Expat Services in the hague and SURROUNDING areaS

We are specialized in renting and letting unfurnished and fully furnished properties for private individuals or investors in the Hague area, as well in Wassenaar, Voorburg and Rijswijk.

The Hague and the surrounding area are home to a large number of international companies and multinationals’ offices. Staff on temporary postings from all over the world make a significant contribution to these organizations and to the Dutch economy.

The Hague has 44 neighbourhoods and 8 city districts. To get an idea of which neighbourhood you would like to live in, we recommend that you think about what is important to you. Do you want to be based close to the office? Would you prefer rather to have good transport links instead? Or be close to your children’s school or your favourite shopping area? Do you want to live near the beach or in the city centre?

What sort of accommodation would you like — an apartment or a house? As space is limited and land scarce in the Netherlands, you will find that most people live in apartments or in terraced houses rather than in single detached homes. Many homes do typically come with a balcony or garden.

What about banking, utilities, providers and insurance?

Lutz Real Estate provides a full relocation service that covers all these questions and will guide you throughout the process.

Renting for your staff

If you are looking for accommodation for your staff, Lutz Real Estate is what you need. Lutz Real Estate is known as a real estate agency that has redefined the concept of living. We offer a fully tailored relocation service designed to meet the individual needs of every company and employee.

With many years of experience in providing relocation services, we understand the pressures of relocating staff with differing requirements, often at short notice. Our experience shows that this service works well and there is no unnecessary loss of work time. Over the last 13 years, we have helped many organizations, including international companies and embassies, to find suitable housing for their staff. Lutz Real Estate agents and property consultants work in partnership with clients to deliver their goals.
The supply of partly or fully furnished houses and apartments available to expats has increased, partly due to the credit crisis. As a result, your staff have to spend a lot of work time searching for the right accommodation that meets their specific requirements and wishes.

We help them by making an inventory of their requirements based on their wishes, showing them around, visiting the apartments/houses with them and making a pre-selection together. This makes the process of finding rented accommodation as efficient as possible, enabling your employee to become quickly assimilated so that they can focus their attention on their work and settling in. Lutz Real Estate has extensive knowledge and experience, especially with expats. We are involved not only in letting properties, but also in renting, and we can make use of the practical knowledge and experience of our property management department. Lutz Real Estate is the perfect matchmaker. 

Procedure and Process

If an employee is relocating to the Netherlands from abroad to work for your company and you want to find temporary housing for them, with or without their family, then we can find them a suitable partly or fully furnished home in the private sector.

• Introduction and summary of their specific housing needs
• Make a selection of potentially suitable properties
• Route planning for house-hunting sessions/viewings and assessment of selected properties
• Evaluation of the properties
• Plan second viewing of selected property if needed
• Make a conditional offer
• Negotiation
• Review/check rental agreement
• Background check
• Apply for gas, electricity and water connections
• Providers
• Completion of the paperwork

In assessing whether a house/apartment is suitable for your employee, we pay attention to various issues such as a safe neighbourhood, the property’s layout, maintenance aspects and the quality of the furnishings. We also check the owner of the property etc. Our services also include information about international schools, local shops, public transport services and access to motorways.
An important factor is the extent to which the rented property gives value for money. Because we also let properties and have access to the detailed information in the Pararius and Funda systems, we can see whether the asking price is in line with current market conditions and adjust our negotiations accordingly.

Even after you have reached an agreement on renting a property, you can still always contact us if you have any questions.

We have collected some Interesting links for your stay in the Netherlands, and in The Hague in particular.