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Rent check Tilburg

Overpaying rent in Tilburg? Check it for free.

A growing student and working city where rents around the centre and the Spoorzone have climbed fast.

The rental market in Tilburg

Tilburg combines a large social housing sector with a fast growing private market around the centre, the Spoorzone and the campus. Small studios and converted houses rarely reach the free sector, so a legal maximum usually applies.

The rules are the same across the Netherlands: the points system sets a legal maximum for most homes, and the Rent Tribunal (Huurcommissie) can enforce it. Tenants who bring a case win against private landlords in roughly three out of four cases. The free check shows where your home stands in two to three minutes.

What your rent may legally cost

Legal rent limits 2026

PointsSegmentMaximum base rent
up to and including 143 pointsRent controlled€ 932,93
144 up to and including 186 pointsMid-rent€ 1.228,07
from 187 pointsFree sectorno maximum

Amounts for 2026. Sources: Rijksoverheid, Rent Tribunal, CBS and Pararius. The WOZ property value counts fully up to 186 points and for one third above that.

From the rulings on Tilburg

What the Huurcommissie decided in Tilburg

Type of caseCasesTenant winsWhat winning delivered
Service charges25290%€725 backper statement, once a yearmeasured in 66 cases
Maintenance issues17456%€183 per month offper month, while the defect lastsmeasured in 71 cases
Rent and points5676%€219 per month off€2,628 per year, permanentmeasured in 10 cases
Starting rent16782%€244 per month off€2,928 per year, permanentmeasured in 35 cases

Cases per year

Year20222023202420252026
Tenant wins72%79%74%85%78%
Cases7415515221345

The most cited issues in cases on Tilburg: damp and mould, leaks.

Calculated over the published rulings of the Huurcommissie up to and including 2 July 2026, matched on place name. The yearly series counts the four case types above. Cases not heard on their merits are excluded from the percentage. This describes those cases, not yours. See how we count this

By postcode area in Tilburg

Where maintenance cases cluster in Tilburg

Each shape is a four-digit postcode area. Darker means more maintenance cases at the Huurcommissie. Hover or tap an area for the figures.

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Example of an outcome

You pay
€ 1.000
Legally allowed at 132 points
€ 857,33

That is € 142,67 a month too much, or € 1.712,04 a year.

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Housing associations in Tilburg

These housing associations own homes in Tilburg. Names are checked against the official register of the Dutch housing association authority. Where we have a verified figure, it is shown with its reference date. The list is not exhaustive.

WonenBreburg
27.000homes across its whole operating areaOperating area: Tilburg en Breda.
Tiwos
8.000homes in TilburgOperating area: Tilburg en Berkel-Enschot.
TBV Wonen
Operating area: Tilburg.

Note the difference between homes and rental units: a rental unit also counts garages, storage rooms and commercial spaces. The detailed pages about each association are in Dutch.

Where to get help in Tilburg

This municipality has a rental team or reporting point where tenants can get help. Alongside that, everything on this site is free to use.

Frequently asked in Tilburg

Do these rules apply to me as an international tenant?

Fully. Dutch tenancy law protects every tenant regardless of nationality, language or contract type. Within six months of your contract start you can even have the initial rent reviewed retroactively.

What does a Rent Tribunal procedure cost?

For a tenant 25 euros, refunded if you win. You do not need a lawyer. If you lose, that 25 euros is your only cost and nothing else about your contract changes.

Also good to know

Just signed a contract? Within six months an excessive initial rent can be lowered retroactively. A procedure costs 25 euros, refunded when you win. And if you would rather hand it all over: we take your case, no cure no pay.

Take the free rent points check

In two to three minutes you know where you stand. You enter your address and rent, we pull the floor area, energy label and property value from the official registers, and you see your points total, the legal maximum and the monthly difference. Free, no account, and your data is deleted after thirty days.

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