About us

Huursterk is built for early clarity

We combine rental-law depth with a calm, human approach, so housing insecurity does not unnecessarily turn into stress, absence or departure.

Way of working

Rental law, guidance and privacy in one route

Not all stress starts at work. But a lot of stress becomes visible there, especially when someone rents in a market that feels uncertain, expensive or hard to understand.

1 Expertise

Sets up Huursterk workably for employers, cohorts and reporting rhythms.

2 Interpretation

Provides calm interpretation in confidential check-ins.

3 Guidance

Helps employees maintain overview and control when uncertainty keeps returning.

4 Group insight

Ensures employers receive only group insight.

1

Not all stress starts at work. But a lot of stress becomes visible there, especially when someone rents in a market that feels uncertain, expensive or hard to understand.

2

That is why Huursterk was developed as an external, confidential provision for employees in the rental market. No internal file. No extra HR desk. A place where people can better understand their position and act with more calm.

3

Our strength lies in the combination of substance and tone. Huursterk is grounded in rental-law expertise, but the way of working is deliberately calm and preventive. We do not make issues bigger than they are.

The founder

The person behind Huursterk

With tools and advice, founder Mathijs Betten has helped more than 30,000 tenants and handled over 2,500 cases. From that experience, he saw how often housing uncertainty quietly carries into work — and built a light, preventive provision that makes the question discussable before it becomes a reason to leave.

Mathijs Betten — Founder & housing specialist

Mathijs Betten, founder of Huursterk
The team

Four functions, one calm route

An international employee with a suitcase and moving boxes looking out over the city.

Programme and implementation

Sets up Huursterk workably for employers, cohorts and reporting rhythms.

Pilot setup • communication set • group insight

Housing specialist with tenancy-law expertise

Provides calm interpretation in confidential check-ins.

Substantive depth without a legal-helpdesk starting point

Preventive guidance

Helps employees maintain overview and control when uncertainty keeps returning.

Self-direction • calm • de-escalation

Privacy & data

Ensures employers receive only group insight.

DPIA support • data minimisation by design

No individual situations to the employer • No extra caseload for HR • No procedure as the starting point; prevention is central • Voluntary participation for employees • Group insight instead of case sharing