Houses for Sale in Goes: Zeeland's Beveland Market Town

Goes is the main town on Zuid-Beveland in the province of Zeeland, with a historic market square, a steam-train line (the Stoomtrein Goes-Borsele) and a railway station with services toward Roosendaal and Rotterdam. It is close to the Oosterschelde coast and beaches, and has a quiet, regional character.

Buyers are Dutch families, retirees and commuters who accept a longer route to the Randstad for lower prices, as well as some Belgian and German buyers.

Foreign buyers face no restrictions. Transfer tax (overdrachtsbelasting) is 2% for an owner-occupied home and 8% on other homes, such as second homes or investments, so non-residents who will not live in the property pay 8%. A notary handles the deed, a bank guarantee or deposit of about 10% is typical, and a building inspection is standard. Houses are often sold by bidding, so offers can exceed asking.

See Netherlands, the buying process and mortgages.

Middelburg and Vlissingen are on Walcheren to the west. Terneuzen and Hulst are across the Western Scheldt in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Bergen op Zoom and Steenbergen are to the east in North Brabant.