For a very long time Munich has been leading the ranks of the „most popular German cities“, ...

... despite the sad fact that this has resulted also in the most expensive accommodation prices overall.

Munich is simply more than CSU, FC Bayern and the beer capital of Germany. It is a very friendly, open city and has become indeed most cosmopolitan.

Walk down Sendlinger Strasse, enjoy joyful shopping, listen to Abercrombie and Fitch blasting music, buy your sports gear at Sport Scheck and finish with a delightful lunch at the Japanese restaurant Sasou. Maximilianstrasse offers top notch goods for those who can and want to spend the money.

Enjoy the afternoon in the English Garden, watch a football match of FC Bayern, listen to the concert at the…

The Expat got a good job in Munich, so his next step is to get a roof over his head. How to go about this?

The forums give good advice – www.toytowngermany.com is a very popular source to get any kind of information.

Why a fee?

Obviously nobody is happy to have to pay an additional fee on top of rent and commission, although the observation is that “foreigners” see this as a normal part of their start-up and appreciate the furnished agency scene in Munich as a bonus, in order to get settled quickly. The Germans sometimes still have their “inbred” Makler problem as I would call it.

Its worth it:

Companies are fine with the fees in general, to note is that the agencies for…