The Board
As of January 1, 2025, the board consists of 9 board members and 1 prospective board member.
At the 2025 annual general meeting, Mr. M. Oosterkamp was appointed as a board member, and Ms. Trinks-Oenema stepped down.
As of December 31, 2025, our board consists of 9 board members.

Number of Members
At the beginning of 2025, the number of members was 1,051.
In 2025, we welcomed a total of 54 new members. 4 members moved within the operational area of ​​Wetland Wonen and remained members. 53 members moved away (with or without notifying the tenants' association), or their membership ended due to passing away, moving to a care facility, or relocating elsewhere.
People often forget to report that they have moved.
Furthermore, it is also frequently forgotten that we should be notified when someone purchases a home through Wetland Wonen’s “Fijn Kopen” (Nice to Buy) project.
It would be very helpful if such changes were communicated to us in a timely manner.
The total number of members as of December 31, 2025, is 1,052.
Several times a year, we receive lists from Wetland Wonen, which we compare against our own records regarding membership in the tenants' association. This allows us to accurately keep track of who our members are.
Membership in the tenants' association is linked to the property, not the individual. Therefore, when a person moves, their membership in the tenants' association automatically terminates. The decline in membership is partly due to the fact that a relatively large number of migrant workers live in the area. These individuals do not have a command of the Dutch language and, consequently, do not understand what we do.
In addition, housing is allocated to status holders (recognized refugees with residence permits); here, too, language presents a challenge.
Furthermore, there is a group of people transitioning from institutional care back into the neighborhood.
These tenants often carry significant personal baggage and have more limited financial resources.
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In 2025, Wetland Wonen sold 4 social rental properties.

Meetings/Consultations
In 2025, the chair and the secretary held 10 informal meetings with the director.
The chair and the secretary also held 5 operational meetings—3 with Ms. C. Vennink and 2 with Mr. A. v.d. Weide.

As the general board, we met twice with the management of Wetland Wonen.

The executive board met 6 times, and the general board met 12 times. Additionally, the general board held 2 meetings with the 2 members of the Supervisory Board who represent us within Wetland Wonen’s Supervisory Board.

Complex contact persons and the chair meet twice a year with the area managers—specifically, Mr. A. van der Weide and Mr. E. Jonk. Mr. E. Jonk left Wetland Wonen in November 2025; this vacancy has yet to be filled.
Furthermore, the contact persons meet twice a year—once in the spring and once in the autumn—with the residents' committees of the various complexes. By "complexes," we refer to the following: De Vierhoek in Blokzijl; De Perelaar in Wanneperveen (which has no residents' committee); Nieuw Clarenberg, De Steinen Vuyst (which has no residents' committee due to its small size), and ’t Westerholt in Vollenhove; Gasthuysland, De Beukenhof, and Kastanjehof in Hasselt; De Cingelhof, De Klampe, and De Kraggehof in Zwartsluis; Zonnewiede in Giethoorn; Weidegreven and De Meente (which also has no residents' committee) in Genemuiden; Ahornhof, Wolthuismarke, and Backermarke in Zwolle; De Landerijen in Oldemarkt; and De Vesting and Sluisweg in Steenwijk.

In April 2025, a meeting for all residents' committees was held at Motel Zwartewater in Zwartsluis. The discussion focused on fire safety within the complexes. Mr. Wittenberg, Commander of the Safety Region, along with a colleague, provided an explanation.
The committees in attendance considered it a very successful meeting.

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We held discussions with Wetland Wonen regarding their 2024 annual report/financial statements, as well as their annual plan and budget for 2025.

We provided advice to Wetland Wonen concerning rent policy and rent increases.
Dwellings with an E, F, or G energy label were subject to a modest rent increase in 2025.
On average, the rent increase was 4.3%.

Wetland Wonen provided us with information regarding maintenance work on the dwellings and the timeline for these activities. We are working in collaboration with other tenant organizations (the 'NoWoZo' partnership) regarding the regional housing allocation system. We are supported in this effort by consultants from the Woonbond—specifically, Ms. M. Hilbolling and Mr. M. Groen.
We will include information relevant to our tenants in the next edition of our association newsletter.

