Knowledge base
Renting a home: contracts, subletting and rent
The rental market has its own rules and pitfalls. These guides cover finding the home, understanding what you may pay, and knowing what the contract actually binds you to.
4 guides
Subletting
2End a sublet contract: notice periods and formal rules
Three months notice for a rental apartment, one month for a tenant owner flat or house. How the month turn counts and what your notice must hold.
5 minSubletting: permission and rent rules
Second-hand letting almost always needs permission, with different rules for rentals and tenant-owner apartments. Permission, rent and notice.
5 min
Other guides
2Rental apartment without the queue: faster routes home
Long queues block many rentals. Much of the market never passes the municipal queue. Here is how sublets and private landlords get you housed sooner.
3 minWhat is reasonable rent? How to calculate second-hand rent
Reasonable second-hand rent follows utility value for rentals and the Private Letting Act for owned homes. How to calculate, and how to get excess rent back.
4 min