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Camelia Hightower4mo ago

Camelia Hightower4mo ago

Thank you, great advice!

Thank you, great advice!

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Ali Arlı4mo ago

Ali Arlı4mo ago

Indeed! inspiring advices!

Indeed! inspiring advices!

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Naoui Aymen4mo ago

Naoui Aymen4mo ago

A very smart and useful article!

A very smart and useful article!

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Arun Dhiman4mo ago

Arun Dhiman4mo ago

This post is really helpful. Thanks!

This post is really helpful. Thanks!

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Alexey Trofimchuk4mo ago

Alexey Trofimchuk4mo ago

Indeed, moving abroad to find work increases.

Indeed, moving abroad to find work increases.

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Ricardo Matrone4mo ago

Ricardo Matrone4mo ago

A very smart and useful article!

A very smart and useful article!

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Gastón Bersezio4mo ago

Gastón Bersezio4mo ago

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post! I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post! I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

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Birol Mutlu4mo ago

Birol Mutlu4mo ago

thanks for your advice, really nice article.

thanks for your advice, really nice article.

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Antonio Bruno4mo ago

Antonio Bruno4mo ago

Many thanks for this post, I found it very inspiring!

Many thanks for this post, I found it very inspiring!

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Serges NGUEPONG NGOUANA4mo ago

Serges NGUEPONG NGOUANA4mo ago

Very interesting article

Very interesting article

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Gerardo Rongvaux4mo ago

Gerardo Rongvaux4mo ago

I agree with him!!!

I agree with him!!!

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Antonio Lima4mo ago

Antonio Lima4mo ago

Great article!! Make us think about it

Great article!! Make us think about it

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Francesco Opramolla4mo ago

Francesco Opramolla4mo ago

great article!

great article!

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M. del Carmen Toledo4mo ago

M. del Carmen Toledo4mo ago

Gracias! Nunca está de más recordarlo!

Gracias! Nunca está de más recordarlo!

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OUARTI Mohamed Amine4mo ago

OUARTI Mohamed Amine4mo ago

Great advices, thanks

Great advices, thanks

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Antonio Freitas4mo ago

Antonio Freitas4mo ago

It is s very important advice, thanks!

It is s very important advice, thanks!

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Anıl YILDIRIM4mo ago

Anıl YILDIRIM4mo ago

This post has been helpful. Many thanks!

This post has been helpful. Many thanks!

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Adriana Mircica4mo ago

Adriana Mircica4mo ago

Moving abroad increases your possibilities to find work, so go for it!

Moving abroad increases your possibilities to find work, so go for it!

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Paulo Franzini4mo ago

Paulo Franzini4mo ago

Spotahome is really interesting. I will definitely use it in the future. The tips alerting to possible scams are also something to keep in mind. Thanks.

Spotahome is really interesting. I will definitely use it in the future. The tips alerting to possible scams are also something to keep in mind. Thanks.

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Konstantina Vasiliki Plakia4mo ago

Konstantina Vasiliki Plakia4mo ago

Thank you for this information!!!

Thank you for this information!!!

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Vita Kausaite4mo ago

Vita Kausaite4mo ago

Very helpfull! Thanks a lot!

Very helpfull! Thanks a lot!

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Marcos Eliseu4mo ago

Marcos Eliseu4mo ago

great advice thanks

great advice thanks

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Youssef Rhani4mo ago

Youssef Rhani4mo ago

Thanks. A helpful article

Thanks. A helpful article

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Claudia Baltolu4mo ago

Claudia Baltolu4mo ago

i didn't know Spotahome beofre, i think it's amazing!!thank you!

i didn't know Spotahome beofre, i think it's amazing!!thank you!

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Mohamed Younis4mo ago

Mohamed Younis4mo ago

great advice thanks

great advice thanks

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ALEXANDER CHERNIAVSKYI4mo ago

ALEXANDER CHERNIAVSKYI4mo ago

Gracias por el consejo!

Gracias por el consejo!

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Barbara Ferrari4mo ago

Barbara Ferrari4mo ago

Thank you for this helpful post!

Thank you for this helpful post!

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Vasco Monteiro4mo ago

Vasco Monteiro4mo ago

thanks for sharing! loved the article !

thanks for sharing! loved the article !

