Move into your own apartment with BAföG

BAföG recipients often find it difficult to find their own apartment. With a little luck you will still get that rental contract.

Looking for an apartment with BAföG

• You will receive BAföG from the office if you attend school or complete a degree. There is parent-independent and parent-dependent BAföG. Depending on this, the amount you receive each month varies.
• If you are looking for an apartment, you should pay attention to the amount of the warm rent. See if you can pay this amount from your monthly BAföG without any problems. Do not even apply for apartments that are over your budget.
• As an alternative to your own apartment, you can also move into a shared apartment, visit a dormitory or aim for an apartment that is specially advertised for students. Your successes are often higher here because the landlord knows about your income.

Move into your own apartment

• When you have found an apartment that you like, it is important that you are sympathetic to the landlord. Show yourself from your best side and let your charm play out, so it will be easier for you to convince the landlord.


Convince landlords - tips for apartment applications

Have you finally found your new dream apartment? Then it is important to convince the landlord ...

• Show the landlord the BAföG notification so that he can get an idea of ​​your income. Since these notices are usually valid for one year, he can assume that you will have them for at least one year rent can pay. Since the notice period is usually 3 months, he has only a low risk.
• If the BAföG notification is not enough for the landlord, you can also offer him a guarantee. In most cases, it is enough for one of the parents to sign the rental agreement as a surety so that the landlord is covered in the event of payment difficulties on your part.

If the landlord does not like to be convinced despite all attempts, you should use the Move away from the apartment, because then it will probably not be easy with him despite the rental agreement to have. You will certainly find your own apartment elsewhere, despite BAföG. Good luck with it!