Free calculator

Is the VvE's reserve fund big enough?

Work out the legal minimum reservation: 0.5% of the rebuild value a year, if the owners' association (VvE) has no usable maintenance plan (MJOP). Add the reservation and balance to see where the VvE stands.

€

On the policy schedule of the VvE's building insurance (opstalverzekering).

We assume equal shares. Your own share (breukdeel) is in the deed of division.

€

In the budget, as ‘dotatie’ or ‘reservering onderhoud’.

€

In the annual accounts (jaarrekening).

Fill in the fields and the result appears here.

An indication, not a verdict on your building. What you enter stays in your browser: we store nothing.

Put the balance next to the maintenance plan

Upload the maintenance plan and annual accounts. Within a minute you see for free where the warning signs are.

Check the maintenance plan for free

Read more: How big should a VvE's reserve fund be?

Questions

How big must a VvE's reserve fund be at least?

The law sets no minimum size, only a minimum yearly reservation: the amount from a valid maintenance plan (MJOP), or without one 0.5% of the rebuild value a year.

Where do I find the rebuild value?

On the policy schedule of the VvE's building insurance. If it hasn't been revalued in a long time, the norm comes out too low and the building may be underinsured.

Is a reserve fund mandatory?

Yes. Every VvE must have a reserve fund since 2005, and since 2018 residential buildings must set aside a minimum each year. How to check as a buyer whether it's enough.