Information on finding a room
Here you will find information on how to find a room or flat in Schleswig-Holstein. For many locations you will find many websites and addresses that you can contact. There is also basic information about housing.
What costs are included in the rent?
- Basic rent (monthly costs for the room, excluding additional costs)
- + ADDITIONAL COSTS (all other costs (for heating, rubbish collection, ...; sometimes also: for internet and electricity)
- = WARM RENT (monthly costs, including additional costs)
Deposit: you have to pay before you move in; you get the money back when you move out and everything is ok in the room; the deposit can be up to 3x the basic rent
Who lets, who rents a room?
Landlord: person who offers a room
Tenant: person who moves into a room
Interim tenant: person who only rents a room for a few months (3-6 months); the person who rents the room will later move back into the room
New tenant: a person who would like to move out of their room can look for a person (subsequent tenant) who would like to move into the room
Main tenant: a person who rents an entire flat, lives in one room and rents the other rooms to flatmates
Subtenant: a person who rents a room and pays the rent to a flatmate (see main tenant)
Do I need a contract?
Yes, you always need a contract. The contract is made between you (tenant) and the person offering a room (landlord). The contract should contain the following information:
- Basic rent & additional costs,
- the date on which the rent must be paid,
- the deadline if you want to move out again (cancellation period; usually you have to inform the landlord in writing 3 months before you move out)
- you have your own room (1 room for 1 person; in Germany only 1 person lives in each room; it is not common for several people to share a room)
- you usually share a kitchen and bathroom with others
- some rooms are furnished
Advantages:
large number of rooms; low rent, no extra costs for electricity, internet or utilities; the possibility to use a washing machine; the possibility to borrow things (games, tools, ...); relatively low deposit; a nice community of students; various events; sometimes: piano, instruments, table football, bar, common rooms, ...
Disadvantages:
Many applications; the earlier you apply, the easier it will be to get a room; often you have to rent the room for a whole semester (it is difficult to move out in between)
Which halls of residence are there?
1) Halls of residence of the Studentenwerk SH
The Studentenwerk SH has many halls of residence for students. Find a hall of residence, more information and the application form for a room in one of the halls of residence.
If you have signed a contract with the Studentenwerk SH, your contract usually starts on 1 March or 1 September. If you arrive earlier, you may not be able to get your keys yet. In this case, you can book a room in the hostel for the first few days at your own expense (see "A room for the first few days" at the end of the site). If you arrive in April or October, you will still have to pay the rent for March or September.
A special service offered by Studentenwerk SH for international students:
Residence hall tutors (only for international students who live in a residence hall of the Studentenwerk SH in Kiel, Flensburg or Lübeck):
Each residence hall has a contact person for international students who can help with all everyday questions: the international residence hall tutor.
In Heide, the AStA's International Office will help you with your arrival: ausland@asta-westkueste.de
2) Other halls of residence for students
There are also other halls of residence that are not run by Studentenwerk SH, but by other institutions or private organisations. Addresses can be found at the end of this site.
This project aims to help various people. Students live at home with older people or families. Instead of paying the rent, students only pay the utilities and help out in the household for 1 hour per month for 1 m² of their room.
Example: Your room is 15 m². Then you help with household chores (babysitting, gardening, shopping, cleaning, etc.) for 15 hours per month.
Advantages:
Good and easy way to socialise with other people; affordable housing; helping others
Disadvantages:
Not all students want to live with a family or with older people.
You can find more information on the "Living for help" page
- WG is short for "shared flat"
- you live with others (usually students or younger people) in a private flat
- You have a joint contract with the landlord
- You have your own room; you share the bathroom and kitchen with 1 to 5 others
Advantages:
Variety of offers (cost, size, location); you can easily get in contact with other students; you are flexible if you want to cancel your room; the flat share decides who else lives in the flat share
Disadvantages:
Usually without furniture; the additional costs can be higher than expected and then you have to pay something later; at the beginning of the semester (March/April or September/October) it is very difficult to find a room because many are looking for one; it is easier to find a shared room if you are already in the city, then you can introduce yourself to the flat share in person; often high deposit
Some students who are looking for a flatmate write that they don't want a purpose-built flat share. A purpose-built flat share means that people only live together but never do anything together (cooking, talking, ...).