In 2025, HVZ held one general annual meeting.
During this annual meeting, Ms. T. Trinks-Oenema stepped down as a board member. She will, however, remain the contact person for Hasselt.

During this meeting, Mr. M. Oosterkamp from Vollenhove was appointed as a board member; he serves as the contact person for Blokzijl, Eesveen, and Willemsoord.

In the second part of the meeting, staff from Wetland Wonen provided an explanation of the 'Woningzoeker' (Housing Finder) tool.
There was a good turnout of members.

Courses and Symposium
As a board, we attended several webinars (online seminars) hosted by the Woonbond, covering a variety of topics, including:
effective meeting practices, energy labels, good landlordship, public housing, rent levels and rent adjustments, rent policy, the role of residents' committees during renovations, local performance agreements, livability, housing for the elderly, service charges, administrative requirements, statutes and GDPR (AVG), 'Prinsjesdag' (Budget Day) developments, affordable rent, housing-care vision, the tenants' association work plan, and the sustainability/energy-efficiency upgrades of social housing properties.

Performance Agreements
The tenants' association acts as a full-fledged partner in discussions regarding performance agreements with Wetland Wonen and the municipalities of Zwartewaterland, Steenwijkerland, and Zwolle.
The performance agreements for the 2024 annual cycle with these municipalities were evaluated in 2025. Agreements that had not yet been finalized were further developed and implemented throughout 2025. In the second half of 2024, new multi-year agreements were established with the municipality of Steenwijkerland for the 2023–2027 period. Based on these new agreements, the annual cycle for 2026 was drafted in 2025, during which ongoing commitments were further refined and detailed. For this purpose, two representatives attended four meetings.
In 2025, new multi-year agreements were established with the municipality of Zwartewaterland for the 2026–2029 period. Two representatives participated in several consultation sessions regarding these agreements. The annual plan for 2026 was signed in December 2025.
Regarding the municipality of Zwolle, we are not yet involved in the performance agreements, as Wetland Wonen does not yet have a significant number of rental properties in that area.
The municipality of Zwolle and Wetland Wonen have established multi-year performance agreements for the 2024–2027 period. As a tenants' association, we were involved in this process through consultations held between two representatives of our association (HVZ) and Wetland Wonen.

Tenants' Festival
In September 2025, to mark the 25th anniversary of Wetland Wonen, we contributed to the organization of their tenants' festival. There was a good turnout. During the event, attendees also had the opportunity to meet the new director of Wetland Wonen, Ms. C. Vennink—an opportunity that was well utilized.

Tenants' Newsletter
We ensure the publication of a tenants' newsletter four times a year, providing information to our members. One of these four issues—the Christmas edition—is distributed to all tenants of Wetland Wonen.
The newsletter is also sent to the parliamentary groups of all political parties for which we have contact information.

Other Matters
In early April 2025, members of the tenants' association received the "Huurwijzer" (Rent Guide), which provides an explanation regarding the rent increase effective July 1, 2025. 8
The *Huurwijzer* (Tenant’s Guide) is a publication by the *Nederlandse Woonbond* (Dutch Tenants’ Union), an organization with which our tenants’ association is affiliated.
Whenever we receive copies of the *Huurwijzer*, we typically have a few left over; these are then used to help recruit new members.
In 2025, the Zwartewaterwiede Tenants’ Association also marked its 25th anniversary.
Along with the delivery of the *Huurwijzer*, a small token of appreciation was distributed to our members.

Furthermore, we have acted as intermediaries between tenants and landlords in several instances to help reach an acceptable resolution.
We provided verbal advice on 34 occasions to tenants with questions or issues concerning *Wetland Wonen* (the housing association), and provided written advice on 22 occasions.
This included guidance on matters such as improperly executed maintenance, the handover of a property, the acceptance of a rental unit, moisture/damp issues, and more.

Website
You can also visit our website at www.hvzwartewaterwiede.nl. It contains up-to-date information regarding rent subsidies (*huurtoeslag*) and other relevant topics. You can also find our annual reports, performance agreements, and the contact details of our board members.

Approved on: 1 April 2026 in: Zwartsluis

Chairperson, M. de Boer-Nijhuis

Secretary, G. Driegen-Ziel