Crocodilian
Tenants
Owners
Lettings Berlin
FAQ Owners
The Crocodilian Service
1.a.)
Please register your furnished apartment online. You find the registration form here. A few minutes later, you will automatically receive an email, confirming that your registation has been successful.
Please also send photos of the apartment. It is important that the photos are at least 700 x 500 pixel and mostly landscape format. On this page, you find all information on taking photos. If you wnat to market your flat with us long term, we will also come and take professional photos later. This service is free of charge.
As soon as we have your registration and the photos, we will give you a feedback regarding price and changes of renting out your apartment. You can always chance prices etc later on. You only have to write an email.
We will now write an expose in English and in German, which will listed on our websites. This will be anonymous and the detailed address won't be on shown the website either. Will you then introduce prospective tenants, who have applied for your object, to you and and send them your contact details. We also provice rental agreements - in German as well as in English, which you can conclude online. You will also get information on all important issues regarding the rental agreement. The tenants pays the rent and the deposit to you - and a commission fee to us. Our service is free of charge for owners.
If you do not live in Berlin, you can also book the management service for furnished apartments.
After the tenant has moved in, he or she will be asked to rate your object.
Please also send photos of the apartment. It is important that the photos are at least 700 x 500 pixel and mostly landscape format. On this page, you find all information on taking photos. If you wnat to market your flat with us long term, we will also come and take professional photos later. This service is free of charge.
As soon as we have your registration and the photos, we will give you a feedback regarding price and changes of renting out your apartment. You can always chance prices etc later on. You only have to write an email.
We will now write an expose in English and in German, which will listed on our websites. This will be anonymous and the detailed address won't be on shown the website either. Will you then introduce prospective tenants, who have applied for your object, to you and and send them your contact details. We also provice rental agreements - in German as well as in English, which you can conclude online. You will also get information on all important issues regarding the rental agreement. The tenants pays the rent and the deposit to you - and a commission fee to us. Our service is free of charge for owners.
If you do not live in Berlin, you can also book the management service for furnished apartments.
After the tenant has moved in, he or she will be asked to rate your object.
1.b.)
Abut 80 % of our clients come from abroad, The majority comes from the US, UK, Australiea, Italy, Spain etc. They come to Berlin to work, teach at university, do a PHD, language course etc.
The length of the rentals differ. Some rent for a month only (especially in summer), some stay for a year. Some also want to be flexible and they rent for 1-2 month with the option to extend the lease.
The length of the rentals differ. Some rent for a month only (especially in summer), some stay for a year. Some also want to be flexible and they rent for 1-2 month with the option to extend the lease.
1.c.)
We only introduce prospective tenants to you, who have filled in our applicaton form. Please find this form here - you only have to tick "I accept the general terms and confitions, then you see the application form.
We always have personal details, passport or ID details, we check credit card information and we ask for reason for their stay in Berlin.
We always have personal details, passport or ID details, we check credit card information and we ask for reason for their stay in Berlin.
1.d.)
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Der Großteil unserer Kunden kommt aus dem Ausland, und die meisten davon mieten eine Wohnung ohne vorherige Besichtigung. Interessenten, die bereits in Berlin sind, schauen sich in der Regel viele Wohnungen an.
Ihr Vorteil: Sie müssen nicht x Besichtigungen organisieren. Die Verträge mit den Mietinteressenten können Sie bei uns bequem und schnell online abschließen.
Der Großteil unserer Kunden kommt aus dem Ausland, und die meisten davon mieten eine Wohnung ohne vorherige Besichtigung. Interessenten, die bereits in Berlin sind, schauen sich in der Regel viele Wohnungen an.
Ihr Vorteil: Sie müssen nicht x Besichtigungen organisieren. Die Verträge mit den Mietinteressenten können Sie bei uns bequem und schnell online abschließen.
1.e.)
Our service is free of charge for owners. Owners always get the full amount of the rent, given on our website. The tenan pays a commission fee, which depends on the monthly rent and the length of the rental.
