Seeking for flat in Ljubljana
There are many people, young mostly, seeking for flat in the Slovenia's capital these days. Most of them are students, looking for a shelter for the next study year, but there are also couples who are moving houses for the sake of own peace.
I wanted to have a look at the current situation. So I began the search, on internet of course, and I came across to page www.nepremicnine.net where you can find listed all flats/houses for rent/sale of major Slovene real estate agencies as well as of private offers.
Having a chance to see photos of the place before viewing it was definitely a plus but at the same time you can never be sure of something before seeing it live.
Reading through the offers I realized Ljubljana got exaggeratedly expensive. Owning and speculating with real estates is obviously a damn good business.
Unfortunately for seekers, they are trying to sell/rent everything possible which includes flats that I can best describe with Spanish word: "penosos". Bedna stanovanja, po slovensko. Miserable flats. That was actually the first word I learned in Spain… penoso.
Anyway, I found some offers that made me lift my eyebrow saying to myself: Hellooo??
I wanted to have a look at the current situation. So I began the search, on internet of course, and I came across to page www.nepremicnine.net where you can find listed all flats/houses for rent/sale of major Slovene real estate agencies as well as of private offers.
Having a chance to see photos of the place before viewing it was definitely a plus but at the same time you can never be sure of something before seeing it live.
Reading through the offers I realized Ljubljana got exaggeratedly expensive. Owning and speculating with real estates is obviously a damn good business.
Unfortunately for seekers, they are trying to sell/rent everything possible which includes flats that I can best describe with Spanish word: "penosos". Bedna stanovanja, po slovensko. Miserable flats. That was actually the first word I learned in Spain… penoso.
Anyway, I found some offers that made me lift my eyebrow saying to myself: Hellooo??
Example No 1
2-room appartment in old house, in Lj. Center. 60 m2 plus parking space. Built in 1930, furnished and renovated.
Price: 191.712 SIT/ 800 € per month
So, here we have a flat that was built 76 years ago. Would you dare to imagine how does it look inside? I could, sincerely. Namely, once we arranged a viewing of one flat in Bežigrad from 1940' …. and I can not fully describe that smell of… humidity, disintegration, downfall… and they wanted 500 euros per month for it!!
And it was in the building like this:
And it was in the building like this:
Example No 2
1-room flat in Bežigrad.
38 m2, 1 room, built in 1970. We rent part of a 2-room flat, namely the living room. Living room is big and suitable for 2 people. Along with this you share kitchen, entrance hall, bathroom with toilet with a female student already living there. Room partly furnished, missing desk table. Rest of rooms are furnished.
Price: 58.000 SIT/242 € per month
Well, THIS offer has to be read with a lot of care. Why? Because it sounds a bit confusing! First they say the flat has 1 room, while in the next sentence they mention a 2-room flat… they do not rent the whole flat, just a living room. (¿?)
Construction of 70', sounds better, no?
"Living room is big and suitable for 2 persons." – Hmm, 38sqm flat couldn't have "a big living room", could it?? I have doubts…
"The room is partly furnished, writing desks missing." – Isn't there a kind of a writing desk on the photo?? How peculiar…
242 euros/month for renting a living room without furniture even…no thanks. Hope it's the student renting it… who knows how much she's paying.
Construction of 70', sounds better, no?
"Living room is big and suitable for 2 persons." – Hmm, 38sqm flat couldn't have "a big living room", could it?? I have doubts…
"The room is partly furnished, writing desks missing." – Isn't there a kind of a writing desk on the photo?? How peculiar…
242 euros/month for renting a living room without furniture even…no thanks. Hope it's the student renting it… who knows how much she's paying.
Example No 3
2-room flat in Lj. Center
140 m2, built in 2006, completely or partly furnished. Above standard, luxurious, modern; it has kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom and toilet, storage, 3 parking places, to be rent.
2-room flat in Lj. Center
140 m2, built in 2006, completely or partly furnished. Above standard, luxurious, modern; it has kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom and toilet, storage, 3 parking places, to be rent.
Price: 718.920 SIT/3.000 € per month.
I wouldn't even look at such luxury flat but… if something costs 3000 euros per month – damn, I just had to see the photo! I can not imagine HOW can someone rent a flat for so much money. The thing is this fancy new appartment doesn't look any special at all! -Assuming "partially or fully furnished" means smtg. better than in the photo- For such price I would expect golden toilet at least… Although is suitable for people who has 3 cars for himself… For sure it was taken already. Pity!
