‘Impact investments are investments made with the intention to generate, positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return’ (The Global Impact Investing Network, 2023).
The Fund is not an impact fund. Nonetheless, a large part of its investments have a societal impact. Therefore, the Fund has developed an impact investment strategy, focused on the addition of affordable dwellings to the portfolio.
The Dutch residential rental market is characterised by shortage and pressure on affordability. The Fund aims to contribute to the addition of affordable dwellings to the Dutch residential market;
according to the Fund target;
Addition of dwellings with rents up to € 1,425 a month.
The Fund’s definition of affordability is based on 1.5 times the modal income, as determined by Statistics Netherlands, servicing mid-incomes up to € 69,750. Combined with our allocation criteria (3.75 times the monthly rent), an upper monthly rental limit of € 1,425 a month is defined.
The Fund aims to add at least 350 affordable dwellings to the portfolio during the 2025-2027 period