- Flats (1 room with kitchenette + bathroom)
- Flats (1 or more rooms + kitchen + bathroom)
Advantages:
you have your own living space and don't have to share anything with others
Disadvantages:
more expensive than a single room; high deposit; no contact with others; service charges may be higher than expected and then you may have to pay something extra
- Use an interim tenancy: At the beginning, you can look for a room to rent temporarily. This way you have a room for the time being and then you can look for a new room in the 3-6 months until you have to move out again.
- It is easier to get a room that is a little further away from the campus. You can look for a room there first and then take your time to think about where you want to live and then look for a new room.
- Apply early: The earlier you look for a room, the easier it will be to find one.
- Perhaps you already know people in Kiel/Flensburg/Lübeck/Heide? When you arrive at the town, it's sometimes easier to find a room because you can introduce yourself in person. Maybe you can spend the first few weeks sleeping on the sofa with your friends?
Addresses and websites
Student accommodation
Studentenwerk SH
www.studentenwerk.sh/de/wohnheime-in-flensburg
Shared flats and apartments
Student flats “WaC”
www.wohnenamcampus-flensburg.de | Campus, Flensburg
Student apartments “Zentrale 41”
www.zentrale41.de | Doktor-Todsen-Straße 7, Flensburg
Residential complex known as the “Lego Houses”
www.residentia.eu | Campus, Flensburg
Student flats “Pro Student”
www.pro-student-flensburg.de | Kanzleistraße & Johannisstr. & Sandberg, Flensburg
Student rooms, Krog Property Management
www.krogsons.de | Kanzleistraße & Mittelstraße, Flensburg
Internet
www.wg-gesucht.de
www.immobilienscout24.de
www.kleinanzeigen.de
www.immonet.de
www.zwischenmiete.de
www.flensbed.de
Facebook groups
“Flensburg Housing and Shared Accommodation Marketplace”
“WohnungsBörse-Flensburg”
Daily and weekly newspapers
Flensburger Tageblatt (approx. €1.80)
Die WochenSchau (free)
Notice board
in the canteen or in the main lecture theatre
→ Accommodation adverts or
→ Accommodation requests
especially for and by students
A ROOM FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS
If you’re coming to Flensburg and don’t have a room yet, or are still waiting for your keys, there are various hostels where you can stay for the first few days:
https://www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/flensburg/ | Fichtestr. 16, 24943 Flensburg
www.flensbed.de | Bahnhofstr. 28, 24937 Flensburg
www.Couchsurfing.org (staying with others, free of charge)
www.gloveler.de/
www.airbnb.com (staying in private flats)
Halls of residence
Studentenwerk SH
www.studentenwerk.sh/de/wohnheime-heide
Student residence "Teichkoppel"
www.teichkoppel.de/5-0-Wohnkonzept-fuer-Studenten.html | next to the Heide campus
Living on the Heide campus
www.wohnen-am-campus-heide.de/ | next to the Heide campus
shared flats and APARTMENTS
Student apartments "Hamburger Hof"
www.heiderimmobilienkg.de | Hamburger Straße, Heide
Shared rooms for students "WG Heide"
www.wg-heide.de/ | next to the campus, Heide
Rooms & flats for students "StuWo Heide"
www.stuwo-heide.de | Heide
Shared rooms and student apartments "Firma HAMM"
www.hamm-heide.de/vermietung/wg-zimmer/
Internet
www.wg-gesucht.de
www.immobilienscout24.de
www.kleinanzeigen.de
www.immonet.de
www.zwischenmiete.de
www.fh-westkueste.de/campus-service/standort-heide/wohnen/
Daily newspaper
Dithmarscher Landeszeitung (flat adverts Tuesday and Saturday)
Notice board
in the canteen or in the Audimax
→ Apartment adverts or
→ Apartment requests
especially for and by students
A ROOM FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS
If you come to Heide and don't have a room yet or have to wait for your key, there are various hostels where you can stay for the first few days:
https://www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/heide/ | Poststr. 4, 25746 Heide
www.gaestehaus-geli.de | Vereinstr. 7, 25746 Heide
www.hmundt.de | Querweg 16, 25746 Heide
www.Couchsurfing.org (stay with others, free of charge)
www.gloveler.de
www.airbnb.com (stay in private flats)
