The Topic for Those Persons who Require Lodging in Paris
There are two kinds of rent apartment Paris: furnished and non-furnished one. And now you have to think over which kind of it you really need. Look at the problem from several aspects. If you want to stay there for several months it is better for you to rent a furnished accommodation, because it will relieve your headache about purchasing various things in your new flat and you will be vacant to install yourself in a new place of living. But if to look at it from the other hand, for example you have to stay here for a few years, it will be much cheaper to rent unfurnished accommodation. You may go to a market of used things and furnish your accommodation with furniture you prefer most.
There exist two means to get an accommodation in Paris, the 'do-it-yourself' method, and the 'agency' method for those persons who are wealthy enough to pay a month of rent additionally to the agency for their services. There are no other propositions for apartments Paris.
The easiest way is to turn to a company. You should find a company with English speaking office workers who will understand the tongue well enough for you to tell them about the apartments you need. First of all you have to find in yellow pages the part “immobiliers” (French notion for real property) and then call in the agencies that you will see. The very first words of yours must be 'Bonjour, parlez vous anglais?' ('Bojho, parley voo angley'), it implies “Good day, do you speak English”. If there will be an answer “Sure”, you are welcome to speak on the point. Do not forget, the commission for Paris short term accommodation can be anything between half of a month's rent to that of a full month.
The “do-it-yourself” way may be also so easy one as the method with the assistance of a company. But the diversity is that due to this way you will save much more funds than in previous case. The difficulty what you might have here is to communicate with the lessor. For this, you may take help of a local person someone whom you knew before or someone you have met in an internet, for instance. In the situation when you do not have such possibility, the quantity of the apartments for you to visit will surely diminish. But don't despair you will have a lot of possibilities to find an English speaking lessor. And remember that a great number of French landlords prefer to give their rooms to persons who are native English speakers.
You may start your search from the place that is called the “American church of Paris”. This is the place where you will find a lot of English speaking people and other English resources. There is a “FUSAC” magazine that you may buy near the main gate of the church. (Till now the greatest printed source for English speaking people who need info in France). One more method for people who would like to get cheap apartments Paris is a internet search.
Posted on August 14th, 2008 by admin
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