Student housing · Netherlands
You're moving to the Netherlands. We do the searching, the viewing and the Dutch paperwork — so you arrive with an address, a contract you understand, and a key in your hand.
Tell us your city, your budget and your move-in date. That's everything we need to begin.
Renting in the Netherlands is hard enough with a Dutch passport and a local phone number. From abroad, in a second language, against a thousand other students arriving the same week, it stops being a search and becomes a full-time job. FastKeys is the layer that takes it off you.
What we do
We take all four.
You send one message with your city, budget, dates and must-haves. We work through the listing sites, the agencies and the landlords we already know, and come back with a shortlist that actually fits — not forty links you have to filter yourself.
Still in your home country? We go instead. Video walkthrough of the room and the shared spaces, honest notes on damp, noise, the state of the kitchen, bike storage, and how long the ride to campus really takes.
We read the huurovereenkomst before you sign it: notice period, deposit rules, service charges, what happens if you leave early, and whether you can register at the address. Then we explain it to you in English, in plain words.
Key handover, meter readings and a photo record of the room's condition, so your deposit comes back at the end. After that we point you at the first practical things: your gemeente appointment, internet, insurance, a bike.
How it works
Four steps, in this order. You only ever deal with one person.
City, monthly budget, move-in date, how long you're staying, and the things you won't compromise on — your own bathroom, a quiet street, registration at the address.
You get a handful of real options with photos, the full monthly cost written out, and an honest note on what's good and what isn't about each one.
We visit in person, check the landlord is who they say they are, read the contract, and confirm you can register. Anything that doesn't hold up, we drop.
You sign, you pay the landlord directly on that signed contract, and you move in. We stay reachable for the first weeks in case something comes up.
Where we work
We're based in Limburg and work hardest in the south, but we take requests nationwide.
How we keep it safe
Housing scams target international students because they're far away, in a hurry, and can't verify anything. These four rules are how we make sure that isn't you.
Nobody — not us, not a landlord — should ask you to transfer money before you've seen a contract. If someone does, that's the end of the conversation.
Rent and deposit go straight to the landlord on a signed contract, in your name, to an account we've checked.
An address you can't register at costs you your BSN, your bank account and your health insurance. We confirm it before we recommend anything.
If a listing looks wrong, we say so — even when saying so costs us the placement. You get our honest read, not a sales pitch.
What students say
Anyone can promise a placement. These are the people it actually happened to.
I applied to eleven rooms from home and heard back from none of them. FastKeys viewed three places in one week and sent me video of each one. I signed before I even landed.
The contract was eleven pages of Dutch. They went through it with me line by line and told me which two clauses to ask the landlord about. I would have signed both without noticing.
A landlord asked me for two months' deposit by bank transfer before any viewing. FastKeys told me to walk away. The listing disappeared a week later.
Finding homes for internationals coming to the Netherlands.
Questions
Tell us what you're looking for and we'll quote you before we start — you'll know the full amount in writing, with nothing added later. Rent and deposit you pay directly to the landlord.
That's the situation we're built for. We view rooms in person on your behalf, film them, and send you the walkthrough the same day. You can sign and arrange everything from your home country.
We check this before we recommend a place. Registration with the gemeente (the BRP) is what gets you a BSN, and without a BSN you can't open a Dutch bank account, take a part-time job or arrange health insurance. Some landlords don't allow it — those places don't make our shortlist unless you specifically tell us you don't need it.
Usually one or two months' rent, paid to the landlord after the contract is signed. Anything above two months, or any request for money before a contract exists, is a warning sign. We photograph the room's condition at handover so there's evidence when you ask for the deposit back.
Typically a passport or ID, your proof of enrolment from the university, and proof of income or a guarantor — often a parent. Some landlords ask for a bank statement. We'll tell you exactly what a specific landlord wants before you apply, so nothing stalls at the last step.
Only for self-contained homes — your own front door, kitchen and bathroom — and only under income and rent limits set each year. A shared student room almost never qualifies. If a place might qualify, we'll flag it, but the application is yours to make with the Belastingdienst.
Earlier than feels necessary. For a September start, the good rooms move between April and July, and the last weeks of August are the worst time to be searching. If you're already inside that window, message us anyway — we work with what's left and we know where to look.
Get in touch
WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach us. One message is enough to start.