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Hi bh, have just done what your trying to do now, arrived three weeks ago and have been trolling around the agents. What they have said is not true, mine which I take over July 8th is a six month one and most of the others I talked to didn't have an issue with that. There seems to be a seasonal effect here when during the summer the influx of visitors brings the prices up, negotiating the same thing in the winter could mean as much as a 50 % reduction in the monthly rent. This blog / forum does an excellent renters tip sheet which I suggest you download / copy and as we are entering summer / peak time get a deposit down on something asap, but even I had a choice of several places as recently as last week.
Regards
Andrew

Not true! Long lets start at 6 months. Not sure why he would tell you that... Change is good!

Cheers expatboxes. We thought what that agent had told us seemed a bit iffy, so we just wanted to see what others had experienced.  Well done on finding an apartment so quickly!  It's encouraging to hear, as we're starting to feel the stress.  It seems you did well with your agency.  Would you recommend them?

Thanks for the input.  We're going to keep pounding the pavement.

bh73 wrote:

Cheers expatboxes. We thought what that agent had told us seemed a bit iffy, so we just wanted to see what others had experienced.  Well done on finding an apartment so quickly!  It's encouraging to hear, as we're starting to feel the stress.  It seems you did well with your agency.  Would you recommend them?

Thanks for the input.  We're going to keep pounding the pavement.

Six months or two years does not make any difference as the chance of getting any deposit back is pretty low. Take a longer lease with an option to give a months notice it will be cheaper.

Terry

As above, 6 month is the start of a long let tenancy

tearnet wrote:

bh73 wrote:

Cheers expatboxes. We thought what that agent had told us seemed a bit iffy, so we just wanted to see what others had experienced.  Well done on finding an apartment so quickly!  It's encouraging to hear, as we're starting to feel the stress.  It seems you did well with your agency.  Would you recommend them?

Thanks for the input.  We're going to keep pounding the pavement.

Six months or two years does not make any difference as the chance of getting any deposit back is pretty low. Take a longer lease with an option to give a months notice it will be cheaper.

Terry

I agree with terry on some things but not on the longer lease -yes once you know where you want to live, and the property and area etc is right for you, with the exception of maybe Redmik (who has so far been fortunate) not many people get it right first time. 

I would take the shortest lease you can get - as you dont know what you are getting until you live there for a month or three.
I am talking about other tenants, location, parking, noise, etc... a longer let just means you will either put up with it for longer or give up on your deposit and leave anyway....with a potential demand for the balance of the lease..... You will rarely get your deposit back so write it off as soon as you've paid it...but if you get it back its a bonus...

I agreed with what have been said previously. I have just rented an apartment in Balzan and I was given the option of 6 months or 1 year.
Try to contact Thomas Cachia from and I am sure he will try to help as much as he can. You can tell him you have been recommended by Antonio. He's a fantastic guy and has helped a lot to find the apartment I am moving to in the end of the month. His email address is: thcac@dhalia.com

Good luck!

As 'expatboxes' said earlier here is the link to the checklist created by toon for would be renters......

Checklist

I've also put this on Smeddies thread on Rental Agents observations.

Good Luck

Mike

Note there is an updatea vailable plus other EU related stuff for those who want it and need it as new arrivals = pm me

If I listened to the first agent I spoke to I wouldn't have a place to live at all!!

Like anything you need to shop around and find one who is helpful to you, and who that is will depend on where you are looking