The Voorkempen - HE

Name

The Voorkempen - HE

Legal name

De Voorkempen - H.E.

Website

https://devoorkempen-he.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

Keywords

• Social housing rental
• Affordable housing services
• Social home sales
• Property management
• Tenant support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sint-job-in-'t-goor

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Housing Rentals: Rental income from social housing units. Rent is calculated based on household income, family composition, and housing quality using a formula: Income/54 - family discount - patrimony discount + energy correction = rent. The company manages both own properties and rented properties from private owners that are sublet as social housing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

De Voorkempen - H.E. is a Flemish social housing company (woonmaatschappij) that acquires land, builds, and renovates social housing units; rents and sells affordable social housing; provides tenant support services; and manages private properties by leasing them from owners and subletting them as social housing. The company operates under VMSW recognition number 1310 and serves 15 municipalities in the Antwerp region of Belgium.

Product overview

De Voorkempen - H.E. is a social housing company (woonmaatschappij) operating as a cooperative with social objectives under VMSW recognition number 1310. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of housing services: social rental housing through the 'Ik wil huren' module, social home purchasing via 'Sociale Koop,' public property sales through 'Openbare Verkoop,' and property management services for landlords through 'Ik wil verhuren.' Supporting services include tenant support, maintenance management, and annual reporting. The company manages social housing across 15 municipalities in the Voorkempen region of Belgium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sociale Huur (Social Rental) Social rental housing services enabling citizens to rent affordable homes through the social housing system, including application registration via the centralized CIR system managed by Wonen in Vlaanderen, waiting list management, and housing allocation across 15 municipalities in the Antwerp region. Rents are income-based and government-regulated.
• Sociale Koop (Social Home Purchase) Social home purchasing program allowing eligible citizens to buy socially-priced homes and plots through a registration system, with projects across multiple municipalities in the Antwerp region.
• Openbare Verkoop (Public Sale) Public sale of properties owned by De Voorkempen, available to anyone without social eligibility requirements, with listings managed through the Vastgoedtransacties - Vlaamse Belastingdienst platform.
• Verhuringsdiensten (Rental Services for Property Owners) Property management services for private landlords, where De Voorkempen rents the entire property and sublets it as social housing, handling tenant management, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and guaranteeing rental income to the owner.
• Huurdersondersteuning (Tenant Support) Comprehensive tenant support services including maintenance requests, rent payment management, bundled insurance via Ethias (contents, family liability, and legal protection), Dutch language requirements assistance, and relocation support for current social housing tenants.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agentschap Wonen in VlaanderencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Protocol for electronic communication of personal data between Wonen in Vlaanderen and De Voorkempen for social housing CIR registration system. Also includes protocol for combating domicile fraud using consumption data. De Voorkempen operates under VMSW recognition and Flemish housing regulations.
• SVK OCMW EssenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Protocol for electronic communication of personal data between SVK OCMW Essen and De Voorkempen for social housing purposes. SVK (Sociaal Verhuurkantoor) manages rental properties for the social housing company.
• Sociaal Verhuurkantoor Voorkempen (SVK Het Sas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with SVK Het Sas located at the same industrial estate in St-Job-In-'t-Goor. SVK manages rental properties and collaborates on housing services in the Voorkempen region.
• VDABminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince January 1, 2023, tenants must register with VDAB (Flemish Employment Service) if they are part of the active population and unemployed. This is a tenant obligation enforced by the housing company.
• OC Clara Fey Brecht - Afdeling Begeleid WonenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the assisted living department of OC Clara Fey in Brecht, located at the same site. Provides supported housing services in the region.
• Vlaamse Toezichtcommissie (VTC)minorOthersFlemish Supervisory Commission for data protection oversight. Tenants can file complaints with VTC regarding privacy matters. Part of the GDPR compliance framework.
• EthiasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEthias provides bundled insurance products for De Voorkempen tenants including contents insurance, family liability insurance, and legal protection insurance. The housing company facilitates access to these insurance products for its tenants.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Agentschap Wonen in Vlaanderen: Wonen in Vlaanderen is the Flemish housing regulator and operator of the CIR registration system. Not a competitor, but the central counterparty/overseer that defines De Voorkempen's allocation rules, subsidies, and digital infrastructure.
• VMSW (Vlaamse Maatschappij voor Sociaal Wonen): VMSW is the Flemish umbrella that recognizes social-housing companies (De Voorkempen holds recognition #1310) and channels financing/subsidies. Acts as regulator, lender, and policy-setter rather than a market peer.
• Sociale Huurdersbond Vlaanderen: Tenant advocacy body for Flemish social-housing tenants. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem participant that influences policy and tenant relations for woonmaatschappijen like De Voorkempen.

Direct peers

• Woonmaatschappij De Voorkempen peers (other Flemish woonmaatschappijen): Comparable: De Voorkempen is itself a Flemish woonmaatschappij, with peer set including entities such as Woonmaatschappij Dijle, Woonmaatschappij Ons Dak, and Woonmaatschappij Ter Vest, all operating under the same VMSW framework for social rental and sales in distinct municipal service areas.
• Sociaal Verhuurkantoor (SVK) - regional rental offices: SVKs like SVK Het Sas (co-located with De Voorkempen) act as intermediaries that rent private-market properties and sublet them as social housing. They share De Voorkempen's tenant-acquisition, allocation, and rent-calculation framework but operate without owning housing stock.

Emerging players

• OCMW (Public Center for Social Welfare) housing services: Local OCMWs (e.g., OCMW Essen, OCMW Brecht) provide social-assistance housing pathways within De Voorkempen's service area. Overlap is partial and use-case specific (assisted/supported housing rather than general social rental).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/socialehuisvestingdevoorkempen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/de-voorkempen---h.e.
• Instagraminstagram.com/devoorkempen

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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