Housing

Living in Wageningen

Almost all students at Wageningen University live in student housing in Wageningen. But moving out on your own, where do you start? Where should you look? What should you keep in mind? We’ll help you get started.

Idealis

Idealis is the student accommodation provider in Wageningen and Ede and manages approximately 6,300 housing units. Students at Wageningen University are also eligible to rent a room through Idealis. Please visit the Idealis website for the current application procedure.

When are you eligible for housing offered by Idealis?

You can respond to available rooms from Idealis via Roommatch.nl. To do this, you must first create an account on the national platform ROOM.nl and pay the one-time registration fee. Once registered, you can log in and respond to room offers published by Idealis on Roommatch.nl. The longer you’ve been registered on ROOM.nl, the better your position in the queue and the higher your chances of securing accommodation. Therefore, make sure to register as early as possible, even if you don’t yet know your exact arrival date.

Unfurnished rooms are literally unfurnished, i.e. no bed, desk, closet or curtains

Priority

IN July/August and January/February, students can receive priority when responding to housing on Roommatch.nl. To be eligible for priority:

You must be admitted as a BSc or MSc student at Wageningen University
You have paid your tution fees
The distance between your home address and the Wageningen campus must be over 130 km.

If you meet the requirements, the priority will be visible on your Roommatch account during there periods. For more information, please see the Idealis Website.

Idealis

Idealis is the student accommodation provider in Wageningen and Ede and manages approximately 6,300 housing units. Students at Wageningen University are also eligible to rent a room through Idealis. Please visit the Idealis website for the current application procedure.

When are you eligible for housing offered by Idealis?

You can respond to available rooms from Idealis via Roommatch.nl. To do this, you must first create an account on the national platform ROOM.nl and pay the one-time registration fee. Once registered, you can log in and respond to room offers published by Idealis on Roommatch.nl. The longer you’ve been registered on ROOM.nl, the better your position in the queue and the higher your chances of securing accommodation. Therefore, make sure to register as early as possible, even if you don’t yet know your exact arrival date.

Unfurnished rooms are literally unfurnished, i.e. no bed, desk, closet or curtains

Priority

IN July/August and January/February, students can receive priority when responding to housing on Roommatch.nl. To be eligible for priority:

You must be admitted as a BSc or MSc student at Wageningen University
You have paid your tution fees
The distance between your home address and the Wageningen campus must be over 130 km.

If you meet the requirements, the priority will be visible on your Roommatch account during there periods. For more information, please see the Idealis Website.

How do I find a room at Idealis?

Helpful links

Housing organisations and agencies

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Tips

Students looking for a room in Wageningen (other than through Idealis/Room.nl) should be wary of scams to prevent paying for a non-existent room. Some indications that can be used to identify scammers are:

The landlord does not allow you (or another person) to view the room or flat before you have to transfer money.
There is a high time pressure (the first person to sign the contract gets the room).
The person posting the ad on (for instance) Facebook has little or no information on their personal page.
Advertisements contain anomalous details in the use of language or the advertisement contains incorrect information (such as that a flat is “near a shopping mall”, which we don’t have in Wageningen).

Landlords (other than Idealis where you upload a copy of your passport in your personal online account on Room.nl) are allowed to ask for personal information and your ID number, but not for a copy of your passport or your citizen service number. In case you do want to make a secure copy of your ID, we strongly advise you to use the KopieID app.

Please read all about this app on this website of the Dutch Government. You can download the KopieID app at the  Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The app is a publication of the National Office for Identity Data, part of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands.

(All independent from Wageningen University and Research)

Wageningen Student Plaza: The Facebook group for Wageningen Students. Besides second hands stuff also rooms are offered here. Or you can ask if someone in this group knows about an available room.
Wageningen Room Sublets Mostly temporary rooms.
Wageningen Student Housing
Hoefweg Ede

Also, some Facebook groups exist that are established by- and meant for people from certain nationalities. You may find a room or help in general more easily here.

In some cases, one can receive rent benefit from the Dutch government. Information about rent benefits can be found on the site of the Dutch Tax Administration.