Timeline for Strategies to find an house/apartment in Germany for expats
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| Dec 18, 2019 at 6:12 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | @Traveller. Yes, they take it with them (or sell it separately to the incoming resident). I have no idea what the costs are; I have only ever bought one house in Germany and rented one flat in Switzerland. In both cases they came with EBK (einbaukucke - built in kitchen) | |
| Dec 17, 2019 at 23:49 | comment | added | Traveller | @Martin Bonner supports Monica This pitfall intrigues me :-) Out of interest - what happens when someone who has bought a kitchen moves out of the rental or sells their home? Do they take the kitchen with them to their new place? If so, how much does moving and refitting it cost? | |
| Apr 5, 2019 at 5:16 | comment | added | Kyralessa | To elaborate on the previous comment: In Germany, it's common to buy a house or rent an apartment that has no kitchen. There's a place for a kitchen. There's just no sink, dishwasher, fridge, counter, cabinets... Just a bare room with water and electric connections. In Germany you can actually go to a store and buy a complete kitchen, or sometimes you can buy a used one, though I'm not sure how you ensure it'll fit where you need it to. German houses also tend to have no closets whatsoever, so you may need to buy some wardrobes, coat hooks, etc. | |
| Apr 4, 2019 at 20:40 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | Additional pitfall: If a flat doesn't say that the kitchen units are included - they aren't. This is a bit of a culture shock to Brits/Americans. | |
| Jul 23, 2017 at 12:31 | history | answered | mts | CC BY-SA 3.0 |