That's a rather extreme response. I don't know what the markets are like in the Netherlands, but I can't imagine the dynamics are much different from other regions where this sort of issue exists. That is, it's a combination of NIMBYism or other supply restricting phenomena and a surplus of investors from outside these communities with the means to take advantage.
In my area on the Peninsula in the bay area, many years easily 25% of the available real estate stock is purchased by foreign investors. Forbidding all investors (local or foreign) from buying real estate to lease isn't going to solve the bigger problem: a lack of supply. It may help lower home prices into a range of affordability for locals (investors and primary residence seekers) substantially--which could be a good thing.
In my area on the Peninsula in the bay area, many years easily 25% of the available real estate stock is purchased by foreign investors. Forbidding all investors (local or foreign) from buying real estate to lease isn't going to solve the bigger problem: a lack of supply. It may help lower home prices into a range of affordability for locals (investors and primary residence seekers) substantially--which could be a good thing.