Amsterdam probes expat housing scam

Amsterdam city council has launched an investigation into claims that a number of hotels are working with housing corporations to rent out social housing flats to expats, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday.


The paper says the rent-controlled flats, which should be let to locals, are being rented to tourists and companies for hundreds of euros a week.

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