What Kamernet does

Kamernet is a Dutch online rental marketplace that connects landlords with tenants seeking rooms, studios, and apartments across the Netherlands. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Den Haag, the platform positions itself as the largest rental and letting platform in the country, with listings covering Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Delft, Den Haag, and Maastricht. Kamernet serves three primary tenant segments — students, expats, and young professionals ('starters') — alongside a landlord base of private property owners and, to a lesser extent, real estate agents and property managers. Operational scale includes 250+ new daily listings, approximately 9,561 active seekers on the platform, and 30,000+ tenants placed in 2024.

The platform is built on a web-based marketplace with iOS and Android mobile apps, an in-platform messaging system, daily manual and automated listing screening, verified landlord badges, search alerts, and a collaborative 'Studentenhuis' feature for joint roommate search. An integrated RentOK payment protection service enables landlords to receive rental payments securely through the platform. Kamernet's business model is freemium: landlords post listings for free, tenants use the platform at no cost with limited responses, and a Premium tenant subscription unlocks unlimited responses, early access to new listings, exclusive listings, and secure payment handling. Additional monetization flows from RentOK transaction fees and a referral partnership with HousingAnywhere for international listings outside the Netherlands.

Kamernet appears to be a subsidiary of HousingAnywhere, as indicated by the redirect of its 'Werken bij Kamernet' (careers) link to housinganywhere.com/careers. The platform operates with an 11-50 employee headcount and uses SEO, content marketing, email alerts, and affiliate partnerships (HousingAnywhere, Daisycon) as its primary acquisition channels. The company is private, has no disclosed funding rounds, and reports no revenue figures in the available data.

Name

Kamernet

Legal name

Kamernet

Website

https://kamernet.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kamernet is the largest Dutch online rental marketplace, connecting students, expats, and starters with landlords offering rooms, studios, and apartments across the Netherlands through a freemium platform monetized via tenant Premium subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Rental Marketplace

NAICS

Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Rental Brokerage & Tenant Placement (BPAJAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Lease Administration & Tenant Services (BPAJAFAL), Specialty & Adaptive-Use Tenant Representation (BPAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Rental marketplace
• Classified listings
• Housing platform
• Tenant search
• Room rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tenant Premium Subscriptions: Tenants pay for Premium accounts to get unlimited responses to listings, earlier access to new listings, exclusive listings, and enhanced visibility to landlords.
2. Landlord Listings (Free): Landlords can post listings for free. This drives inventory which attracts tenants. Revenue is generated indirectly through tenant premium conversions.
3. Payment Processing via RentOK: Platform facilitates secure payments between landlords and tenants through RentOK partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kamernet operates an online rental marketplace in the Netherlands that connects private landlords and property managers offering rooms, studios, and apartments with renters including students, expats, and starters. Landlords can post listings for free, while tenants access listings via a free basic tier or a paid Premium subscription that unlocks unlimited responses, earlier access to new advertisements, and exclusive listings. The platform also offers the integrated RentOK payment protection service for secure landlord-renter transactions.

Product overview

Kamernet is a Dutch online rental marketplace that serves as a platform connecting renters (students, starters, and expats) with landlords offering rooms, studios, and apartments across the Netherlands. The core platform enables free listing of rental properties and paid Premium subscriptions for unlimited responses. The product portfolio includes the main Kamernet.nl marketplace with search filters and alerts, the Studentenhuis (student house) collaborative roommate-searching feature, Premium Account subscription for enhanced access, and the RentOK payment protection service. The platform operates primarily in Dutch with English language support for international users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kamernet.nl Marketplace The core online rental marketplace enabling renters to search and filter rooms, studios, and apartments across the Netherlands, with daily quality-controlled listings, direct landlord messaging, and free posting for landlords. Targets students, expats, and starters seeking rental housing.
• Premium Account A paid subscription service for tenants enabling unlimited responses to rental listings, earlier access to new advertisements, exclusive listings, enhanced visibility to landlords, and secure payment handling via RentOK.
• RentOK Payment Protection A secure payment handling service integrated into Kamernet that enables landlords to safely receive rental payments and deposits through the platform once a suitable tenant is found, adding a layer of trust to the rental transaction.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ tenants found housing in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HousingAnywhereminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferral partnership where Kamernet promotes HousingAnywhere for international housing listings outside the Netherlands. Users are redirected to HousingAnywhere for additional options, creating a cross-platform referral network for international renters.
• RentOKcoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure payment handling integration allowing landlords to receive rent payments safely through the Kamernet platform. This protects both parties in the rental transaction and adds a layer of trust to the platform.
• DaisyconminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate marketing partnership for tracking and commissions on referred traffic. Kamernet participates as an affiliate partner in Daisycon's network.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rightmove: UK's largest property portal with both sale and rental listings; useful comparable for marketplace dynamics, landlord monetization models, and Premium placement features Kamernet may benchmark against.
• Immobilienscout24: Germany's leading property portal covering rentals and sales; comparable in dual-sided monetization, Premium visibility products, and regional sub-portal strategy Kamernet employs across Dutch cities.
• Funda: The dominant Dutch real-estate portal covering both sales and rentals; overlaps Kamernet on rental listings but serves a much broader market with substantially larger brand and traffic share.
• Marktplaats: Netherlands' largest general classifieds site; carries rental listings alongside many other categories and competes for tenant attention and landlord supply at the top of the funnel.

Emerging players

• Uniplaces: Student-focused booking platform for rooms and apartments in Europe; comparable value proposition around trust and verified listings for student tenants.
• Student.com: Global student housing platform with verified listings near universities; overlaps Kamernet on the international student segment but operates with broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Room.nl: Dutch student housing association platform offering rooms to students; relevant peer for the student segment where Kamernet competes for placement.

Direct peers

• HousingAnywhere: Parent/sister platform for mid-term and student rentals across Europe; Kamernet redirects international seekers to HousingAnywhere for non-NL inventory, making it both parent and a directly adjacent marketplace.
• Spotahome: European mid- and long-term rental platform offering verified listings, similar landlord-tenant matching model, and overlapping expat/student target audience with Kamernet.
• Pararius: Largest direct Dutch rental property portal competing head-to-head with Kamernet on apartments and rooms in the Netherlands, with similar landlord-side listing model and tenant search.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kamernet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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