How to find a flatshare in Luxembourg?
With rental prices soaring, many employees arriving in Luxembourg are looking for shared accommodation. What are the reference sites? How to find a nice roommate?
According to a study carried out by the Appartager.com site, the roommate in Luxembourg is no longer the preserve of students.
Having become a very attractive financial center, Luxembourg trains students from all over the world but also employees with an international profile, particularly in the sectors of finance or new technologies.
What is the definition?
” Joint tenancy is defined as the rental of the same accommodation by several tenants, constituting their main residence and formalized by the conclusion of a single contract or of several contracts between the tenants and the lessor. “.
Concretely, this means that it is advisable to consider that there is a joint tenancy from the moment when a dwelling is rented to more than one person, whatever the nature of the links or the absence of links between the people. And the definition applies to both empty rented dwellings and furnished leased dwellings.
What are the advantages ?
Co-tenancy has several advantages. First of all, it allows access to cheaper accommodation since by definition, the rent is shared between the roommates.
In addition, roommates can benefit from a larger living area compared to what they could afford on their own. Finally, shared accommodation is often a solution taken to settle in the city where individual housing is taken by storm.
Colocation in Luxembourg
What are the specialized sites?
The specialized websites for colocation in Luxembourg are Vaubanfort.lu, Appartager.lu, Furnished.lu u Justlanded.com.
On social media
Many websites specializing in the search for flatsharing existing in Luxembourg. You will find not only research announcements, but also offers of rooms, studios or even apartments and houses to rent and to share with others.
These sites also offer you the opportunity to meet people who have the same desires and expectations as you in terms of accommodation.
Facebook is also a good way to find accommodation (look for the following groups: Colocation Luxembourg, Colocation in Luxembourg and Colocation Luxembourg / WG Lëtzebuerg).
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Cohabit’Age: approaching two different generations
Cohabit’AGE aims to contribute to the accommodation of young people in families or with elderly people living alone, in search of presence or for additional income. This win / win formula makes it possible to promote relations of mutual aid and solidarity between the generations in Luxembourg.
The principle consists of bringing together under one roof a young person (up to 40 years old) and a senior (from 50 years old). Different cohabitation formulas are available, with free accommodation for the “young person” per month. Everything is governed by a colocation contract established and managed by Cohabit’Age, acting as an intermediary in the relationship.
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Intergenerational residence Doheem Mateneen
Funded by the City of Luxembourg and the Ministry of Housing, Doheem mateneen opened in 2017 in Beggen.
This residence welcomes seniors and students who are starting to finance rent. The objective of this initiative is mutual aid between two generations who often have to deal with precariousness.
The 2,000 m2 residence includes twelve apartments of approximately 45 m2 for the elderly and 12 student accommodation of approximately 15 m2 with kitchen and common living areas, a multipurpose common room, as well as functional spaces such as a workshop, a hall. care facilities, garden plots, etc.
Contact
Ministry of Housing in LuxembourgContact
Phone: +352 247-84819
Email: [email protected]