Location Comparison
Rental contract type
Personal contract
In principle, all housing contracts that are not based on a transfer within the workplace are personal contracts. This includes those who are not expatriates but who reside in France, international students, those on working holiday or visitor visas, university professors staying for research purposes with an acceptance agreement from a French educational or research institution, medical students, and those assigned to international organizations.
Corporate contract
In the case of company housing rented by an employer for an expatriate.
Depending on the contract type, the documents required for application, real estate fees, and other information provided will vary greatly, so we will first confirm which contract type you qualify for.
If you are only interested in renting one of our properties, please check the property information on our website (all properties are listed on our website) as your travel date approaches, and if you are interested, please contact us using the inquiry form at the bottom of each property listing. Please note that rental fees will be incurred immediately after the contract is concluded. There are no reservation contracts for the properties.
Cautions and guarantees
Rent guarantee documents
There are three main ways to guarantee:
Guarantee by your own income
You will need to show that you will have a continuous income of at least three times the rent and management fees for the property you wish to rent throughout the rental period by providing your last three months’ pay slips in France and your most recent tax certificate (Avis d’imposition).
Guarantor
If you do not have an income in France, it is common to have a guarantor. In principle, you will need a guarantor who lives in France. The guarantor must demonstrate that they have a continuous income of “at least three times the rent and management fees” for the property throughout the rental period by providing a salary certificate for the last three months in France and a tax certificate (Avis d’imposition) for the most recent fiscal year. After receiving informal consent from the landlord, they will also be required to submit identification and a guarantor pledge.
Bank guarantee
For those who are unable to use the two types of guarantees mentioned above, the most reliable method is a bank guarantee. This involves depositing an amount equivalent to one year’s rent with a French bank, blocking it for the duration of the rental contract, and having the bank act as your guarantor. If you wish to use this method, please contact the French bank where you have an account to inquire about the availability of a bank guarantee.
Please note that this fund cannot be cancelled during the term of the bank guarantee. When you move out of the property and cancel the bank guarantee, be sure to get the guarantee issued by the bank back from the landlord. You cannot cancel the bank guarantee without this original.
In either case, a bank statement is not a valid guarantee of rent.