You only pay a small fee if you book the management service for furnished apartments.
You only pay a small fee if you book the management service for furnished apartments.
1.f.)
If we marked your furnished apartment, it is very important that you let us know immediately, if the property is not available any more or if you have rented it out through other sources.
1.g.)
Yes, you can. But we hope that our service convinces you and that you only advertise your apartment with us - if not now, so maybe in the future. Crocodilian offers clients a smaller selection than other agencies and we rather attach great importance to quality than quantity.
We get a lot of requests from clients throughout the year and we nearly always rent out good flats if a flat is available for a longer period of time and if the price is okay.
If we market your apartment, you should not advertise it on internet platforms like Craigs List, city magazines or WG- gesucht - and you don't need it anyway.
We get a lot of requests from clients throughout the year and we nearly always rent out good flats if a flat is available for a longer period of time and if the price is okay.
If we market your apartment, you should not advertise it on internet platforms like Craigs List, city magazines or WG- gesucht - and you don't need it anyway.
1.h.)
Akkusativ is the sister company of Crocodilian, located in the same office in Schröderstr 8 in Berlin-Mitte. Akkusativ offers management service for furnished apartment which are furnished to our standards, centrally located and exclusively marketed by Crocodilian.
Please note, that the management is only offered for apartment which are available for at least one year and the apartment has to be rented on a monthly basis.
Please note, that the management is only offered for apartment which are available for at least one year and the apartment has to be rented on a monthly basis.
1.i.)
In our website Crocodilian - Rooms in Berlin, we offer furnished apartments, which are at least available for four months. The minimum rental period for those apartments is one month. Once your flat is registered with us, you can also advertise it for a shorter rental period ( from 1 month).
During high season in summer, we also accept new offers, which are available for a shorter period of time - minimum 1 month.
From mid-March 2010, we will also market vacation rentals - furnsihed apartments which can be rented for some days or weeks. Please register your apartment on Crocodilian Vacation Rentals Berlin.
During high season in summer, we also accept new offers, which are available for a shorter period of time - minimum 1 month.
From mid-March 2010, we will also market vacation rentals - furnsihed apartments which can be rented for some days or weeks. Please register your apartment on Crocodilian Vacation Rentals Berlin.
1.j.)
Please understand that we cannot list every furnished apartment. We always check offers and we only list the one which we can actually rent out. Most tenants are looking for flats, which are centrally located, have modern furniture and tasteful decor. Flats with antique furniture are less popular. Please find all apartments listed on the Crocodilian website here.
Apartment
2.a.)
The rent uusally includes all bills - electricity, water, gas, DSL etc. Please keep this in mind if you calculate the price.
It is not possible to generalize what you get per m², It depends more on the area, the type and style of furnishing, the house, floor etc.
Once you have registered, we will give you a feedback on the price as well and you can always change it later on. It is not possible to tell you a price, unless we have received your registration and photos of the flat.
If you would like to get an idea of what you can get, please check the page with all listed apartments.
It is not possible to generalize what you get per m², It depends more on the area, the type and style of furnishing, the house, floor etc.
Once you have registered, we will give you a feedback on the price as well and you can always change it later on. It is not possible to tell you a price, unless we have received your registration and photos of the flat.
If you would like to get an idea of what you can get, please check the page with all listed apartments.
2.b.)
Our clients are looking for quality apartments, which are centrally located. The flat should be renovated, with a modern bathroom, build-in kitchen and modern furnishing and stylish decor. These kind of apartments always go very fast.
Small apartments are the easiest to rent out, but we also have clients who are looking for spacious 4 or 5-room apartments. Apartments with more than one bedroom are also very much in demand.
If you would like to get a feedback on the chances of renting out your furnished apartment, please send us detailed information on availability, address, size, number of rooms, floor etc and photos.
You can register your furnished apartment here.
If you would like to rent out a furnished apartment for a shorter period of time (days and weeks), please register on Crocodilian Vacation Rentals.
