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Stage 1: before you move in
Some rents include energy, water or internet. Tick what your contract includes and see what you still need to arrange.
Checked on rijksoverheid.nl, November 2026
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Your rental contract shows the bare rent (kale huur) and, if they apply, the service costs (servicekosten) on top.
See whether gas, electricity, water or internet are listed under the service costs.
Not sure? Ask your landlord before you take out your own contract, so you don’t pay twice.
Gas, water and electricity only count as service costs when your landlord arranges the supply. If you have your own meter and pay the energy or water company yourself, they are not service costs.
When they are included, you pay for them every month with your rent. Every year, by 1 July at the latest, your landlord sends an overview of the service costs and the costs of gas, water and electricity. It shows whether you paid too much or too little, so you either get money back or pay extra.
No overview by 1 July, or does it look wrong? Contact the Huurcommissie (opens in a new window) (the rent tribunal) or the rental reporting point of your municipality.
Only if your rental contract lists gas and electricity under the service costs. If you have your own meter and a contract with an energy company, it is not included.
No. If internet is part of your service costs, you don’t need your own contract. Check your rental contract to be sure.
Your landlord has to send it by 1 July at the latest. It shows the actual costs, so you either get money back or pay extra.
Sources: rijksoverheid.nl, service costs and gas, water and electricity (opens in a new window). Checked November 2026. Rules change, so check the source before you decide.
