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Here's a brief introduction to our Renting section for Germany.Renting versus buying a home in Europe is a common dilemma expats face when they arrive in their new location. You will need to take many factors into consideration before deciding, including how long you plan to live in your new country of residence and the current property market.
Unless your company provides expat apartments, or you can find something through friends, it is advisable to go through a reliable rental agency. The Expatica Renting section offers a host of useful articles such as 'Renting a home in Berlin' which includes a list German housing terms and abbreviations, to get you started. Heed the advice from other expats as offered in articles such as Renting in Germany: Why it is more than just an apartment search.
What a good rental agent should know
As one Expatica article states: “A good agent should be able to tell you about the market, city, price and quality of housing—as well as restrictions that apply to expats, arrange visits for you, negotiate with landlords and provide a contract in English. Make sure they have a good choice of properties on their books.” Check out our A-Z listings for rental agencies under the Housing category.
Rules and regulations for expat renting will differ depending on where you live. Therefore, make sure that you understand the terms of your rental contract. The article ‘Renting a home in Germany’, for instance, outlines the basic living conditions you can expect in Germany as compared to other European countries.
Your questions about renting answered
Visit Expatica’s Ask the expert section to ask one of our advisors for advice on expat renting in the UK. Common questions include, ‘If the owner of his rental property is not prompt or does not make major repairs what can the tenant do?’ and ‘My rental agency does not want to return the fianza, as I cannot prove how much the previous month's gas bill was?’
In 2011, we asked you what you felt about renting or buying a home in Germany. Read the results of the 2011 Expatica poll and compare them to your own experience of finding a home in Germany.
This is yet another non-article, so typical now of expatica. A lot of words but virually content-free.
Absolutely agree, just many words and no sense, very general
To Peta and Ivar , Like you i am an Expactica... I have a question.. Do you both think that this site should endorse another sites??? Instead of showingyou what points to take care??? But I guess the site should give you the you EVERYTHING IN A PLATE ? Check in google there you find many reliable site like immonet.de or immoscout24.de , but i guess the laziness of you two is BIGGER to look for yourself... Better complaint.. What a Lazy poeple!!
Beca - they are both right. You could substitute the word "Germay" for any other country and the article would still make sense.
If you title an article "Renting a home in Germany", it should be the tiniest bit country-specific, don't you think?
Or are you just easily satisfied with a website that thinks the best answer to a question such as "how do you make omelette?" is "use ingredients".
This is yet another non-article, so typical now of expatica. A lot of words but virually content-free.
Absolutely agree, just many words and no sense, very general
To Peta and Ivar , Like you i am an Expactica... I have a question.. Do you both think that this site should endorse another sites??? Instead of showingyou what points to take care??? But I guess the site should give you the you EVERYTHING IN A PLATE ? Check in google there you find many reliable site like immonet.de or immoscout24.de , but i guess the laziness of you two is BIGGER to look for yourself... Better complaint.. What a Lazy poeple!!
Beca - they are both right. You could substitute the word "Germay" for any other country and the article would still make sense.
If you title an article "Renting a home in Germany", it should be the tiniest bit country-specific, don't you think?
Or are you just easily satisfied with a website that thinks the best answer to a question such as "how do you make omelette?" is "use ingredients".
Want to move to Germany but haven’t figured out the details? Check out Expatica’s overview of the German permit system.
In part one of our two part series, we cover the driving culture in Berlin, where to park and buy gas and, most importantly, the laws.
Our comprehensive guide includes information on how to find work, recruitment agencies, employment contracts and labour law.
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