“When would be a good time period for moving in a share house…”
There might be many people thinking like that.
We recommend April to June for moving in a share house. Since there will be less people moving for a new school or job during this time period, you can take more time to look for a share house.
Moreover, if you understand a recommended time period, a procedure and flow for moving in a share house, you can start living in a share house smoothly.
So, this time, we explain the following:
- Recommended time period for moving in/looking for a share house
- Possibility of making a cost of moving in a share house cheaper
- Estimated budget for moving in a share house
- Flow and necessary procedure for moving in a share house
- Essential things you should prepare
Please think of a good time for a smooth moving-in a share house as you refer to this article.
Recommend time period for moving in a share house is from April to June
We recommend April to June for moving in a share house. The reason is that moving for a new school or job starts getting less busy.
Many people think of moving in Feb to March for a new school or job that stars in April so that the number of inquiries to share houses and moving companies increases from Feb to March until the early April.
On the contrary, the number of people moving decreases in April to June and the number of inquiries to share houses and moving companies gets low. Not the number of available share houses is high, but you can take more time to look for a share house and to prepare for moving
Recommend time period for looking for a share house is from April to May
Please refer to the following time periods if you want to look for a share house smoothly.
- April to May
- November to December
First, April to May becomes less busy for moving/moving-in. That’s why a process and procedure of visiting a share house tend to go smoothly.
Also, November to December is a season that moving for job transfer gets settled down and people don’t start looking for a house for moving-in in April yet. So, visiting a house/room goes smoothly in November to December
Moving cost for a share house is cheaper depending on a season?
Usually, moving cost for a share house doesn’t get cheaper depending on a season.
Apartments give a discount or launch a campaign when the number of people moving in is low. But, the number of people moving in share houses don’t get affected by a season like apartments do.
Thus, it’s quite rare that share houses offer a discount for rent, and prices tend to stay the same through a year.
However, it’s possible to save total cost in the following points:
- Utilize a discount campaign offered by a moving company
- Look for a share house that offers free rent
You might be able to save tens of thousands by being conscious of the points above.
If you would like to save the cost of moving in a share house as little as possible, please keep the points above.
Let’s take a look at the total cost necessary for moving in a share house next.
Rough estimation of necessary cost for moving in a share house
Rough estimation of necessary cost for moving in a share house is as follows. This time, we use Hidamari as an example.
- Rent for the first month: ¥50,000
- Utility expenses: ¥12,000
- Processing fee: ¥15,000
- Insurance (depending on a share house): Please contact us
Approx. ¥77,000 in total. Initial cost is less than ¥100,000.
Flow and procedure before moving in a share house
There might be many people feeling, “I want to move in a share house!”, after reading the article above.
Flow of moving in a share house is as follows:
- Visit a share house, and ask a management company about procedures if you like it
- Submit a necessary document for tenant screening to a management company
- Transfer money for initial cost after passing a tenant screening
- Receive a key after finishing procedures
- Set a date and time for moving in with a moving company and then finishing moving in
Necessary document is for example:
- Copy of ID such as a driver’s license
- Rental application and contract
- Document about a guarantor
- Copy of your seal or certificate of your seal
Essential stuff/things for moving in a share house.
You don’t need a lot to move in a share house.
For instance, essential things are as follows:
- Cloths
- Towels
- Toiletries such as a tooth brush
- Things you use for bathing such as shampoo
- Hangers
- Dryer
- Bed
On the contrary, the following things are not needed since many share houses have/prepare them already.
- Washing machine
- Table
- Chair or couch
- TV
- Vacuum cleaner
- Utensils
- Refrigerator
Please find out what you really need for moving in a share house and let’s move without carrying a lot of unnecessary things.
Summary: To move in a share house smoothly, you need to understand a good time period and essential stuff/things for moving.
We explained the recommended time period for moving in a share house in this article.
To sum up, the recommended time period for moving in a share house is April to June. Also, the recommended time period for looking for a share house is April to May or November to December.
In general, for share houses, it’s hard to save moving cost around the time for moving-in. But, you might be able to save money a little bit in the following ways.
- Utilize a discount campaign offered by a moving company
- Look for a share house that offers free rent
Please keep the ways above, and let’s start making a plan for a smooth moving-in to a share house.
Moreover, it’s absolutely necessary to say hello to other share mates after moving-in to a share house. However, it’s difficult to know a good timing for people moving-in to a share house for the first time.
