Long Term Rent Apartment in Kiev
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Be aware of all the pitfalls and traps when looking for long-term apartment for rent – avoid unnecessary hassle and get fair price and excellent service with KievApartmements.ca
KievApartments.ca is specializing in providing a long-term rent accommodation in Kiev. Having been in this business for several years we know that finding an apartment for long term can be a lot of hassle and these are just a few traps that you should be aware of:
1. No direct offers.
Long-term apartment lease is very specific business in Ukraine. Unlike in the US, Canada or Western Europe, you will not find any particular offer from a direct property owner in the Internet or hard-copy classifieds pages.
The bad news for bargain-seeking long-term renter in Kyiv or any other city of Ukraine is that hardly any landlord advertises her/his property directly. All outreach and advertising functions are outsourced here to the real estate agents and, what’s more, many properties are advertised exclusively by certain real estate companies only.
2. Fees paid by a lessee.
Another discouraging for saver-shopper feature of the Ukrainian long-term apartment rent market is that, unlike in the West, all agents’ costs are paid not by the proprietor but rather by a lessee - same as in the Ukrainian real estate buying/selling transactions - the buyer pays all agency costs. The reason to this is too scarce Ukrainian house market, where demand is still much higher than supply.
These two reasons make the role of a professional and dedicated real estate agency in Ukrainian reality crucial. Lazy and not client-oriented realtor will lead you to a failure and hardly finds what you are looking for at affordable price.
3. Low professionalism of real estate agents – going for higher end clients.
Because of the booming estate market, many realtors in Kyiv (Kiev) became too picky and fussy when it deals with working with clients - they prefer to work less and get more, thus picking clients who look for high class apartments and drop those with moderate requirements and financial abilities.
4. Lack of loyalty and integrity.
Another unpleasant consequence of the Ukrainian overheat housing market is that realtors tend to work with you closely and diligently only during the first couple of property showings. As soon as you are still not satisfied and wish to look for more options, the interest of an average Kiev realtor to you as a client fully dwindles. This realtor realizes that instead of wasting time with you, she could make easy money somewhere else with a less demanding client.
5. Poor customer service.
If you add here such trifles as agents’ efforts to charge you for each showing (even if you don’t like the place) and necessity to arrange your own transportation and find directions to the showing place, you should certainly admit that the Ukrainian housing market is hardly accommodated to the standards accepted in the West.
6. Language barrier.
Last but not least is that while this market is run by Ukrainians for Ukrainians, you would hardly find any English-speaking real estate agent here.
KievApartments.ca is aware of all the pitfalls and traps of the Ukrainian business practice, legislation and day-to-day life. We pride ourselves in providing a service that combines highest western standards with in depth knowledge of Ukrainian market. This unique combination will allow you to fully enjoy a true customer-focused approach of our well-trained and dedicated English-speaking professional staff, which will result in fast finding of a comfortable and competitively-priced property in Kiev for a long-term rent.
Finding a long term apartment for rent is EASY –
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