The process to rent or let a property

• Author: Bergsaker, Trygve
• Pages: 23-28

Consum er mar ket stud y on the fun ctio ning of the r eal estate servi ces for consum ers in the EU – Coun try Fiche Norw ay

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6. The process to rent or let a property

6.1 Main st eps in t he transaction process to rent and let a property

Ta ble 13: M ain step s of th e process t o r ent and le t a pr ope rt y

Ma in st ep s

Pr ocess i nvo lve d

Fin din g a nd m atchin g lan dlo rds an d t enan ts

Estate ag ent or direct ly perf orm ed by the part ies

I nf orm at ion se arch by lan dlord s or te na nt s ( e.g . a bou t

sa lar y, ou tst andi ng de bts)

Estate ag ent acti ng on behal f of t he l andlord ma y search inf orm ation about possib le

tenan t.

I nspe cti on of th e p rop erty by te na nts ( in som e ca ses w it h

the he lp of p rofe ssiona ls)

Yes, p rofessi onals seldom involved

De liv ery of m and ator y i nfo rm ation t o t ena nt s pr ior to th e

con clusio n of the con tr act

Som e m andatory inf orm ation must be g iven by the esta te a gent . Oth erw ise v ery lit tle

mandat ory in form at ion.

De liv ery of en er gy pe rfo rm an ce cer tifica te t o t ena nt

Yes

Pr ovisio n o f a dditi ona l g uar antee s t o la ndlo rd

Bank deposi t and/ or g uarant ee m ay be part of t he agr eemen t, tot ally maxi mum six

mont hs lease.

Conclu sion of th e co ntra ct i n t he usua l fo rm ( e.g . or al,

w rit te n, pre form ula te d)

Writ ten , usua lly pref omul ated

Re nt pay me nt and de posit ( e. g. ba nk acco unt )

Month ly p aym ent. Dep osit: u p t o six -mon th rent.

Re gist ra tio n o f t he contra ct in the la nd r egist er ( e.g .

ex clude d, op tiona l or ma nda tor y)

Opt ional , no t v ery usual