HOUSING
MOVING INTO A FLAT IN BERLIN
TENANT ASSOCIATIONS AND LOWERING YOUR RENT
How to find a flat
How to find a flat in Berlin - Guide by All about Berlin A very helpful guide about the necessary steps and requirements to find a permanent apartment with a contract in Berlin, rooms in a shared flat as well as other short term solutions. There is a lot of advice on how to contact landlords or how to go to a visit in a shared flat and which documents are needed for a long-term contract - Schufa, Anmeldung, Deposit,... is all explained very well on their website.
Telegram Bot for Immoscout The immoscout notification system has a delay, so new uploads that are only online for a few minutes won't be send to you through the app. The Telegram Bot will send you within seconds after the upload a message with the link to the ad and some basic info about the flat. You can set a search filter to get the flats sent that you are looking for. Click on the link in the message and quickly send your prepared text to the landlords.
Moving to Berlin Another Guide to finding a flat in Berlin. Moving to Berlin also covers a lot of other topics related to health care, administration, transport and jobs.
Moving within Berlin
How to move into a flat This is a guide for how to move into a flat once you have managed to get a contract. It leads you through all the steps from checking the contract to moving in and registering your address to possibly lowering your rent. Lots of helpful advice!
Shortterm Storage As a lot of us are struggling to find a permanent place to stay and are moving from one short-term flat to the next one, it can sometimes be helpful or even necessary to store some of our belongings, so we don't have to move with them all the time. Hopefully your friends have some space, but if its not enough these self-storage providers can help while also being accessible 24/7. Both Lagerbox and My Place have locations that are quite central within the city and easy to access.
Tenant associations and lowering your rent
Berliner Tenants Association There are two big tenants associations in Berlin - this one also works in English. They offer legal advice and a protection insurance for tenancy law that covers legal costs after a short waiting period.
Conny Conny is a online platform for legal services in tenancy law and they assist people in lowering their rent. A lot of flats in Berlin are overpriced and after a quick rent calculation on their website, they can tell you how much they could lower your rent. They charge 6 months of rent reduction and you only pay if they successfully lowered your rent.
Review of Conny - All about Berlin In this guide, the writers explain how Conny works, why they think it's too expensive and mention some cheaper alternatives (that often involve more effort from your side). They provide some helpful additional information to understand the system of Conny, including possible consequences to be aware of regarding the landlords. They also state that even though Conny is quite expensive, it works quite well in a lot of cases.
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