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Rentin Stockholm

Renting in Stockholm is split between regulated first-hand leases (förstahand) via the municipal housing agency and second-hand sublets (andrahand) strictly regulated under Swedish rent laws.

Registry path
Title checked
3D map
1.5%lagfort stamp duty
Tillsvidareopen-ended leases are the norm
3 mostandard notice
QueueStockholm’s first-hand rental years-long line
What a purchase really costs

4 500 000 kr home in Stockholm

Stamp duty (lagfart, 1.5%) (1.5%)
67 500 kr
Bank & registration fees (≈0.2%)
9 000 kr
Cash needed at closing
4 576 500 kr

≈ +1.7% over the price. Lagfort — the title registration — costs 1.5% of price (1.5% apartments, 4.25% for organizations) plus a small fee. Agents (mäklare) are seller-paid and licensed. The purchase contract at the mäklare’s office binds; closing runs through the bank weeks later. First-home savers use ISK accounts; there is no transfer-tax relief.

Rentals run on rules

The rent side, in three lines

  • Deposits run one to three months (deposition).
  • Leases commonly run open-ended (tillsvidare) with 3-month notice.
  • Second-hand rentals (andrahandsuthyrning) need the landlord’s written consent — the queue system governs first-hand.

Stockholm prices off HQ wages and an island topology; Gothenburg and Malmö follow at a discount.

Second-hand sublets require written authorization from the landlord or BRF board. Under the Rent Act (Hyreslagen), rents for subleased Bostadsrätt units are strictly capped to capital cost plus utility expenses.

If a sublandlord charges an illegal surcharge (oskälig hyra), the tenant can seek reimbursement of excess rent for up to two years retroactively through the Regional Rent Tribunal (Hyresnämnden).

FAQ

What is an andrahand contract in Stockholm?
A second-hand sublet contract, typically limited to 1–2 years with BRF board permission, protecting tenants against arbitrary rent gouging.
How much deposit is customary in Stockholm rentals?
Standard market practice is 1 to 2 months rent held as a security deposit, returnable upon move-out inspection.

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