Searching apartment ads
Apartment advertisements can be found on the Internet or in newspapers. You also have the possibility to apply directly for an apartment with a housing company. Some companies keep a list in which you can be registered as looking for an apartment. You will be informed as soon as a suitable apartment is found. Contact details of some Dortmund housing companies can be found below.
Searching online
Apartments are also easy to find on the Internet. Here you can set exactly how big (number of rooms and square meters) and how expensive (maximum rent) the apartment should be, as well as specify the district in which you would like to live. You will then be shown only those apartments that match your specifications, for example, you can search for apartments in Dortmund using the following links:
A room in a shared apartment:
Searching in the newspaper
The Dortmund newspapers also offer apartments. The Ruhr Nachrichten and the Stadt Anzeiger offer apartments on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In the WAZ you can search for apartments daily.
Explanation of abbreviations
Abbreviations are often used in the housing advertisements. Here is a list of some of these abbreviations.
BK Operating costs
Blk. Balcony
DG Top floor
EA Energy Performance Certificate
EBK fitted kitchen
EG ground floor
Etg. Floor
Gge. Garage
G-WC guest toilet
HK Heating costs
KDB Kitchen/ hall/ bathroom
KM Cold rent
KT Security deposit
Maison. Maisonette/flat with 2 floors
MM Monthly rent(s)
NK Upper floor
prov.frei free of commission
Stellpl. Parking space for one car
Tgl.-Bad Daylight bathroom (with window)
Wfl. Living space
Whg. Apartment
WM Warm rent
Zi. Room