Where can I find an appartment or room for rent in Roskilde?

Question

Hi,

I'm going to work in Roskilde, Danmark soon. Would anyone please tell me which will be the best way to find an appartment (or a room) for rent in Roskilde or Copenhagen area? I have searched in some sites, but it seems one must pay to see the advertisors contacts.

Thanks.

Answer 1

search in the internet.... u'll find

Answer 2

It's normal to pay for access to apartment listings in Denmark.  There are many out there.  Some are "dodgy" in my opinion -- advertising their best apartments on the other sites as bait to get you in, only to find out it was rented out 2 weeks earlier.  

Having gone through the process a couple of times, I think these 2 are the best: DBA.dk and BoligPortalen.dk.  DBA is only 49kr for a month.  BoligPortal is 350kr for 2 months.  Sometimes people advertise their flats on both.  I only joined BP when I saw something that looked really good.  You have to phone the renters.  Email takes too long, and it will be gone.  Demand is hugely greater than supply, especially for well-priced and well-located flats and rooms.

BEWARE the free ad sites that are in English, have misspellings, are offered in Euros (Denmark uses Danish Kroner, not Euros), and are offered at prices way out of line with everything else in the ads.  Those are most likely scams.