🏘️Housing Resources
Resources and tips for finding housing as a student in Amsterdam.
Full credit to the student who made the original doc on which this page is based on
Places to Sign Up ASAP and Build Registration Time
- Room.nl
- Studentenwoningweb
- WoningNet Regio Amsterdam (This is social housing, also available for non-students. If eligible, sign up ASAP!)
Places to Sign Up and Wait to Get Lucky
Social Housing
Careful with the 5 links below, everything else listed is from organizations but this is private sector renting, don't get scammed!
Income-Based Requirements
- Roofz (The other sites in the private sector listed above may or may not also ask for a minimum income, it just depends on the landlord.)
Help Finding Rentals
Facebook Groups (BEWARE SCAMS)
- Kamer Gezocht/Aangeboden in Amsterdam
- Aangeboden in Amsterdam: kamers en appartementen
- Amsterdam Apartments 4 Rent
- Zoekt kamer in Amsterdam Community
- Amsterdam rent a room, apartment or studio
- Amsterdam Student Housing
- Amsterdam rent a room (2)
- Student Housing Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Housing, Rooms, Apartments, Sublets
- Amsterdam Accommodations
- ROOM AVAILABLE IN AMSTERDAM
- Kamers en Appartementen Amsterdam
- Roommate and Flat Finder Amsterdam
- Woningen te huur in Amsterdam
Tips and Tricks
Hot Tip #1 - Uni will recommend you Wendy from Expat services. She is a scam.
Hot Tip #2 - If it's too good, 99% a scam. ALWAYS ASK FOR A VIEWING AND FLOORPLANS FIRST BEFORE PAYING ANYTHING!
Hot Tip #3 - Finding a place to live is a full-time job! Go to viewings! Talk to people! Call around! Expect it to eat up a lot of time in your day.
Hot Tip #4 - Unless you really have no other option, get a place where you can register. You need a BSN and you need to have your address registered. Your life will be way harder without those things + you'll be forced to pay tourist tax.
Hot Tip #5 - During summer, a huge housing bubble forms as everyone begins searching for a new place to stay. As a result, prices inflate to exorbitant amounts. You may want to wait out this period at home, and come back around October after the bubble has burst.
Hot Tip #6 - Set alarms to receive newly listed rooms/apartments and call/reply ASAP. If you're techy enough, you could probably make a script for it :)