Rent a flat or a house in Shanghai

Christine ViP

Member since 29 September 2008

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ChristineViP05 August 2011 12:12:04

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Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Shanghai. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Shanghai.

Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you:

Is it hard to find a flat or a house for rent in Shanghai?

How to find a home in Shanghai: classifieds, real estate portals, real estate agencies?

How much is the rental for a house, an apartment?

What are the formalities or the required documents for renting an accommodation?

Which advice would you give?

Thanks in advance for participating!

klaush New member

Member since 18 July 2011

klaushNew member08 August 2011 12:21:29

Hi,Christine.

Good question

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MexV New member

Member since 03 August 2011

MexVNew member09 August 2011 04:26:16

Hi !

As far as I know, you can find an apartment in one or two weeks at Shanghai, its kind of easy. Personally I found it in less than one week through the website homestayglobal.com, but you can also find a room on many other website, specialized or not, or through friends.

The prices are from 2000kuais to 3000kuais for a bedroom in a shared flat.

When you move into the apartment you have to give the first rental month plus between one to three months of deposit, so sometimes you have to give a fu amount of money the first month!

For what I remember, I just gave photocopies of my passport and VISA to the owner, however after moving in, you have to go to your local police station for registration, with your passport and flat agreement and owner聮s ID photocopy.

Well, that聮s it, hope it will be helpful!