of the rental agreement
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Key handover
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Arranging utilities
Plan 2
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Arranging furniture
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Assistance with opening a bank account
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Arranging insurance
Package 3
An all-inclusive relocation package for a seamless transition.
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Introduction / intake meeting
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Assistance with property viewings
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Submitting rental offers
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Processing of the rental agreement
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Key handover
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Arranging utilities
Plan 2
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Arranging furniture
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Assistance with opening a bank account
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Arranging insurance
Plan 3
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Airport or train station pick-up and assistance upon arrival
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Arranging health insurance / healthcare
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Information about public transport and NS travel cards
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Assistance with the 30% ruling application
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Grocery package of choice upon arrival at the property
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Orientation of the local area / region
Business Contact
Thijs Eijgenhuijsen
Thijs Eijgenhuijsen is your contact for corporate relocation enquiries. Tell him where your employee will work, when they expect to arrive, who is moving and the approved housing budget.
Include the support already arranged by your HR team and the tasks you would like YEB to cover. We can discuss a suitable housing assignment, service scope and the responsibilities to agree before starting.
Business partners
PGGM
PGGM is one of the largest pension fund service providers in Europe, managing €258 billion in assets for 5.8 million participants. Their largest client, Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW), covers the Dutch healthcare and welfare sector, one of the biggest employers of international talent in the Netherlands.
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ING
ING is one of the largest banks in the Netherlands and a global financial institution serving millions of customers. As a partner, ING helps our expat clients open Dutch bank accounts and access essential financial services, making the transition to life in the Netherlands seamless from a banking perspective.
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TKElevator
TK Elevator is one of the world's leading elevator companies with over 50,000 employees worldwide and a strong presence in the Netherlands. We're proud to support their international workforce with our relocation services, helping their employees settle into their new Dutch homes with ease.
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North Sea
North Sea is an AI-native research platform that helps consultants, investors, and corporate strategy teams run quantitative surveys at interview-level depth, overnight instead of over weeks, across 150M+ respondents in 130 countries. We support their growing international team by handling the relocation and settling-in process, so new hires can focus on building the product from day one.
Visit North SeaExplore the packages and support for your move.
Who handles each part of the move?
Our corporate service centres on finding a rental home and the practical support agreed in your package. Give every part of the move a clear owner, so your employee and HR team know where to turn.
Your Expat Butler & your team
Housing search and settling in
- YEB
- Viewings, rental proposals, agreement explanation, utility setup and key handover within the agreed assignment.
- Your employee
- Home preferences and the documents needed for the application.
- Your HR team
- The approved housing budget and employer information.
The landlord decides whether to accept an application. Agree the exact assignment and any additional services in writing.
Beyond the housing search
Immigration and permission to work
Employer & immigration adviser
Assign an employer contact or qualified immigration adviser to the appropriate route, applications and family permissions. Do not assume immigration case management is included in a housing package.
For example, the IND highly skilled migrant route requires a recognised sponsoring employer. Housing assistance does not replace the employer’s sponsorship duties.
Municipal registration
Employee & municipality
The employee registers with the municipality. Confirm which appointment or document support is included in the agreed service.
According to Government.nl’s registration guidance, people coming to live in the Netherlands for more than four months must register as residents within five days of arrival.
Check the destination municipality’s documents and appointment process before the move, including the arrangements for any temporary address.
Payroll, tax and family arrangements
Employer & specialist providers
Keep payroll and tax decisions with the employer and their appointed advisers. Where a package lists assistance with an application, confirm the scope and responsible adviser; assistance is not a guarantee of eligibility or approval.
Book household shipping, school places and childcare with their respective providers unless a specific service has been separately agreed.
Business Contact
Thijs Eijgenhuijsen
Thijs Eijgenhuijsen is your contact for corporate relocation enquiries. Tell him where your employee will work, when they expect to arrive, who is moving and the approved housing budget.
Include the support already arranged by your HR team and the tasks you would like YEB to cover. We can discuss a suitable housing assignment, service scope and the responsibilities to agree before starting.
