Housing in Kolding

How do you find a place to live? And what does it cost? We have gathered all you need to know below!

Renting

In Kolding there is a lot of possibilities for renting. You can both rent from a public housing association, a private housing company or private landlords.

Very often residential lease contract is in Danish. Here is an example of a contract in English, which is the legal approved for use: Typeformular A (engelsk) med vejledning

Public housing

It’s possible to find an overview of the public housing options here: Danmarkbolig

If you find something interesting, you can contact the housing company directly that manages the housing unit you are interested in.

Here are direct links and contact details for the four public housing associations that rent out housing in Kolding:

Bovia (AAB)

Tel: +45 69171612
Mail: info@bovia.dk

Alfabo

Tel: +45 73708180
Mail: info@alfabo.dk

Domea

Tel: +45 76444450
Mail: sc.syd@domea.dk

Boligselskabet Kolding

Tel: +45 76603232
Mail: kolding@bdk.dk

How to sign up at a public housing association

You can sign up for accommodations at one or more of the public housing organizations in Kolding. Each organization offer different accommodation options. Some accommodations are immediately available whereas other options have a waiting list.

To apply for accommodations at a specific public housing association, you will need to pay a membership fee to join the association. The price for signing up for public housing varies from organisation to organisation. To join a public housing association, you need to contact the relevant housing organisation

Private housing

Another option is to look for housing through one of the larger private housing companies in Kolding.

Facebook groups

At the Facebook groups for renting, some people are also posting furnished accommodation.

Student accommodation

If you are a student, you can sign up for student accommodations in Kolding at StudentKolding:

StudentKolding

It’s is a platform where you can search for all student accommodations options in Kolding and you therefore do not have to sign up with several different housing associations – and it is free to search.

Room

Are you looking for a room to rent?

There are often available rooms posted in some of the Facebook groups.
There are also websites who specialise in finding roommate for sharing apartment. You can e.g. search for a roommate site like “Find a roommate” etc. Remember to search for a Kolding postal code

Furrnished accommodation

At Metropolis you can apply for furnished accommodations.

At Forenom, you can find temporary, fully furnished accommodations.

Purchasing

It’s also an option to buy a house if you have a CPR number. You can read more in this guide about buying property in Denmark as a foreigner: Buying Real Estate in Denmark – Life in Denmark