Quick answers for common questions

In the quest for housing, Housalert has a special weapon under its sleeve: search bots. These smart bots find virtually every rental property on the market, including the hidden gems that often get overlooked.

After you place a search, your own personal search bot will get to work for you immediately. New properties that match your housing needs will arrive via the Housalert app within seconds. All you have to do is respond quickly, and you’ll be one of the first people to apply.

Ready to find your next home super fast? Getting started is simple:

• Click on the "Start your search" button. Enter the desired city of residence and other search criteria.
• Check how many matches you can expect (our website gives an indication when you place the search). Even with a few matches per week, there is a real chance that you will find a home through Housalert.
• Keep an eye on your inbox. From now on you’ll get new properties via the Housalert app within seconds of being listed. See a property you like? Then respond as quickly as possible!

At Housalert we don’t rent out houses ourselves. There are already thousands of real estate agents and housing associations doing that, so the last thing we need is yet another agent.

In fact, there are so many real estate agents that staying on top of all the new offerings is simply impossible.

At least, without the help of Housalert😏

Housalert offers the solution to find almost all new rental properties in the Germany, France, and Ireland. We use smart search bots to monitor over 1400 listing sites at all hours of the day. You get notifications as soon as a listing goes live — so you can be one of the first to apply for the house.

Good question! There are lots of free and paid housing sites, so is Housalert really worth the money?

Our answer (though admittedly biased) is yes.

Many housing sites do the same thing: they show you long lists of rental properties. Thousands of home seekers are scrolling through the same pages of listings at the same time as you. By the time you see a house that you like, chances are that many others have already discovered the same property. As a result, you are often too late in responding and never hear back from the landlord.

Housalert does things differently. It delivers houses that fit within your search criteria directly to you within seconds after the property is listed. You’ll be one of the first to respond — and get invited to more viewings as a result.

Free sites are a great option if you have time to spend searching and applying. But if you’re like us — normal people with jobs, kids, and friends — Housalert takes over the heavy lifting and gives you peace of mind.

No one (unfortunately including us) can guarantee that you will find a home. But we can guarantee is that with Housalert, you will discover virtually any rental property that meets your housing needs at lightning speed.

We’ve helped thousands of people find houses already, and are helping more and more each day.

Sign up today, and try it for yourself. If you’re not happy, you can get a full refund within two weeks, no questions asked.

Awesome! Our advice is to take action immediately. Landlords get hundreds of applications within minutes of a listing going live — so if you’re interested at all, send in an application fast.

Make sure you respond to the property manager, broker, or housing association, not Housalert. We don’t have any relationships with landlords, so we can’t help you communicate with them.

Follow these steps to arrange a viewing:

Click on the link in the rental alert or match email. You’ll be redirected to the landlord's website.

• Check how you can contact them to respond to the property. Remember that things vary per site: sometimes you can simply respond by email or a contact form, in other cases, you must first create an account.
• Send your (fun and personal!) response to the landlord.

💡 PRO-tip: Some agents and housing associations require that you make an account to apply for a home. We suggest you make an account in advance, so you can respond as quickly as possible to a listing.

There can be, but not necessarily. Here's how it works:

Housalert finds (almost) all available rental properties in Germany. However, some rental websites only allow you to respond to premium listings if you have a paid account with them. This typically costs a few tens of euros. These extra costs are not included in your Housalert subscription. You decide whether you want to purchase such a premium account on a rental website.

The benefit of this type of premium listing is that you can respond to rental homes that unpaid users of that site can't access. This increases your chances of getting a viewing. But don’t worry: there are plenty of rental websites where you can respond to listings for free, meaning you don’t have to incur any additional costs beyond your Housalert AI subscription.

Most of our users are amazed at how quickly Housalert helps them find a home. But, we can understand that it might not be the right fit for everyone. You have a 14-day trial period during which you can request a full refund, no questions asked. Just log in to My Housalert to request the refund. 💸

Found a place, or want to cancel your subscription after the 14-day trial window? You can also easily do that yourself: log in to My Housalert and cancel your subscription renewal. Your subscription will automatically stop at the end of the billed period. 👍