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Mohammed Saidani BEN ALI4mo ago

Mohammed Saidani BEN ALI4mo ago

I love Poland...!!

I love Poland...!!

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Crina Dragoi4mo ago

Crina Dragoi4mo ago

I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

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Matt Ruotti4mo ago

Matt Ruotti4mo ago

An incredible and realistically helpful article!

An incredible and realistically helpful article!

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Hayri Can Akyel4mo ago

Hayri Can Akyel4mo ago

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post!

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post!

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Relocating in Europe: Making the Modern House Hunt Easy

October 31, 2024 min read

Considering the choppy and treacherous ocean of the modern day house hunt, it is important that anyone looking for new digs is well informed about the resources that are out there. 

This is especially if you’re looking for a place in a country you’re new to. You have to know what you´re doing

Looking for a new house or flat can be really stressful, expensive time consuming. Naturally, the stress, cost and hours that you put in can all be multiplied by the fact you’re in an unfamiliar country.

Moving abroad can be scary

That’s why we thought it essential to suggest the up and coming trend of using a new type of strategy whereby you don’t even have to be in the country.

As the number of Europeans moving abroad to find work increases, the demand for expertise and assistance on the mid to long term rental market is growing too.

Be wary 

In every city and every industry there are always those willing and waiting to take advantage of foreigners who don´t know their rights, the language, the laws or the going rates for rent. 

As a newbie in town, the last thing you want is to become desperate for a place to stay and spend your savings on a substandard and overpriced room.

In cities like Barcelona where the population of young internationals increases every day, prices have skyrocketed, making competition intimidating high. 

The summer months are of course the worst time for this. But in reaction to the increase in movement in major cities, new companies are appearing to help out the vulnerable newcomers.

Safe option

From our personal experiences as foreigners moving to Spain, we mainly use Spotahome, which validates and creates virtual video tours of apartments, with fun and informative commentaries. 

If Barcelona doesn’t tickle your fancy, then you haven’t been – I mean, don’t worry!  Spotahome operate in 15 major European cities.

They also take the first payment from you and hold it until you´ve been in your new flat for 24 hours until they give it to the landlord. This means that you can´t be scammed, and if you have a problem with your new flat you have time to advise Spotahome. 

Spot a scam

Often spotting a scam can come down to common sense, or at least we’d like to think. Most people think that they are smart enough to sniff out a scammer a mile off but as people wise up, so do the scams...

Here are some top tips to spot a scam before it gets you:

  • If it seems too good to be true – it is!
  • Landlord or person responsible claims to be abroad
  • Time constraints – if someone is rushing you then be suspicious 
  • Grammatical mistakes and typos in descriptions or websites
  • Photos not matching description 
  • Too many upfront fees

So wise up, do your research and if you’re in a strange country where you don’t speak the language, don’t be afraid - or too proud - to ask for help.  

About Lucyna Polok

Lucyna is a content creator specialising in the areas of career advice, expat life, and travel. As a 3-time expat and an avid traveller, she uses her own experience to share unique tips in Europe Language Jobs' articles. A writer by day and a reader by night, she lives and breathes written content.

Lucyna is a content creator specialising in the areas of career advice, expat life, and travel. As a 3-time expat and an avid traveller, she uses her own experience to share unique tips in Europe Language Jobs' articles. A writer by day and a reader by night, she lives and breathes written content.

Comments 32

Camelia Hightower4mo ago

Camelia Hightower4mo ago

Thank you, great advice!

Thank you, great advice!

Reply

Ali Arlı4mo ago

Ali Arlı4mo ago

Indeed! inspiring advices!

Indeed! inspiring advices!

Reply

Naoui Aymen4mo ago

Naoui Aymen4mo ago

A very smart and useful article!

A very smart and useful article!

Reply

Arun Dhiman4mo ago

Arun Dhiman4mo ago

This post is really helpful. Thanks!

This post is really helpful. Thanks!

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Alexey Trofimchuk4mo ago

Alexey Trofimchuk4mo ago

Indeed, moving abroad to find work increases.

Indeed, moving abroad to find work increases.

Reply

Ricardo Matrone4mo ago

Ricardo Matrone4mo ago

A very smart and useful article!

