Brabant Water for your rental: from checking the address to handing over keys

Brabant Water supplies drinking water across much of North Brabant. Its online services distinguish a new customer registration from an existing customer's move; arranging water is separate from choosing an energy supplier. For renters, the key questions are who pays the supplier, which meter belongs to the home, and which readings apply at key handover.

Brabant Water drinking-water service area. The province name is guidance, not an exact boundary: parts of western North Brabant are supplied by Evides. Check the complete address with the Vewin finder and Brabant Water, especially around municipal borders. Regional reference boundary from RIVM/Atlas Leefomgeving, published 30 April 2026 using Vewin data from 2024; public-domain reuse. This map supports regional orientation, not an address-level service guarantee. Confirm the full address with the supplier, particularly near boundaries or for a new development.

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   Step 1

   Register a home with Brabant Water

   Use 'Aanmelden als nieuwe klant' with your email, full address, key-handover date and opening reading. Brabant Water allows registration up to three months before the keys are received; when that date is still ahead, it requests the reading afterward. Before registering, check your tenancy agreement and ask who holds the water account. A separate meter does not by itself prove that you need a direct contract: the landlord may invoice the water. Confirm the arrangement to avoid paying twice.

   Open the registration page
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   Step 2

   Meter readings for Brabant Water

   Brabant Water asks for a reading for the annual account and at a move. In apartment buildings the meter may be in a communal room; its customer-service page explains how to challenge an estimated reading. Where the home has a meter, check that it serves your home, especially in a shared meter cupboard. Follow the supplier’s display instructions and do not invent a reading if access is impossible. Ask the landlord or building manager for access or a dated reading. For a genuinely unmetered home, confirm the applicable billing arrangement instead.

   Submit a reading
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   Step 3

   Moving with Brabant Water

   Existing customers should use the moving flow and deal with both the new and old address. Brabant Water explicitly notes that overlapping key dates can mean water costs at both homes. Do not treat changing the postal address as a completed move. At each key handover, record the actual reading and meter number if the home has a meter, photograph the display and keep the handover report. For an unmetered supply, confirm the supplier’s or landlord’s billing arrangement instead. Use the dates you receive and return the keys, which may differ from the day you move your belongings. Keep the supplier’s confirmation and a forwarding address for the final bill.

   Open the moving page
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   Step 4

   Bills and tariffs at Brabant Water

   The bill separates water consumption, fixed charges and taxes. Some municipal charges may also be collected through Brabant Water. Its 2026 guidance states that De Dommel's water-board charges are collected by BSOB instead; do not assume every regional levy is included. An instalment is an advance, not an all-inclusive price. For a metered supply, compare opening and closing readings; for an unmetered supply, verify the applicable units or billing category. Check the billing dates, consumption, fixed charges and tax lines on the settlement. A short tenancy or low consumption does not automatically remove applicable fixed charges. Use the current official tariff schedule rather than a national average to budget.

   View current tariffs