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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Limit costs in the Netherlands if I go to Thailand for 8 months
Dear readers,
If I go to Thailand for a longer period of time (max. 8 months) I try to limit the costs in the Netherlands as much as possible. Examples:
- I suspend the car and the motorcycle for motor vehicle tax.
- I will have the insurance policies for the car and motorcycle converted from wa+ hull to only fire and theft.
- I will have the monthly charge for the energy bill set at the vacancy rate.
- I cancel my subscription for internet+tv+telephone provider.
My municipality does not want to give a reduction on the waste levy and sewerage tax. I do not use their services for 8 months. Who has different experiences with his or her congregation on this issue?
I would also like to know if there are providers where you do not necessarily have to take out an annual subscription.
Khan Jan
I've been away from NL for 15 years, but I can remember that at least the municipality where I lived the minimum tax for waste was two people. even if you lived there alone, or did not live there. Because of my work I was only home on weekends, it didn't matter. Incidentally, sewage charges were calculated on the basis of the drinking water used, with the sewage charges per cubic meter being approximately ten times higher than the purchase of the “clean” drinking water.
Even if you permanently leave NL bv in March, you will still pay div municipal charges for the entire current calendar year. The reference date is January 1, which means that the person who is registered as the owner/occupant of the property on January 1 is liable for the payment of those charges during the deaf calendar year.
When selling, the buyer naturally takes over the burden, and when renting you settle this in the rent, but in the case of the questioner, it is therefore up to the person who is known as the resident/owner. Which is also logical: the costs of waste processing and sewer maintenance do not decrease because someone is away for 8 months a year, and the garbage truck only comes to the neighbors.
I am also away for 8 months every year and try to sublet my rental house. It depends on your municipality and the owner of the house, but I can legally sublet my house for a maximum of 2 years, then not for a year. This is called house keeping.
The municipality of Sittard – Geleen charges per kilo and each time you put your bin on the street. How fair!
You must keep the bins safely under lock and key. Otherwise, others can "just" use it and you will pay the costs. I lived in Sittard for years.
Sticking date for sewer etc. tax is January 1 I think. So you could check whether it makes sense to register and deregister.
You could also rent out your house for the time you are in Thailand.
regarding the waste levy: come to the municipality of Voorst. There you will get your money back at the end of the year for every time you do not use the waste collection service. (NOT the so-called green container). The old paper is also collected free of charge in the container of the municipality.
As others have suggested, you can also do house keeping or rental. If a number of expats cooperate, you can not only share the municipal costs, but also your rent or mortgage. It might be interesting to set up a pool, whether or not via a Thailand blog.
Renting out your house (or a room) temporarily (permanently)?
If you own Ned, you're the cigar.
Why not the following,….
Registration and stay (4 months) with acquaintances/family in the Netherlands.
Then you can also go to CZ. Possibly with travel insurance.
Staying abroad on a foreign visa.
Report to civil registry, temporary stay. 4 months.
With description, copy of visa, passport, and entry and exit stamps.
Then you are not a ghost citizen.
Good luck Gerard J.
Tried one for family. But not done after advice from the municipal official. It would cost me a few hundred euros extra. I was the 4th that day who thought I was smart. But maybe things work differently now in municipal land and the famous reference date.
You can only suspend the car tax, but otherwise you cannot temporarily suspend any tax, you can temporarily suspend subscriptions to newspapers and magazines under certain conditions, not gas, light and water, never rent your house because one of our readers here has had difficulties with certain plants that were grown in his house.
In terms of internet provider, there seems to be very little flexibility in the Netherlands.
In Thailand with a fixed internet connection also apparently only a contract per year is possible.
Mobile internet in Thailand I succeed in that.
Upon arrival, for around 3 to 4,5 months, we conclude a contract for 1 year.
When we leave, we call the DTAC helpdesk.
And we say we are going to leave Thailand again for a longer period of time.
We don't want to pay more.
Okay, then we'll shut down the internet again.
In NL I also suspend the car once a year for a few months.
The suspension costs a little more than 1 month as the road tax for my car.
To remain a citizen of the Netherlands, one must stay in the Netherlands for at least 4 months, but other municipalities use a longer period of up to 6 months, such as the municipality of Hoogeveen.
Be careful what you write here and on facebook. I don't understand the rest. suc6
The government is clear about what is law. Municipalities must comply with this.
“When do I have to register and deregister in the BRP?
You must register as a resident in the Municipal Personal Records Database (BRP) if you are settling in the Netherlands from abroad for longer than 4 months. You must deregister if you leave the Netherlands for more than 8 months.”
see link below:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-moet-ik-mij-in-de-gba-laten-inschrijven-en-uitschrijven
Make it known through your networks that you are leaving. I found someone like that who lived in my house for 6 months. Just found someone reliable through family. Really saves a sip on drinks if you can catch a few hundred euros a month. My house was also inhabited during the winter months, which is nice against theft and unsavory types, but also in case of central heating failures, etc. When I came home everything was tidy and it smelled of cleaning products. Even the windows were cleaned. My neighbors were also happy with the temporary residence. Made them feel safe. Perhaps also that the temporary resident was a woman.
i have robin mobile
a subscription for telephone and internet
you put the phone on hot spot and you can work well with your laptop
i use it on the boat with three computers
advantage you can cancel or subscribe per month
the costs are 29,00 per month and no more dub
regards john
For example, the car is temporarily out of road tax, you can of course do this. Only then should you not park your car on the public road, but on your own land if you have that space. If they see your car and check the license plate, there are always "neighbors" who wonder what that car is doing there for so long, then call the police who will check your car at the RDW. The result is a fine for not paying the road tax. Again, of course only if your car is on the public road.
If you rent out your house (with a rented house that is not allowed at all) you can still get into a lot of problems. Suppose the tenants do not pay the fixed costs. Suppose the tenants invoke tenant law (can you go to court). They leave your home completely neglected. It can of course go well and that is to be hoped, but I have also experienced that "friends" have left the house of the neighbors completely neglected and with terrible tax arrears. As an owner you are then screwed and as a tenant even more so because you are not allowed to sublet your house.
You may sublet your rented house under certain conditions, this is called custody…
You can also simply cancel your car insurance and reactivate it upon your return. Costs nothing, no claims discount will be retained. I do every year at FBTO. The car is parked in a garage box
Then you must first suspend the license plate, otherwise you will automatically receive a hefty fine for not complying with the insurance obligation…………….