Accomodation - Kombo
Even though the housing situation is better in Linköping and Norrköping than in previous years, it is still difficult to find stable accommodation. Both in Linköping and Norrköping, it can take up to six months before you get stable housing. The availability of student housing should not be a decisive factor when choosing a place of study.Together with LinTek and Consensus, we run the students' rental association, KOMBO, to provide you with tips and advice on housing.
KOMBO, which is under our company Kårservice, is a free tenant organization for students at Linköping University. KOMBO can help you with everything related to housing. Everything from how to best find housing and write contracts to what rights and obligations you have as a resident. At the start of the term, KOMBO can also help arrange temporary sleeping accommodations, so-called emergency housing.
How do I get housing? – five tips for finding accommodation as a new student
1. Register with the large and slightly smaller housing companies. For each day you have been registered, you get a queue point, so make sure to queue at as many places as possible and log in regularly so you don't lose your points!
Linköping:
ByggVesta i Linköping (studentboendet Colonia)
Linköpings kommuns förteckning över hyresvärdar i Linköping
Norrköping:
Norrköpings kommuns bostadsguide (innehåller bland annat förteckningar över hyresvärdar)
2. Share a larger apartment or rent a room
3. Look outside Linköping and Norrköping
Good commuting towns to Linköping:
Linghem, Vikingstad, Ljungsbro, Mantorp, Mjölby, Boxholm, Åtvidaberg, and Borensberg.
Good commuting towns to Norrköping:
Haga, Kimstad, Söderköping, Skärblacka, and Hageby.
Between Norrköping and Linköping, there is a free campus bus for students!
4. Emergency housing and kind students
Come here even if you haven't found accommodation for the roll call! If you are going to study in a program, there are older students, mentors, who can provide a temporary sleeping place such as a couch. KOMBO also arranges emergency accommodation with air mattresses in apartments where you can buy a ticket per night.
5. It will work out with housing...
…but you have to be active and search for it yourself! In Linköping and Norrköping, it is often easier to find accommodation in the spring. Your dream home might be available by spring instead, so during the fall, it's good to be open to commuting or living temporarily.
6. Home Insurance
It is important to have home insurance so that you are protected if something unexpected happens. Without home insurance, it can become very expensive if an accident were to occur. It is important to have home insurance even when you are subletting. At Försäkrat.se, you can compare different insurance policies as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each insurance company. There is also something called student insurance, which is basically regular home insurance but with special prices for students.The information about home insurance has been developed in collaboration with Försäkrat.se.
Notify a move to the authority as a student
You who move to study at a university or college should be registered at your place of study. The basic rule is that you should be registered where you live, that is, where you sleep the most nights. With an e-ID, you can use the Swedish Tax Agency's e-service to register your move, quickly and easily.
Read more and make your change of address notification on the Swedish Tax Agency's website: www.skatteverket.se/studentflytt