Please be aware that the housing situation in Copenhagen is among the most challenging in Europe, making affordable rooms difficult to find, so start your search well in advance.

It's important to note that AAU CPH does not provide a housing guarantee with your place of study. Our office cannot secure accommodation for new students during their studies, but we will assist and guide you as much as possible.

To prepare for your accommodation search, set a budget for housing. Our website offers links and guides to help you find accommodation within your budget. Explore the various options and adjust expectations along the way. 

Additionally, read other accommodation guides. Here are some useful resources to get started:

https://international.kk.dk/  
https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/

Join our FB group today for networking about accommodation

Registration

Since Danish law requires that you apply for a Civil Registration number (CPR number) if you stay more than three months in Denmark, you must be allowed to register the CPR number at your accommodation address in Denmark.

If you rent a private room or apartment please take care to ask the landlord in advance in writing about the possibility to registre the adress at the CPR registe before signing any contracts or transferring a deposit. If you cannot registre for the CPR you should not sign the contract. 

Read more about the CPR number here

Deregistration

Whether you are moving into a new address within Denmark, or relocating to another country from Denmark, you need to report your move to the authorities. They need to update the CPR registre and the address connected to it.  

Read more and start the process here: 
https://international.kk.dk/live/housing/moving-to-a-new-place  

Fee when not deregistring:
You can report a change of address at your municipality from up to four weeks before and until five days after you have moved. If you report your change of address later than that, you will be fined around DKK 1,000 - 1,500.

So take care to take your time to report your change of address at the authorities. 

HOUSING SCAMS

Although crime-rates in Denmark are low, scams unfortunately do occur. Please make sure to prepare against scams by researching online. 

Scammers
To help home seekers steer free of the most obvious pitfalls - these TIPS were issued by the Copenhagen Police:

• Get a Dane to help you check the quality of the website where you found the advert for renting a room/apartment. Does the website seem odd, is it written in bad and faulty Danish, or is the graphic design of bad quality?
• You can try calling the person mentioned or the company contact person to double-check the information.
• Meet your potential landlord face to face, never pay up the deposit without having a signed contract; this is also important if you have only had mail or phone contacts. Ask for a picture ID from the landlord, this can be a passport, or a driver’s licence, check that the picture resembles the person you are meeting.
• With the exact address of the apartment/house, you can check who is the actual owner of a property on the site www.tinglysning.dk or at www.boligejer.dk
• If your contact person asks for the deposit to be paid in cash or to a foreign account then you should be very careful, many of these fake landlords have foreign accounts. Transfers to foreign accounts are virtually impossible to get back. Remember: If you made the transfer as a regular transfer, you cannot claim the money back from the bank as fraud, but are accountable for it yourself and thus risk losing your money.
• Use your good sense, don’t let anyone put you under pressure and remember the saying – if something appears too good to be true – it probably is.
• Many websites list the warning signs for rental scams, make sure to do your research. 

LEGAL HELP

If you need legal aid with contracts or other issues, you can contact Copenhagen Legal Aid. Copenhagen Legal Aid provides free legal advice. 

There are also other services in Copenhagen where you can get advice free of charge. Some of the sites are only in Danish, but they speak English - contact them and inquire directly through email or phone:

www.lejerens-fr.dk/

digura.dk/en/

www.socialeretshjaelp.dk/

borgerretshjaelpen.dk

You can go online and check who owns the apartment, building or facilieties at www.boligejer.dk the site is primarily in Danish, but you can search on properties and find more information on house owners. The same owner or company (that officially owns the building/apartment/house) should be mentioned in your rental contract by name. 

In Denmark a standard renting contract (in Danish language only) that has been approved by the authorities should be used.

Find a Danish template for a standard contract here.
Find an unauthorised English translation here.

We recommend you use the standard contract as this is viewed as valid by Danish law in case of a dispute. However, we advise you to wait to sign it until you have gone through all the parts of it. You should ask for time to read through the contract before you sign it, if you have Danes in your network ask if they can have a look at the contract. Take care to especially read §11 for any unusual remarks. 

Be sure to review your contract for specific moving-in and -out procedures. In many cases there is a renovation period of your room/aparmtent. Sometimes, the renovation period occurs at the beginning of the contract (before you may move in), but it also often happens before the contract ends. For instance, if your contract ends on July 31st, you must vacate the room 15 days earlier. Prepare for this in advance by checking your contract or contacting the property owner directly.

If the landlord is not willing to give you a contract we recommend you find another landlord. If you get evicted without further notice, you do not have any rights if you cannot prove that you are a tenant. Furthermore, you cannot register with the authorities and obtain a CPR number.

The university does not have an insurance that will cover you and your belongings while staying in Denmark. This likewise applies if you are renting accommodation.

We recommend drawing as a minimum a so-called “indboforsikring”. This insurance covers your personal belongings inside your accommodation in case of burglary, but might also include things like a bicycle, which could get stolen from the street. Many are also happy to secure having the funds for a new laptop in case it gets stolen. Make sure to ask the insurance company about the possibilities for coverage in public areas.

The university is not able to recommend any companies as such, but we advise you to search online for “forsikringsselskab” and call them – they all speak English. Some offer a student discount - hence make sure to ask as prices vary a lot already between the different companies.

If you have special needs regarding housing in Copenhagen, you need to apply directly at the municipality that administres housing for persons with disabilities. 

The relevant office at Copenhagen Municipality is called "den centrale visitation" and you can inquire here: dencentralevisitation@kk.dk 

You can also read more on this page (use translate as the page is in Danish) 

You are also welcome to contact the International House Copenhagen with any inquiries, mail cph@kk.dk or call +45 33 66 33 66 (choose "English" and wait in line to speak to available service staff). 

Access Denmark is an association that aims to operate and develop information and counseling services on accessibility in Denmark. Visit their website to read more and contact them direclty for any further requests.

You can also find some general travelers information about Copenhagen and accessibility at Visit Copenhagen. 

Further information on how Aalborg University helps students with disabilities at Well-being and support offers - Aalborg University

International students may not be entitled to government housing benefits. If you receive any kind of benefits you´re not entitled to, your residence permit can be revoked.

It is your own responsibility to make sure that you do not receive benefits that you are not entitled to. Further information at New to Denmark - Public benefits when you have been granted a permit by SIRI

Any further questions must be directed to the Danish immigration service.

Housing Benefits

New to Denmark