Finding a place in Eindhoven; great tips from Christoph

Christoph Hauenstein wrote a great comment on how he managed to find a place to rent in Eindhoven, which is not easy these days, so all advice is welcome.*

“I found the challenging thing was, that 80% of what you find on apartments online is not available (any more). There are I would say 15+ makelaar companies (estate agents) in Eindhoven. Each has their own website and then there are the general websites (funda and pararius for free, and kamernet and clawq with a subscription fee for example).

Whenever the agencies have something available, they upload it on several sites – but then, when it gets rented, nobody takes on the extra work to actually take the vacancies back down.

And here is my first tip: if you see something you like -> call right away! This saves you unnecessary work and false hopes when they will tell you it’s already gone (this will happen a lot).

If it is still available, ask for viewing dates and an email address. The viewings I got were roughly one week after the date of upload, in the beginning of September. This is for apartments starting rent beginning October. Therefore, I think it’s perfect if you can come to Eindhoven 1 month before you want to move in, to attend viewings. Of course, sometimes this can be hard depending on where you live and work…

Due to the high demand, things move very quickly. This brings us to the 2nd important thing: bookmark all Eindhoven agencies you can find, as well as Kamernet and Pararius, check the websites EVERY DAY for new uploads. If you see something new that fits you -> back to rule 1: call.

Lastly, also due to high demand, it is advisable that you have something prepared (a pdf file for example) to send to the agencies, which contains relevant information about yourself, regarding rent. This can go as far as to include a Motivation Letter (this was requested as such from me by some agencies). Basically, it is like a complete application for a job, just trimmed to info relevant for renting. I actually took my job application as a template. The more professional, the better.

Please note: rental agencies will always ask for info regarding your job (contract, payment slips etc.) so don’t forget to add this info. If you have recommendation letters from former landlords feel free to add them as well.

Also the via via circuit works well sometimes. Ask friends, colleagues, co-students to look out for you too.

Besides Eindhoven itself you can also look in the surrounding villages. Best and Geldrop have a railway station, Nuenen, Veldhoven, Waalre and Aalst are reachable by bus or bike.

Our information for you:

General websites with rentals:
Funda
Parasius
Jaap
Huislijn

Facebook Groups:
Eindhoven Housing
Housing Eindhoven
Eindhoven Housing (yes there are 2 different ones)
Eindhoven (NLD) Appartement/Huis te huur/Apartment/House/Room/Home For Rent
Woonruimte Aangeboden / Gezocht (Eindhoven)
Woonruimte regioEindhovenn
Find a room(mate) or house in Eindhoven – kamer(s) in Eindhoven

Paid sites
KamernetClawq
Directwonenl

Rental agencies – based in Eindhoven:
These are the most well-known agencies in Eindhoven
123wonen
Brickvastgoed
Budgethousing
Coppelmansmakelaardij
Domica
Friendlyhousing
Goethvastgoed
Holland2stay
Housingxl
Househunting
Huurinc
Ikwilhuren
Rotsvast
Smarthousing
Stoit.nl
Stoneshousing
Vansantvoort
Trudovbt
Vesteda

Social housing:
Social housing (sociale huurwoning) in the Netherlands is mostly meant for people with lower incomes. This is arranged through the municipality. There is an income threshold and a point system. Mostly this takes a long time before you get appointed a house.
Sometimes they offer apartments with so-called liberated prices (vrije sector) that will be available to a more general public:
Thuis (mijn-thuis)
Trudo
Woonbedrijf
Wooninc
Wooniezie (platform of multiple social housing clubs)
Wooninc

Social housing for students:

Vestide, www.vestide.nl

*Please note that all information given here is just a pointer to finding a place. There is no recommendation or responsibility from our side when using this information.

Main picture by Kamen Atanassov