Hona: Budapest Housing Toolkit
Version: November 2026
www.hona.hu

Independent English guides for expats renting and buying a home in Budapest.
No listings, no hidden commissions, no pay-to-play.

What is inside:

- budapest-rental-viewing-checklist.pdf
  Rental Viewing Checklist: What to check and ask at a viewing, Hungarian phrases, and a fill-in comparison table for up to four flats.
- budapest-renter-movein-deposit-checklist.pdf
  Move-in and Deposit Checklist: What to agree, photograph and record from signing to move-out, plus a fill-in box for your key lease details.
- budapest-rental-handover-protocol.pdf
  Rental Handover Protocol (HU/EN): Bilingual fill-in form for move-in and move-out: parties, meter table, keys, room-by-room condition, inventory and signatures.
- budapest-deposit-recovery-kit.pdf
  Deposit Recovery Kit: The four-step route from a friendly request to a payment order, with costs, timelines, an evidence checklist and where to get help.
- deposit-demand-letter-hu-en.pdf
  Deposit Return Request Letter (HU/EN): Polite bilingual deposit return request, plus a formal follow-up (fizetési felszólítás) with a deadline and sending tips.
- budapest-lease-template-hu-en.pdf
  Bilingual Lease Template (HU/EN): Full bilingual residential lease with plain-English notes on the clauses that help a deposit come back in full.
- budapest-new-arrival-setup-checklist.pdf
  New Arrival Setup Checklist: Tax number, address card, bank account, utilities, közös költség and TAJ health cover, in the order that saves repeat trips.
- foreign-buyer-document-cost-checklist.pdf
  Foreign Buyer Document and Cost Checklist: Permit, title checks, foglaló vs előleg, every one-off cost with current rates, and handover steps for foreign buyers.
- budapest-buyer-viewing-checklist.pdf
  Buyer Viewing Checklist: Building, flat and paperwork checks for a purchase viewing, Hungarian questions, green lights and a comparison table.
- budapest-utility-meter-handover-kit.pdf
  Utility and Meter Handover Kit: Meter reading sheet (electricity, gas, water, district heating), photo checklist, account-holder table and transfer steps.
- budapest-landlord-letter-pack-hu-en.pdf
  Landlord Letter Pack (HU/EN): Four bilingual templates: repair request, address registration consent, move-out and handover appointment, deposit return.
- budapest-check-before-you-pay-card.pdf
  Check Before You Pay: One-page card of green lights that show a rental listing is genuine, in the order view, verify, sign, pay.
- budapest-move-out-countdown.pdf
  Move-out Countdown: Week-by-week jobs from giving notice to handover day and the deposit return, with tick boxes and dates.
- budapest-buyer-timeline-cost-tracker.pdf
  Buyer Timeline and Cost Tracker: Ten-step timeline from offer to land registry with planned/done dates, a cost tracker by the costs page categories and a payment schedule.
- budapest-seller-preparation-kit.pdf
  Budapest Seller's Preparation Kit: Documents to gather, a pricing worksheet, a viewing-readiness checklist, a timeline from decision to handover, the tax taper and questions for an agent and a lawyer.

Print them, or fill them in on your phone or tablet.
Every figure comes from the guides at www.hona.hu, where each one is sourced and dated.
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm anything that
matters with the relevant office or your own independent lawyer.
