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Before coming to Korea, expat people would ask for information about housing in Korea. They also ask about international schools, general information, international hospitals and more. The fastest way to find exact information is searching internet and also some people ask to their agents to get them.
Expat workers in Korea, they come to their companies to discuss about employment agreements. They also visit some apartments to check what kinds, how big and how close to work and so on. They would get imaginations about quality of apartments which companies provide to.
After making employment agreements, they would be back thier home to pack and check their luggage. Generally, 1 week to 2 months before working, they would stay hotels or serviced apartments to find proper apartments to live and they use their knowledge to find.
After or before making lease agreements, they would register their cars and schools for their children. Also, they would get or change their visas or registration cards at this time
When people move in apartments, they would check furniture, appliances and interior of apartments. They order such as internet, cable TV, newspaper and open bank accounts to pay monthly living costs automatically.
After expire lease agreements, order moving companies to pack their stuffs. Before leaving Korea, should deregister mortgage on apartments and close bank accounts to release any bills.

1. Getting enough information about houses in Korea for making out size and quality before a contract of employment with your company.
2. Understanding where is your company, school and area which you would like to go often and choose your home. Do not waste your time on the street. Korea has a traffic problem .
3. Cheap rent or good quality means not a good house. Better transportation or convenience asks for more .
4. Better stay a serviced apartment less than a 6 months' resident and over 6months, stay a house is better.
5. Expatriates in Korea usually make the lease of house with monthly payment or rent payment in a lump sum. A lump sum basis has more advantage than a monthly payment basis for negotiation of options. The lease of a house only on a deposit basis is hardly getting back money after or during a contract .
6. Price of apartment which there are much number of households of house rent is most inexpensive and is appropriated highly into Private house, villa(Low house) and Service apartment .
7. Rent of house would get down around 10 percent as compared with asking rent at the first time
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8. Do not negotiate rent of house through several real estate agents. The lessor would not cut down rent because he would think he has a lot of prospective Lesses
9. Make sure that the lease of house would include after service from your real estate agency. After moving or during the lease, you would need a lot of small helps from an real estate agency.
10. Check any problems or broken things of property before moving-in. After making a lease agreement, It is not easy to demand to fix it. One of the best ways is taking pictures of condition of a property.
11. Expatriates in Korea usually make the lease of house with monthly payment or rent payment in a lump sum. A lump sum basis has more advantage than a monthly payment basis for negotiation of options. The lease of a house only on a deposit basis is hardly getting back money after or during a contract .
12. Make enough range of utility charge for property because Utility charge in Korea is rather high. Generally, people use 10,000Korean won($8.33) per pyung(net size).

*1pyung=3.3sq.m, 36sq.ft.
13. Voltage level has been converted to 220V in most buildings in Korea. Check out the voltage requirements before you move into your new house. Also you can buy the transfer if you want to use your electric appliance .
14. Tenant would have a duty to live in a house at least an half of duration from date on lease agreement. In case of termination before after an half of duration, tenant could get back rest of rental charge .
15. Termination lease agreement could be accepted in case of serious problems to a
lessee such as illness, moving to his own country and quitting job or serious
problems on a property .
16. Lrice of apartment which there are much number of households of house rent is most inonger than 1 year lease agreement, would better register to mortgage on a property.
17. In case of fire a property, a lessor would be responsible for it but stolen things, a lessee would be responsible for.
18. Giving a notice to terminate lease agreement, tell agent one or two months before.
A lessor will count rental charge after notice
19. Before moving-out, an agent and a lessor would check up condition of a property. Should make same condition as before moving-in.
Seoul Apartments
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