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Frankfurt City Guide
Classified Advertisements
Local newspapers offer a range of classified sections on accommodation either to rent or to
buy however the main source is the internet. A further option is to place an advertisement
oneself. Below are some contacts to look for or place advertisements:
Frankfurter Rundschau
(www.fr-online.de)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (
www.faz.net)– Friday and Sunday editions
Das Inserat
(www.das-inserat.de) – several editions throughout the week
Immobilien Scout
(www.immobilienscout24.de)
Basic abbreviations used in classified ads
:
1-ZKB
1 Zimmer, Küche, Bad (1 room, kitchen, bathroom)
2-ZKBB
2 Zimmer, Küche, Bad, Balkon (2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom, balcony)
3-ZW
3-Zimmer Wohnung (3-room apartment)
Atelier
Studio Apartment
DG
Dachgeschoss (attic)
EB
Erstbezug (first letting)
EBK
Einbauküche (fitted kitchen)
EG
Erdgeschoss (ground floor)
KM
Kaltmiete (rent excl. heating or utilities
)
Lux.
Luxuswohnung (luxury apartment
)
Miete z.Z.
Miete zur Zeit (current rent – may be raised for new tenant)
Möbl.
Möbliert (furnished)
Nachm.
Nachmieter (new tenant)
NB
Neubau (new building)
NK
Nebenkosten (maintenance costs for heating, garbage etc.)
NR
Nichtraucher (non-smoker)
Souterrain
(basement apartment)
Teilmöbliert
(partly-furnished, usually with fitted kitchen and bathroom)
U/Kt.
Umlagen/Kaution (additional costs/security deposit)
Warm
heating, sometimes utilities included