
Avoiding Facebook Housing Scams in Amsterdam
Amsterdam's housing crunch breeds rental scams on Facebook and Marktplaats. Here are the red flags, the scam slang, and how to check a listing is real.
Posts tagged Housing from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.

Amsterdam's housing crunch breeds rental scams on Facebook and Marktplaats. Here are the red flags, the scam slang, and how to check a listing is real.

Funda listings are packed with Dutch terms like k.k., v.o.n., and servicekosten. Here is what the makelaar jargon means and what you are really paying for.

Got a dead sofa or old mattress to get rid of? Here is how grofvuil (bulky waste) works in the Netherlands, how to book a pickup, and the Dutch you need.

Mice or other vermin in your Dutch home? Here are the words to report it, plus who is responsible, your landlord, you, or the gemeente.

In the Dutch housing market, weak Dutch can cost you real money in the bidding. Here is how overbidding works and how to avoid overpaying out of confusion.

Renovating in the Netherlands as an American? Here is how to talk metres, square metres, and the comma-decimal to a Dutch contractor without costly mistakes.

Does speaking Dutch help you win a rental on Funda? In a tight market it can help at the margins, but here is what landlords actually prioritise.

Signing a Dutch rental contract? Here are the phrases and key terms you need, the questions to ask before you sign, and your basic rights as a tenant.

Kaal vs gemeubileerd: the two extremes of Dutch rentals. One is a bare box, the other is ready to live in. Here is the real difference and which to pick.

The Dutch rental vocabulary you need on Funda and Pararius and with your landlord: huur, borg, servicekosten, and the listing words that decide your search.

Kaal, gestoffeerd, or gemeubileerd? These three Dutch words decide whether your new place has floors, curtains, and furniture. Here is exactly what each includes.

The Dutch you need for a flat search in the Netherlands or Flanders: viewings, messaging landlords, and the words on a rental contract.