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Renting in Luxembourg, made clear
Here are the rules that matter when you rent a home in Luxembourg. We take you by the hand and explain everything, simply and step by step, from the official sources: deposit, state aid, documents, notice, inventory.
Luxembourg's rental market in figuresIn the second quarter of 2026, advertised apartment rents in Luxembourg rose 5.8% on the year, more than twice as fast as inflation (2.4%). An apartment is advertised at €1,843 a month on average.Read the 8 questions The rental deposit in LuxembourgIn Luxembourg, the rental deposit (garantie locative) cannot exceed 2 months' rent. It is returned in two stages after you hand back the keys, and the state can fund it for you under certain conditions.Read the 8 questions Renting in Luxembourg as a cross-border workerA cross-border worker can rent a home in Luxembourg on the same terms as any tenant: a written lease, a deposit of at most 2 months, agency fees split 50/50. If you move in, you declare your arrival at the commune within 8 days.Read the 5 questions The rent subsidy in LuxembourgThe rent subsidy (subvention de loyer) is state aid of 10 to 520 euros a month for households whose rent weighs heavily on their budget. It is for tenants on the private market in Luxembourg, subject to income conditions.Read the 7 questions What documents do you need to rent in Luxembourg?To rent in Luxembourg, agencies and landlords usually ask for an identity document, your latest payslips and your work contract. No law sets a list, but your data must stay limited to what is necessary.Read the 6 questions Flat sharing (colocation) in LuxembourgSince 1 August 2024, flat sharing has its own rules in Luxembourg: a single written lease signed by every co-tenant, a co-tenancy agreement between them, and each co-tenant jointly liable to the landlord.Read the 6 questions Notice and ending a lease in LuxembourgIn Luxembourg, a tenant who wants to leave must give 3 months' notice, unless the lease sets a longer period. The landlord can only end the lease for a serious, legitimate reason, with 3 or 6 months' notice.Read the 8 questions Agency fees in Luxembourg: split 50/50Since 1 August 2024, an estate agency's fees for a rental are split equally between the landlord and the tenant. A lease clause that says otherwise has no effect.Read the 5 questions The inventory (état des lieux) in LuxembourgThe inventory (état des lieux) records the condition of the home when the tenant moves in and moves out. As soon as a rental deposit is paid, which is almost always, the move-in inventory is mandatory and must be signed no later than the day you move in.Read the 8 questions