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Originally Posted by Tasty1
I never sign a contract. You just look on facebook and airbnb and book it. And negotiate for longer term if you want to stay longer.
In Holland if you want social housing (lower than 750 euro) there is a waiting list, ,depending on the city, between 4 - 15 years. Probably more, cause more refugees coming in than houses being build. You must have a maximum income, is mostly for people on wellfare that doesn't have a job.
So than you are in the "free sector" and a housing shortage so you pay maximum price and they have a lot of people that want to rent so they are picky. A friend simply paid 6 months rent upfront (he offered a year) so there was no need for banking info, accountant info (own boss) etcetra. Cash is always king.
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Originally Posted by todservices
Unfortunately, this is not true anymore.
Cash is not king anymore.
For every apartment, you have to go through a insurance for payment default (seguro de impago) and they will check your asshole with great details, they will smell it with all their lungs.
They are usually large banks owning 1000's of flats, they don't care about your 6 months payment, they only want people who are working, pay taxes, who are stable, and who have been sole proprietor or employees for more than a year. It's part of the EU dictatorship to make it more and more difficult to get a flat for people.
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While there are always exceptions, I have the same experience as Tasty1. I prefer to not release any business related information, so I find a sweet spot in prepaying the rent. It is typically between 6 months and a year. Before doing so, I take the extra step of making certain (verifying) that I am dealing with the owners on the property or their legal representative, and the rental agreement and acknowledgement of the rental fees being prepaid are notarized.
In some countries, the utility companies will not transfer the bill into the renters name, making the owner legally and financially responsible at all times. Often this is illegal on the part of the utility company, and you can force them with permission of the owner to accept the renters information. Nonetheless, the work around this also, is learning what the average monthly charges are, and prepaying 6 months or more.
Prepay (cash) remains king in negotiations.