Alquilar en Lima
Renting a flat, from the advert to the first month. The three numbers that matter are the rent, the deposit and the advance, and they are not the same thing.
Buscar
el avisomnoun
the advert
el dueñomnoun
the owner
el corredormnoun
the estate agent
a estrenar
brand new
Departamento a estrenar. · Never-lived-in flat.
céntricoadjective
central
con vista
with a view
Con vista al parque. · Overlooking the park.
los metros cuadradosmnoun
the square metres
Written m² in every advert.
Los números
el alquilermnoun
the rent
El alquiler in Peru; la renta in Mexico; el arriendo in Colombia and Chile.
la garantíafnoun
the deposit
el adelantomnoun
the advance
Usually one month's rent, and not the same as la garantía. Ask which is which before signing.
incluye servicios
bills included
el aumentomnoun
the increase
El aumento es anual. · The increase is yearly.
Firmar
el contratomnoun
the contract
firmarverb
to sign
el plazomnoun
the term
Contrato a un año de plazo. · A one-year term.
la cláusulafnoun
the clause
el avalmnoun
the guarantor
Often asked of foreigners: someone local who signs alongside you.
el inventariomnoun
the inventory
Photograph everything the day you move in. It is what the deposit argument will turn on.
Mudarse
mudarseverb
to move house
Me mudo el sábado. · I'm moving on Saturday.
la mudanzafnoun
the move
el fletemnoun
the removal van
Peruvian: hiring a van and a driver.
desocuparverb
to vacate
Hay que desocupar el treinta. · It has to be vacated on the thirtieth.
devolver la garantía
to return the deposit
dar aviso
to give notice
Hay que dar aviso con un mes. · You have to give a month's notice.