Rental Market

Strategies for winning apartment applications in competitive German cities and avoiding scams.

A German rental deposit (Mietkaution or Kaution) is capped by law at three months' net cold rent (Kaltmiete). You can pa...

Finding a long-term flat in Berlin takes most newcomers weeks to months. Listings on the big portals attract dozens or h...

The Übergabeprotokoll (handover protocol, also called Wohnungsübergabeprotokoll) is a written record of a flat's conditi...

Munich is Germany's most expensive large rental market, and newcomers usually need a two-stage plan: a furnished or temp...

German tenancy law protects tenants more than the law in most countries. If you pay rent and keep to the lease, your lan...

A Hausordnung (house rules) is the set of building rules you receive with your German rental contract or find posted in...

Decoding Your German Rental Contract (Mietvertrag): A Clause-by-Clause Review Securing an apartment in Germany culminate...

Finding an apartment in Germany comes down to speed and paperwork. Set up instant alerts on the main portals, have a com...

A WG-Casting is the interview that current flatmates hold to choose who gets the free room in their shared flat (Wohngem...

Kaltmiete ("cold rent") is the base rent for the flat itself. Warmmiete ("warm rent") is the Kaltmiete plus the monthly...

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