B1 · Intermediate
Housing Associations & Waiting Lists
Look for a rental home in Denmark, sign up for social housing, understand waiting lists and offers, and avoid rental scams.
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- Lessons
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- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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- a home / dwelling
- to look for housing
- a rental home
- a private landlord
- a landlord
- a tenant
- a lease / tenancy agreement
- a housing association
- a non-profit social housing home
- a family home (in social housing)
- a youth housing unit (for students and young people)
- to sign up (for a waiting list)
- a waiting list
- to be on a waiting list
- a sign-up fee
- a fee
- seniority (time on a waiting list)
- waiting time
- a housing offer
- to decline
- a move-in deposit (in social housing)
- a deposit loan (from the municipality)
- housing benefit
- a housing ad
- a rental scam
- a fixed-term lease
- to sublet
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Housing Associations and Waiting Lists
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

Finding a Rental Home
Get on the right waiting lists, compare rental homes and rent safely from a private landlord.
3 Units · about 2 h

Living in a Housing Association
Follow the house rules, speak up at a residents' meeting and solve problems with your neighbors.
4 Units · about 2.5 h
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