True monthly cost of renting
Rent, building charge (közös költség), utilities and internet, plus the cash you need on moving day. Enter a listing and see the real number.
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Calculators, templates, checklists
Tools and downloads for your Budapest move
Five interactive tools and fifteen templates and checklists, from the first viewing to the day you hand back the keys. Use the tools right here, download any file directly, or get the whole kit at once.
Interactive tools
Work it out in a minute
Deposit return letter generator
Fill in a few details and get a polite, ready-to-send letter in Hungarian and English. Runs in your browser; nothing is sent or stored.
Write your letterHungarian housing glossary
79 words you will meet in listings, leases and offices, from kaució to tulajdoni lap, each in plain English.
Browse the glossaryBuying cost calculator
Transfer duty, lawyer, valuation and registration costs for a resale or new-build purchase, in HUF and EUR.
Open the buying calculatorSale calculator: what you keep
Sale price in, net proceeds out: the taxable gain after the holding-period taper, 15 percent income tax, agent and lawyer costs and any mortgage.
Open the sale calculator
For renters
Everything for a smooth rental
In the order you will need them: finding a flat, signing, moving in, and moving out.
Check before you pay
A one-page card of green lights that show a rental listing is genuine, in the order view, verify, sign, pay.
Download the cardRental viewing checklist
What to check and ask at a viewing, with Hungarian phrases and a table to compare up to four flats.
Download the viewing checklistBilingual lease template (HU/EN)
A full residential lease in Hungarian and English side by side, with plain-English notes on the clauses that help your deposit come back in full.
Download the lease templateRental handover protocol (HU/EN)
The bilingual move-in and move-out form (átadás-átvételi jegyzőkönyv): meters, keys, condition, photos and signatures.
Download the handover protocolMove-in and deposit checklist
What to agree, photograph and record from signing to move-out, so the deposit return is a simple formality.
Download the move-in checklistLandlord letter pack (HU/EN)
Four short, friendly bilingual templates: a repair request, address registration consent, move-out and handover appointment, deposit return.
Download the letter packMove-out countdown
Week-by-week jobs from giving notice to handover day and the deposit return, with tick boxes and dates.
Download the countdownDeposit return request letter (HU/EN)
A polite bilingual request, plus a more formal follow-up letter with a deadline if you ever need it.
Download the lettersDeposit recovery kit
The calm, ordered route if part of a deposit is held back: steps, costs, timelines and what to document. Pairs with the deposit guide.
Download the recovery kit
For buyers and new arrivals
Checklists that keep the process on track
Foreign buyer document and cost checklist
The permit, the documents your lawyer verifies, foglaló vs előleg, and every one-off cost. Best used next to the buying guide.
Download the buyer checklistBuyer viewing checklist
Building, flat and paperwork checks for a purchase viewing, with Hungarian questions and a comparison table.
Download the buyer viewing checklistBuyer timeline and cost tracker
Ten steps from offer to land registry with planned and done dates, plus a cost tracker and payment schedule.
Download the trackerNew arrival setup checklist
Tax number, address card, bank account, utilities and TAJ, in the order that saves repeat trips. The companion to your first weeks.
Download the setup checklistUtility and meter handover kit
A meter reading sheet for electricity, gas, water and district heating, a photo checklist and the steps to move accounts into your name.
Download the meter kit
For sellers
Prepare your sale before the first viewing
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. Pairs with the selling guide.
Download the seller's kitSale calculator
Estimate the tax on your gain and what you keep after the agent, the lawyer and any mortgage, in HUF and EUR.
Open the sale calculatorSelling from abroad
The power of attorney, a lawyer and agent you can work with remotely, tax residency and moving the proceeds, for owners living outside Hungary.
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