Housing is private, housing stress carries into work.

Prevent departures caused by uncertainty about the rental home.

Give employees voluntary and confidential clarity about their housing situation before uncertainty grows into stress, absence or departure. HR receives only group insight, never individual answers, names, documents or files.

  • Voluntary for employees
  • Group insight only for HR
  • No individual files

In 30 minutes we discuss target group, privacy boundaries and what HR will and will not see.

01 - The problem

A conflict is a question asked too late.

Help with finding housing stops the moment a home is found — often after a significant investment. The real questions start afterwards: is this rent increase correct, do I really have to leave, can I report this defect, what does this letter mean? Asked too late, or not at all, and conflict looms. And that is exactly where the gain is: the same question, asked in time, never has to become a conflict.

Read the story of Rohan

Rohan waves his family off at the door.

Uncertainty stays invisible

Often it only becomes clear afterwards that housing uncertainty played a role: loss of focus, unrest or departure under the heading of personal circumstances.

You do not need to know individual situations to recognise patterns early.

Employees do not ask for help by themselves

Tenants, especially expats, often do not know whether something is normal. Without a network or knowledge of the rules, the question remains unasked and uncertainty keeps gnawing.

A light provision makes help available without extra caseload.

Privacy is the precondition

Housing is private. Support must be set up so employees can participate safely, without their answers reaching the employer.

Reporting stays at group level and above the agreed threshold.
Mathijs Betten

The story of Rohan comes from the practice of founder Mathijs Betten, who has helped over 30,000 tenants with tools and advice and handled more than 2,500 cases.

Mathijs Betten — Founder & housing specialist

02 - Positioning

Finding a home stops at the key. Rental questions begin after.

There is help for finding a home. There is help for a conflict. But for the part in between — preventing it from getting that far — almost no one offers anything. Even though the threshold is lowest exactly there.

Finding a home Housing brokers, agents
Living with peace of mind Huursterk
Fighting it out Lawyers, legal aid

Huursterk works on the moment before: awareness, and the confidence to ask the question early. Asked in time, most uncertainty is gone in a single conversation — and the conflict simply becomes unnecessary.

03 - The solution

A clear route:
signal, interpret, support where needed

Housing security check

A voluntary check that maps indicators: contract, affordability, maintenance, contact with the landlord, service costs and knowledge of rights. The employee receives immediate plain-language explanation.

04 - Privacy is fixed

What HR does and doesn't see

Reporting only takes place at group level and above the agreed threshold.

Confidential - not visible to HR

The individual layer. Each point is an employee with their own situation. This layer stays confidential.

For groups that are too small, substantive reporting is suppressed.

2.500+cases
15 yearspractice
From 20participants
Onlygroup reporting
Evidence

What your HR, privacy officer and leadership need

What HR, privacy officers and leadership need.

  • Sample report on request: see what group insight looks like
  • Privacy & governance pack: data flows, roles and reporting thresholds
  • Concise works council note for internal alignment
What it delivers

What it delivers for your organisation

Not a big programme, but a few things that work through directly.

Retention

Employees leave less often for a reason you'd otherwise never have seen.

Focus and recovery

Less hidden housing stress means more mental space for work.

Reputation and appeal

International talent chooses on others' recommendations, and housing is a sensitive point.

Calm for HR

A light provision that makes help available without extra caseload or individual files.

Why now

Why now

1

An average rental home has become unaffordable for many employees

2

Mental health at work is no longer taboo

3

Talent shortages persist

4

It's the uncertainty, not the income