Rent a room with a host who lives there too, or rent out your own spare room to a student at Tilburg University, Fontys or Avans. In Tilburg you need no permit for up to two tenants.
Tilburg is a large student city: Tilburg University is growing towards 20,000 students, and with Fontys and Avans the student population is substantial. Rooms cost €450 to €600 a month on average, and the shortage pushes students out to Goirle and Oisterwijk. The city backs more housing through a student-housing covenant, and the number of homestay placements grows steadily.
Tilburg has no separate homestay rule, but the permit requirement turns on the number of residents: a permit is needed only from three people.
If you rent out to one or two people, you need no permit. The municipality actively encourages private rental.
A conversion permit is then required, you must own the home outright, and a distance rule of 50 metres to another room rental property applies. For single-family homes the municipality has issued no new permits since 2020.
A nine-month trial period, up to €6,633 a year tax-free through the room rental exemption, and no effect on your benefits.
Housing corporation Wonen Breburg works with Hospi Housing, so tenants of a corporation home in Tilburg can rent out a room as well. The municipality of Tilburg clarified the rules for homestay rental in 2026 and backs more housing within existing homes.
Yes, with permission from Wonen Breburg, which works with Hospi Housing. We help you with the request and guide the tenancy.
Not for one or two tenants. From three residents a conversion permit is required, and for single-family homes it is in most cases no longer granted.
Tilburg rooms cost €450 to €600 a month on average; the current rents of the rooms on this page come straight from the platform.