This website will be online in mid-March.
Small apartments are the easiest to rent out, but we also have clients who are looking for spacious 4 or 5-room apartments. Apartments with more than one bedroom are also very much in demand.
If you would like to get a feedback on the chances of renting out your furnished apartment, please send us detailed information on availability, address, size, number of rooms, floor etc and photos.
You can register your furnished apartment here.
If you would like to rent out a furnished apartment for a shorter period of time (days and weeks), please register on Crocodilian Vacation Rentals.
This website will be online in mid-March.
2.c.)
DSL, more so than telephone, is always an asset. Most tenants a looking for a flat with DSL.
If you are living abroad, you most likely need somebody who orders DSL for you - it usually takes a while. If you order DSL and telephone, it is best to choose a provider, where you can block outgoing calls abroad and mobile calls. Otherwise you have to send your tenant the phone bill at the end of the month.
If your apartment does not have DSL, tenants can rent a surf stick from our office. It is not as fast as DSL though, but it is okay, if people only want to check mails and surf on the internet.
If you are living abroad, you most likely need somebody who orders DSL for you - it usually takes a while. If you order DSL and telephone, it is best to choose a provider, where you can block outgoing calls abroad and mobile calls. Otherwise you have to send your tenant the phone bill at the end of the month.
If your apartment does not have DSL, tenants can rent a surf stick from our office. It is not as fast as DSL though, but it is okay, if people only want to check mails and surf on the internet.
2.d.)
Yes, there are a few rooms on our website, but at the moment, we do not accept new offers for furnished rooms in shared flats.
2.e.)
Good apartments, which are centrally located and not overpriced, are usually rented all year.
If your apartment is available for a longer period of time - e.g. a year, the chances of renting it out every month, are best.
We have clients throughout the year and we get enough requests from all over the world every month.
Rental Agreement and Insurance
3.a.)
Yes. We provide bilingual rental agreements which have been checked by a lawyer. Your advantage - they can be concluded online and do not have to be scanned, faxed or sent by mail.
3.b.)
Yes, you should always ask for a deposit, depending on the length of the rental period.
Most owers ask for 1-2 months rent.
Most owers ask for 1-2 months rent.
3.c.)
Most tenants, who rent a furnished apartment for a limited period of time,.do not cause any problems. We always check tenants as good as we can - we ask for their credit card details, professsion, job, reason for coming to Berlin etc.
It is important, that you always make detailed arrangement with yuur tenant - e.g. when and how does the rent have to be paid, in which condition can he or she leave the apartment, where can he or she collect the keys etc.
If you do not want to take care of all this yourself, please check the website, introducing the Akkusativ management service for furnished apartments.
It is important, that you always make detailed arrangement with yuur tenant - e.g. when and how does the rent have to be paid, in which condition can he or she leave the apartment, where can he or she collect the keys etc.
If you do not want to take care of all this yourself, please check the website, introducing the Akkusativ management service for furnished apartments.
3.d.)
Some owerns ask tenants to provide proof that they have a general liability insurance. Even though it is always a good idea to have one, those insurance will not cover most damages that might be caused by the tenant. Dealing with damages is not our everyday business - it rarely happens, but as an owner you should always have an idea what the worst scenario could be. Liability insurance only covers damages on things which are build in in the apartment (sink, wooden floors etc, but not most furnishing). The tenant is liable for all damages caused by himself, but owners should take into consideration, that wear and tear of furnishing etc is normal.
As an owner, you should have a household insurance.
As an owner, you should have a household insurance.
3.e.)
No. We always check prospective tenants - we do a credit card check, we ask for reason for coming to Berlin, job, employer etc. The majority of our clients or academics, professionals etc, and we do normally do not rent out to very young people. We only introduce prospective tenants to you if we do not have any objections to them. We also discuss with you what kind of tenant you would like to rent out to (e.g. only professionals, with kids yes or no, etc)
Management of furnished apartments
4.a.)
