Your tax bills for water will be sent to your home address once a year or once per quarter, depending on your municipality. When it comes to water service taxes, you should budget around €189 for the year (2026) for your water bills if you live alone. Once you know who your provider is, you…

After transferring the utilities to your name, your new provider will usually ask you to provide meter readings. All you need to do (ideally before moving in) is choose an energy provider and transfer the services to your name. You’ll be happy to hear that, in most cases, electricity and/or gas will already be hooked…