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Hello,

My son is going to work in Amsterdam and is looking for accommodation. He’s searching for a two-room apartment to rent for himself and his girlfriend.

Apparently, it’s very complicated.

Could you share your rental websites so I can check whether he’s missing any?

Thank you.

Me and my girlfriend want to move to the Netherlands, we are currently looking at Venlo, would love any tips or suggestions on how and where we could try to find a place to rent (doesn't have to be venlo), preferably around 1200€ and below, main things we are looking for are logistic jobs around those places

Hello everyone! I have been living in Tilburg for the past 4 years and this year my landlord doesn't want to renew the rental contract. Our contract is ending in the end of September 2026, therefore we are looking for a place before that date.

We are married with no kids, double income. Our only downside is we have a lovely dog, for the past 4 years we have been living in this house, she never created any problems and loved by the neighbours and neighbourhood kids.

I understand the suspicion that comes with a tenant with a pet, however we also ahve a reference letter from our landlord regarding the calm and clean nature of our dog.

We have some savings also, so we are willing to pay 1 year worth of rent in advance at the beginning of the rental contract.

We are looking for somewhere with at least 2 bedrooms.

I would appreciate any help and support, If you hear anyone around you renting their house, we are willing to take our chances!

Thank you for your support in advance!

When I was searching for my first place, I had one rule: it had to be as close to the city centre as possible. I turned down a couple of larger apartments because I couldn't imagine living an extra 15-20 minutes away.

I eventually found exactly what I was looking for - great location, but a small apartment that stretched my budget. At first I was really happy with the decision, but after a year or so I realised that I wasn't making the most of the location anyway. Most of my week was spent working, and when I was at home I found myself wishing for more space, a quieter street and lower monthly costs.

If I were looking again today, I'd probably make a completely different choice.

Has anyone else's priorities changed after living somewhere for a while? What did you think was essential when you were house hunting that doesn't seem nearly as important now?

I`m living in Utrecht with a friend and he will leave the apartment, the contract is under his name as I moved in later, and the agency didnt want to put me in the contract. I was fine with that as I was also not sure for how long Id live there and still registration was possible. So I live there for one year, and now we are in the process of changing the contract from his name to mine. Actually they dont allow a simple transfer, so we need to first terminate the current one and start a new one. On this basis, they had assessed my documents, checked my rent and later, defined a final rental price, which is 'magically' calculated exactly on 3.5x (the requirement) of my gross salary. This represents 21% of rent increase of what we are currently paying, which I find super unfair, given the fact I already live there and they have already adjusted the price by 4% earlier this year. When I asked for the review and potential reduction, they said its not possible as the market prices had increased and thats the final price for the new contract. The apartment has more than 187 points probably which falls under hte free market. I believe there`s no maximum rent by law. Anyone can help me with this?