Akkusativ is the sister company of Crocodilian – Rooms in Berlin and also located in Schröderstr 8.
Akkusativ manages furnished apartments, which are exclusively marketed by Crocodilian. This service is designed for owners of furnished apartments who live abroad and cannot look after their apartment or organize the rentals themselves.
Akkusativ offers a full-service management
Akkusativ manages furnished apartments, which are exclusively marketed by Crocodilian. This service is designed for owners of furnished apartments who live abroad and cannot look after their apartment or organize the rentals themselves.
Akkusativ offers a full-service management
- all correspondence with the tenants
- Akkusativ organizes viewings
- Akkusativ orgnizes viewings
- Akkusativ signs rental agreements on your behalf
- Key service – 24 hours 7/7
- Management of depositTransfer of rent to your account
- Inspection of apartment after tenant has left
- Organization of final cleaning
- Refund of deposit The aim and goal is to make the rental process as fast and easy as possible, for both owners and tenants. Akkusativ offer the management service at very low prices and only accepts certain apartments for management - quality apartments, which are tastefully furnished – urban and modern style is a must , Akkusativ also furnishes apartments and gives advice on furnishing. .
What is the advantage of having your apartment managed ?
Is the management service offered for all apartments?
How do I apply for the management service ?
Buying an Apartment in Berlin
5.a.)
No, we are only brokers of furnished apartments.
5.b.)
If you buy an apartment and plan to rent it out furnished in the future, you should
- Ask yourself, who your target group will be. Professionals are always looking for centrally located apartments, they won't rent in areas like Pankow, Rummelsburger Bucht etc, which are very nice, but not so central. Academics, students and also families do consider Zehlendorf and Steglitz, because of the University and JFK school.
- The apartment should not be too far away from a U-Bahn or S-Bahn station.
- If you buy a more expensive apartment, there should be a lift, if it located on a higher floor.
- 1 and 2-room apartments are most popular with tenants. The ideal size should be ca 40 - 65 or 70 m². With larger 2-room apartments, you do not necessarily get paid the size. But this also depends on the object, of course. 3 room apartments are also very much in demand, but they should have two bedrooms.
- The most popular areas with tenants are Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg - and then Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, Tiergarten. Schöneberg and Charlottenburg.
- You should always make sure that you do not buy too expensive and you should calculate what you need to get as a monthly rent.
- Check the apartments in our database - this will give you an idea what kind of rents are realistic.
- If you apartement is nicely furnished and not overpriced, if it has DSL and a washing machine, it will also rent out if the area is not so ideal. Crocodilian is always short of good apartments - we get a lot of requests from potential tenants from all over the world and we never have enough furnished apartments. Crocodilian will also give you advise on furnishing and we also furnish apartments (please ask for prices).
- If you have enough time to furnish the apartment yourself, please make buy a fitted kitchen, washing machine, double bed, not a sleeping sofa, even if the flat is small, make sure that you have quality mattrasses, preferable a double bed, a wardrobe and, if you have enough space, a desk. You should buy modern furniture - this is very important. Ikea is okay for cheaper apartments, but you should not buy the cheapest Ikea furnishing and the flat should not look like the typical Ikea standard flat. Black furniture should always be avoided, dark furniture in small room, and you should not mix too many colours. Although you should add a bit of could, to make the flat look also interesting on the photos. The bedroom should have blinds or curtains. And you should not buy cheap but quality. For more information please check the website of our sister company Akkusativ.
5.c.)
This is difficult to say. It is not like renting out unfurnished, where you can say that you will get a certain amount per square meter. It depends on the area, of course, but also on the furnishing. If the apartment looks nice, you will get more. To get an idea about prices, please check our database .
5.d.)
The main reason for renting out furnished should be that you do not want to have a permanent tenant. Please find all information on the advantage of renting out furnished for a limited period of time on the website property in berlin. You will get a higher rent but you won't earn a fortune.
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