Everything you need to know about renting

Most problems in a tenancy are created before the tenant moves in. They just do not become visible until the tenant moves out. This checklist follows a tenancy from the listing to the handover of keys. It is made for the private landlord with a few homes, and it can be used as…

You let out through a portal. The listing is up, the applicants come in, the contract is signed digitally, and then money has to move. And then the question arises that few platforms answer clearly: where does the deposit actually sit, who holds it, and when is it released? It…

You have four applicants for the same flat. They all seem nice. One of them is getting the keys, and you would rather not choose on gut feeling. Then the question comes: what are you actually allowed to ask about, what may you check, and how long may you keep what you receive?…

Three words get used interchangeably, and they mean three different things. One of them is often not something that exists in private tenancies at all. The difference matters, because it decides who pays, who is responsible, and what happens when the bill arrives. Here are the…

The tenant has moved out. The flat needs painting, a month's rent is missing, and the cleaning takes a day longer than planned. You add up the figures and can see that the security does not cover it. That is a common outcome, not a special case. The security in a Danish tenancy…

The 1st came and went. The 5th came and went. There is still no rent in the account, and the tenant answers briefly or not at all. This is the situation Danish landlords search for most, and it is also the one that gets most expensive to improvise your way through. The order…

You know the situation. You've found the right tenant, the paperwork looks fine, and then it turns out they can't put up three months' deposit in cash on top of the prepaid rent and the first month's rent. You can hold the requirement and lose the tenant. Or you can compromise…

A deposit and prepaid rent usually sit right next to each other in the tenancy agreement, and they're paid on the same day. So most people assume they're two words for the same thing. They aren't. They exist for different reasons, they behave differently at move-out, and the law…

When you sign a tenancy agreement, the first month's rent is rarely the only thing you need ready. On top of the rent, the landlord can require a deposit and prepaid rent — and together, that adds up to a serious amount of money. At the same time, Danish contracts use two…