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| As you can see on our website Rotterdam is a great
place to live. Perhaps you are also thinking about moving to Rotterdam.
Here are some hints and tips for those who would like to rent an
apartment (or a house) in Rotterdam. A good site to get more information
about living in Rotterdam is wonen.Rotterdam.nl
which is operated by the urban planning and housing department of
the city of Rotterdam,
de dienst
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Renting in Rotterdam
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Depending on your income you'll be looking for subsidized dwellings
or something in the "vrije sector" (free sector). This
last category designates the more expensive houses and you will
need a higher income to rent them. You don't need permits (e.g.
huisvestingsvergunning) and there are no waiting lists for the
"vrije sector". The monthly rent is higher than fl 800,--
for max. 4 rooms and fl 973,-- for max. five rooms. These houses
are mostly available through estate agents and private owners.
Some housing societies (woningbouwverenigingen) also have "vrije-sector"
housing.
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Estate agents
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On the site of the dienst Stedebouw + Volkshuisvesting of the
city of Rotterdam you can find a
list of all the estate agents that have accommodation for
rent in Rotterdam. The best way to find out which estate agent
has apartments or houses in the part of town you're interested
in is by calling them. If you find one that seems interesting
visit them to get an overview of what they have on offer and to
fill out a registration form. Most agents don't ask a fee to register,
you pay them once you rent something. Usually fl 300-400.
Two estate agents that have a lot of apartments in the centre,
waterstad
and Kop
van Zuid are Kamerbeek
and Dynamis
ABC. Check out their websites to get an idea of what they've
got.
These two agents are not the only ones and they are also not better
or worse than others, I mention them specifically because I know
they have a lot on offer.
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Hints
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If you haven't heard from an agent for a while after
sending in your registration form it is worth wile to give them
a call. Every week if you are in a hurry. It might be a bit pushy,
but it works.
In general appartments and houses here are not furnished, there
is nothing on the floor (just concrete) or the walls, no curtains,
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In a hurry
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If you need something in a hurry it
might be interesting to go to Direkt
Wonen. On this site there's a button "aanbod indicatie"
, if you click on it you'll get an indication of what's on offer
right now. Gemeubileerd means furnished and GWE means gas, water
& electricity. They also have furnished appartments.
Also interesting is Match
Makers. |
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Other interesting links
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Stadhuis
van Rotterdam the town hall
Find
an adres in Rotterdam with a photo and a map
Starpagina Rotterdam
lots of links about Rotterdam
Eneco
where we get our electricity and cable tv/internet
PTT Post
verhuisservice the post office can redirect your post to your
new adres
KPN gives you
a phone connection in your new house. Go to klantenservice to
take care of it on-line
A
new house an overview of new houses and apartments that are
built in Rotterdam
City Informatie
Centrum here you can get information on all the new construction
projects in Rotterdam
Real
estate in Zuid-Holland including Rotterdam and The Hague
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