Are you currently looking for new housing, and are you considering to rent a house or apartment? To address potential questions and concerns you might have in regard to that, we have collected useful information on what you should pay attention to when renting in Germany.

The rental market in Germany can be divided into regular rental apartments or houses and so called “Genossenschaftswohnungen”. You can read more about the different types of housing under “Housing Types”.

Finding an accommodation to rent can sometimes be hard. However, it is possible to find great apartments through several websites, such as Germany’s housing portal Wohnmatch.de. Alternatively, you can find “Genossenschaftswohnungen” through the websites of the individual cooperative that owns the apartments.