A very smart and useful article!

Reply

Gastón Bersezio4mo ago

Gastón Bersezio4mo ago

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post! I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post! I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

Reply

Birol Mutlu4mo ago

Birol Mutlu4mo ago

thanks for your advice, really nice article.

thanks for your advice, really nice article.

Reply

Antonio Bruno4mo ago

Antonio Bruno4mo ago

Many thanks for this post, I found it very inspiring!

Many thanks for this post, I found it very inspiring!

Reply

Serges NGUEPONG NGOUANA4mo ago

Serges NGUEPONG NGOUANA4mo ago

Very interesting article

Very interesting article

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Gerardo Rongvaux4mo ago

Gerardo Rongvaux4mo ago

I agree with him!!!

I agree with him!!!

Reply

Antonio Lima4mo ago

Antonio Lima4mo ago

Great article!! Make us think about it

Great article!! Make us think about it

Reply

Francesco Opramolla4mo ago

Francesco Opramolla4mo ago

great article!

great article!

Reply

M. del Carmen Toledo4mo ago

M. del Carmen Toledo4mo ago

Gracias! Nunca está de más recordarlo!

Gracias! Nunca está de más recordarlo!

Reply

OUARTI Mohamed Amine4mo ago

OUARTI Mohamed Amine4mo ago

Great advices, thanks

Great advices, thanks

Reply

Antonio Freitas4mo ago

Antonio Freitas4mo ago

It is s very important advice, thanks!

It is s very important advice, thanks!

Reply

Anıl YILDIRIM4mo ago

Anıl YILDIRIM4mo ago

This post has been helpful. Many thanks!

This post has been helpful. Many thanks!

Reply

Adriana Mircica4mo ago

Adriana Mircica4mo ago

Moving abroad increases your possibilities to find work, so go for it!

Moving abroad increases your possibilities to find work, so go for it!

Reply

Paulo Franzini4mo ago

Paulo Franzini4mo ago

Spotahome is really interesting. I will definitely use it in the future. The tips alerting to possible scams are also something to keep in mind. Thanks.

Spotahome is really interesting. I will definitely use it in the future. The tips alerting to possible scams are also something to keep in mind. Thanks.

Reply

Konstantina Vasiliki Plakia4mo ago

Konstantina Vasiliki Plakia4mo ago

Thank you for this information!!!

Thank you for this information!!!

Reply

Vita Kausaite4mo ago

Vita Kausaite4mo ago

Very helpfull! Thanks a lot!

Very helpfull! Thanks a lot!

Reply

Marcos Eliseu4mo ago

Marcos Eliseu4mo ago

great advice thanks

great advice thanks

Reply

Youssef Rhani4mo ago

Youssef Rhani4mo ago

Thanks. A helpful article

Thanks. A helpful article

Reply

Claudia Baltolu4mo ago

Claudia Baltolu4mo ago

i didn't know Spotahome beofre, i think it's amazing!!thank you!

i didn't know Spotahome beofre, i think it's amazing!!thank you!

Reply

Mohamed Younis4mo ago

Mohamed Younis4mo ago

great advice thanks

great advice thanks

Reply

ALEXANDER CHERNIAVSKYI4mo ago

ALEXANDER CHERNIAVSKYI4mo ago

Gracias por el consejo!

Gracias por el consejo!

Reply

Barbara Ferrari4mo ago

Barbara Ferrari4mo ago

Thank you for this helpful post!

Thank you for this helpful post!

Reply

Vasco Monteiro4mo ago

Vasco Monteiro4mo ago

thanks for sharing! loved the article !

thanks for sharing! loved the article !

Reply

Mohammed Saidani BEN ALI4mo ago

Mohammed Saidani BEN ALI4mo ago

I love Poland...!!

I love Poland...!!

Reply

Crina Dragoi4mo ago

Crina Dragoi4mo ago

I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

I really enjoy this website's practicality and interface!

Reply

Matt Ruotti4mo ago

Matt Ruotti4mo ago

An incredible and realistically helpful article!

An incredible and realistically helpful article!

Reply

Hayri Can Akyel4mo ago

Hayri Can Akyel4mo ago

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post!

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring post!

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