Halls of Residence & Accommodation in Exchange for Help
Studentenwerk SH
www.studentenwerk.sh/de/wohnheime-kiel
Accommodation in exchange for help from Studentenwerk SH
www.studentenwerk.sh/de/wohnen-fuer-hilfe
Tips from the City of Kiel
Living in Kiel. A guide for students and staff
Various other institutions:
“Deutsch-Nordische-Burse” hall of residence
www.burse.de | Kiellinie 81, Kiel
Protestant halls of residence
www.ev-studentenheime.de | Körnerstrasse 3, Kiel | Düsternbrooker Weg 29, Kiel
“Ferdinand-Tönnis-Haus” student residence
www.ftg-kiel.de | Freiligrathstrasse 11, Kiel
Westside living Kiel
www.studentenapartments-kiel.de | Rehmkamp 3, Altenholz
Student flats/boarding house
www.studentenwohnungen-kiel.de | Elfriede-Dietrich-Str. 112, Kiel
Unidorm
www.unidorm.de | on the FH Kiel campus and Königsweg 56, Kiel
Campusglück Kiel
www.zbvv.de/studentenwohnungen-campusglueck/
Studentenbutze
www.studenten-butze.de | Flämische Straße 17 & Saarbrückenstraße , Kiel
Kai-Uwe Von Hassel Haus
www.hasselhaus.de | Ludewig-Meyn-Straße 15, Kiel
Lieblingsplatz
www.lieblingsplatz-kiel.de | Christian-Kruse-Straße 9 – 17, Kiel
Shared flats and apartments
Internet
www.wg-gesucht.de
www.immobilienscout24.de
www.kleinanzeigen.de → “Shared flat rooms”
www.immonet.de
www.asta.uni-kiel.de/service/kleinanzeigen/
www.zwischenmiete.de
Facebook groups
“Wohnungsmarkt Kiel”
“Wohnung privat zu vermieten”
“WG/Wohnung Kiel und Umgebung”
“International Students University of Kiel”
Daily and weekly newspapers
Kieler Nachrichten (approx. €2.70)
Kieler Express (free)
Notice boards
in the canteen or in the main lecture theatre
→ property listings or
→ flat-hunting
especially for and by students
A ROOM FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS
If you’re coming to Kiel and don’t have a room yet, or are still waiting for your
key, there are various hostels where you can stay for the first few days
:
www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/kiel/ | Johannesstr. 1, 24143 Kiel
www.cityhostel-kiel.de | Kleiner Kuhberg 32, 24103 Kiel
www.ersticouch-kiel.de (stay with private individuals for a few days)
www.Couchsurfing.org (stay with others, free of charge)
www.gloveler.de
www.airbnb.com
Student accommodation
Studentenwerk SH
www.studentenwerk.sh/de/wohnheime-luebeck
Hall of residence run by “Die Gemeinnützige”
www.die-gemeinnuetzige.de/einrichtungen/studentenwohnheime/ | Hüxstraße 128; An der Mauer 38-40, Lübeck
“Korporationshaus” hall of residence
www.korporationshaus.de | Kronsforder Allee 70b, Lübeck
Accommodation for students: 2-person flats, furnished, including accessible options
www.alte-schule-luebeck.de | St. Lorenz Nord
Lübecker Bauverein
Student flats in Virchowstraße 1b and Rabenhorst 8
www.luebecker-bauverein.de/rent/student-rooms.html
Buwog
www.buwog.com | affordable flats/shared rooms
University of Lübeck guest house (maximum stay 3 months)
www.uni-luebeck.de/studium/international-office/gaestehaus-der-universitaet-zu-luebeck.html (Service b International Guest House)
Boarding houses
www.vig-luebeck.de/
SHARED FLATS AND APARTMENTS
Internet
www.wg-gesucht.de
www.immobilienscout24.de
www.kleinanzeigen.de
www.immonet.de
www.zwischenmiete.de
Facebook groups
“Housing market in Lübeck and the surrounding area”
“Flats and Houses in Lübeck”
Daily and weekly newspapers
Lübecker Nachrichten (approx. €2.50)
Wochenspiegel (free)
Noticeboard
in the canteen or in the main lecture theatre
→ Flat advertisements or
→ Flat requests
especially for and by students
A ROOM FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS
If you’re coming to Lübeck and don’t have a room yet, or are still waiting for your keys, there are various hostels where you can stay for the first few days:
www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/luebeck-altstadt/ | Mengstr. 33, 23552 Lübeck
www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/luebeck-burgtor/ | Am Gertrudenkirchhof 4, 23568 Lübeck
www.rucksackhotel-luebeck.com/ | Kanalstraße 70, 23552 Lübeck
www.asta.uni-luebeck.de/service/erstsemester/ (staying with private individuals for a few days)
www.couchsurfing.org (staying with others, free of charge)
www.gloveler.de
www.airbnb.com