4 rules of its own

Property rules in Tilburg

What applies in Tilburg to buying, letting and splitting a property? The national rules and the municipality's own rules, with the source and the date. We assume a property you do not live in yourself.

What applies in Tilburg

The national, regional and municipal rules, by topic.

Buying

Opkoopbescherming

Municipality of Tilburg

A municipality can ban letting a lower-priced home in designated neighbourhoods during the first years after purchase. With a permit it is sometimes allowed.

Price limit
€420,000 (WOZ-waarde)
Length of the ban
4 years after registration of the deed of purchase
Letting ban
Ban, only in designated areasExceptions: letting to family in the first or second degree; you lived there yourself first; the home is part of a shop or business premises; with a permit from the municipality

Only applies in designated areas.

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026, Artikel 12 · valid from 1 July 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Gedurende de periode van vier jaren na de datum van inschrijving is het verboden beschermde woonruimte te verhuren zonder verhuurvergunning opkoopbescherming van burgemeester en wethouders.

Overdrachtsbelasting

National

Tax you pay when you buy a home or other property. The rate depends on what you buy and whether you will live there yourself.

Home, not your main residence
8% of the purchase price
Not a home
10.4% of the purchase price

Will you live there yourself? Then other rules apply. Read the official rules

Source: belastingdienst.nl · valid from 1 January 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Vanaf 2026 geldt een tarief van 8% voor de woning die u niet als hoofdverblijf gebruikt.

Letting

Wet goed verhuurderschap

National

National rules for every landlord, for example on discrimination when choosing a tenant and on the size of the deposit.

Source: volkshuisvestingnederland.nl · valid from 1 July 2023 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Vanaf 1 juli 2023 is de Wet goed verhuurderschap van kracht.

Short-term rental

Vakantieverhuur

Municipality of Tilburg

Municipal rules for letting your home to tourists, such as a registration number, a notification per stay or a maximum number of nights a year.

Not a home
Ban, everywhere

Source: Beleidsregels Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026, Artikel 7 · valid from 25 June 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Toeristische verhuur is enkel toegestaan indien dit passend is binnen de bepalingen in het Omgevingsplan, als bedoeld in artikel 19 lid 1 sub a van de Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026.

Alterations and use

Splitsen en omzetten

Municipality of Tilburg

A municipal permit to split a home, convert it into rooms or create additional homes.

Home, letting rooms
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Beleidsregels Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026, Artikel 2 · valid from 25 June 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Een omzettingsvergunning als bedoeld in artikel 2 lid 1 sub b van de Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026 jo. Artikel 21 van de Wet is nodig indien een woonruimte van zelfstandige woonruimte naar onzelfstandige woonruimte(n) wordt omgezet en in de woning 3 of meer personen wonen.

Onttrekken en samenvoegen

Municipality of Tilburg

A municipal permit to give a home another use or to merge homes.

Withdrawal
Permit required, everywhere

Source: Huisvestingsverordening Tilburg 2026, Artikel 1 · valid from 1 July 2026 · updated on 15 October 2026

Quote from the source
Onttrekking: het gebruiken van woonruimte voor een andere functie dan wonen, zoals bedoeld in artikel 21 sub a van de Huisvestingswet 2014

What we read for Tilburg

Per rule: found, read without finding it, or not researched yet. Not found does not mean the rule does not exist.

The fixed questions for Tilburg

The same questions for every municipality, so you can compare them. Choose a question to see every municipality.

QuestionIn Tilburg
May you let short term?Banned
How many nights a year may you let short term?Not found in the source
How much tourist tax do you pay per night?Not researched
Do you need a permit to let?Not found in the source
Is the level of the rent regulated?Not researched
How much transfer tax do you pay?8% of the purchase price
How much VAT do you pay on a new home?Not researched
Is there buy-to-let protection?In part of the municipality4 years, €420,000 (WOZ-waarde)
What is the OZB rate?Not found in the source
Do you need a permit to split a home or let rooms?In the whole municipality
Do you pay tax on the gain when you sell?Not researched

This is a summary of the official rules, with the source. Read the source before you decide. It is not legal or tax advice.

Updated on 15 October 2026. As of 15 October 2026.

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