Finding a place

The fact that mainly in big cities, there are not
enough properties to satisfy demand makes
housing in the Netherlands a very demanding
issue. However, there are several options for
expats to choose from.


Rental agencies

Subscribing (usually around 40 euros) to rental
agencies is the first step. Note that almost all of
them ask for one-month rent commission and a
deposit (one or two rents) in advance.

Rental agencies (all over NL)

› Apartments for rent
› Direct Wonen
› DolFijnWonen (Nijmegen)
› Expat Rentals
› Housing Online
› InHolland Housing
› Just Housing
› Perfect Housing
› Roetsvast
› TVN Real Estate

Rental agencies (Amsterdam based)

› Amsterdam Beautiful
› Amstelland Housing
› Amsterdam House
› Apartment Services
› Be Home Rentals
› Bootenhuis
› Capital locations
› CityMundo
› EDay
› ERA Makelaar
› Ida Housing
› Inter Agency Holland
› JLG Real Estate
› Park Real Estate
› Rent House
› ShortStay Amsterdam

Contacting owners

Another option is to check Internet sites where
you can contact house owners directly and avoid
paying the subscription and the commission
fees. As always, there is a catch: your chances
of getting your ideal apartment are getting lower
and you should be aware of the spam ads.

› Elynx
› Expatriates
› Woninghuren


Online housing ads

Lastly, there are specific sites exhibiting online
ads for available rooms as well as search
engines. In the Netherlands, it is very common
to live with people that you do not know. In this
way you lose part of your autonomy, but renting
a room proves to be cost effective and a chance
to meet interesting international people.

Search engines

› Pararius
› Xpat Rentals

Finding a room

› Duwo
› Kamernet