With a suitcase under your arm and courage on your face, you resolutely walk towards freedom and independence within the walls of your first rented apartment< /a>? Then you have not made a mistake with the article and you have come to the right place. We will help you make an informed choice and not break the firewood. We will show that a fashionable interior and a location in the center do not solve anything if you have to travel from Podil to Poznyaki every day. How to be objective, scrupulous and not let the call of the heart cloud the mind - you will learn about all this in just a few minutes of reading.
And remember that you can always turn to experts for advice T.H.E. Capital, so as not to go all this way alone, but to enlist the support and knowledge of professionals.
Which apartment should you choose?
The center of Kyiv beckons with various sights and institutions. Its architectural masterpieces, historical monuments and views of the wide Dnipro tempt both tourists and locals. But this does not mean that life in the heart of the capital suits everyone. When choosing housing, you should rely on your tastes, needs and capabilities. To rent the right apartment in the right place, you should pay attention to the following important nuances:
- rethink your daily schedule - work, studies, courses, extra classes or a gym with your favorite trainer can become an "anchor" in choosing a location
- based on the same daily worries, evaluate the accessibility of the transport interchange and how quickly and comfortably you can get to the right place
- premium, business, comfort - today the market presents modern residential complexes of various classes. Depending on the chosen level of "prestige", you can count on additional services on the territory of the residential complex
- if the complex you like boasts its own infrastructure, you don't have to worry about ways to solve everyday problems. Otherwise, research the area and make sure all the shops and establishments you need are within walking distance
If you have decided on a place, it is time to move on to viewing the apartment. Beautifully taken photos do not give a complete picture of reality, so be sure to visit your potential abode with an educational visit. Look not only at the surface, but also deep - find out about the quality of work of all communications and plumbing, check faucets and household appliances, inspect furniture and walls for damage. Make sure everything you need is here. And if something is missing, do not hesitate to ask the owners if they can bring dishes, blankets or an iron. We all know perfectly well what life is like, so such questions will not embarrass anyone, but will only show your serious mood and willingness to live right here.
We are gradually getting deeper into the study of an apartment for rent. It's time to look at the documentation. We will tell you more about which documents you should pay attention to and how to draw up an agreement in the following sections, but for now we would like to focus your attention on utility debt. A few missing hryvnias on the account of communal services will not be a cause for alarm. Unlike thousands. To make sure that the property is not in foreclosure, that the electricity or water will not be turned off one day, and that the owner will not try to dump some of his debts on you, use the site Ministry of Justice and look how well the bills have been paid here all this time.
Landlord VS Owner – 2 in 1 or 2 in 2?
Far from always, the person with whom you correspond about the subject of the apartment and meet in its walls for viewing is the direct owner. Owners are people just like you, so they often use the help of professional realtors or relatives in order not to disturb their plans and not lose potential tenants. There is nothing shameful in this, and an experienced expert knows much better what nuances should be emphasized in order to immediately interest you and show the apartments from the best side. That's just how sure you are that the person with whom you are talking nicely is really a representative of the owner of the apartment?
If a personal meeting with the owner is not foreseen, his representative must have documents in his hands that would confirm that he has the right to dispose of the real estate. Notarized power of attorney - only it can dispel doubts and fears in your heart.
Before signing the contract, it is also very important to find out who is the legal owner of the apartment, because he has the right to rent it out. For greater certainty, you can ask to be provided with the following documents confirming the ownership and integrity of the person in whose apartment you are going to stay in the near future:
- contract of sale
- technical passport
- extract from the state register
You can check the owner yourself using the electronic real estate register. To do this, you can install the program "DRRP", the first mobile registry in Ukraine, or go to the state portal "Diya". Earlier, we told you that in such simple ways you can find out who is registered in the apartment. This information will not be superfluous - co-owners and people registered in the apartments that you intend to rent must confirm their consent to all this action in writing. This way you will avoid possible conflict situations and unpleasant proceedings.
Outdated formalities or security guarantee?
In many areas, they have long since decided to abandon paper red tape and other attributes of bureaucracy. But not in real estate. Signing a classic rental agreement is mandatory. If, of course, you want to pay for the happy months of your life, and not for the first and last meeting with the so-called "owner". In addition to the fact that this contract will protect you from fraudsters, it will also help to predict in advance possible problems and ways to solve them, and will bring clarity to the conditions on which you can live-live and everything else on the list.
When signing the contract, do not forget to include the following important points in it:
- subject of lease - what kind of apartment, where it is located, who owns it, etc
- the term that you are going to live happily in the specified object
- amount of monthly rent
- conditions for transferring the same payment to the owner - some prefer bank transfers, while others want to do everything the old way and receive cash at the meeting
- rights and obligations of both parties, which, in addition to the basic points, also include questions about possible repairs, improvements to the apartment and unforeseen situations
- liability of the parties for violation of any conditions
- the possibility and reasons for early termination of the contract
- data on each of the parties (passport data, registration, taxpayer identification number)
You should not be too lazy to allocate time for the registration of the procedure for transferring the apartment for rent or notes to the contract. Conduct a detailed inspection of the apartment, mark all possible errors, so that the responsibility for the actions of others does not fall on your shoulders. Together with the owner, you will have to write down a list of the property that, together with the square meters, will become yours for a while. You take responsibility for everything you receive, so you should know the extent of this responsibility.
