Private housing

LIFE AND HOUSING IN TRONDHEIM

Private housing

Due to limited availability, only students from outside Europe (EU/EEA/EFTA) are guaranteed student housing from Sit. Other students may also be allocated housing, but are not guaranteed.

All students are normally allocated student housing in the spring semester. In the autumn semester, some students from Europe will have to find housing on the private market. There are good possibilities to find privately owned rooms and apartments, but there are also multiple privately owned student villages, as listed below. 

If you intend to apply to one of the private student villages, it is recommended to apply before July to improve your chances of getting an offer.

It is strongly recommended that you do not transfer any money before you have physically seen the room you want to rent. 

Good places to search for housing

Private student villages (primarily for one year contracts)

General accommodation sites:

Private student housing sites:

Note: Not all pages listed above have an English version. A Google Translate add-on/extension exists for most browsers (built in by default in Google Chrome). Install one of these or use Google Chrome, right click on any text on the page, and choose "Translate to English".

Note: On Hybel.no, you can create a profile showing who you are and what kind of housing you are looking for, and be contacted by landlords who think their housing will be a good match for you.

Temporary housing in August while you search for housing:

Avoid being scammed

Please keep this list of ‘red flags’ in mind to avoid being scammed by false landlords:

  1. The landlord says he is staying abroad for the moment and asks you to send the money to a foreign account.
  2. The landlord says she cannot show you the room/apartment, but the key will be sent to you once the deposit is transferred.
  3. The landlord asks for your credit card number.
  4. The rental is considerably lower than for a similar apartments/room in the same area
  5. Remember that the landlord and the tenant should visit the bank together to open a deposit account. Do not transfer the deposit into a private bank account.
  6. Never give your credit card number to anyone through email, phone or any other way.
  7. Try finding the house on Google Maps. The house in the map should match the pictures in the advertisement. If the house does not appear or another house is shown, the advertisement could be false.
  8. Also, please keep in mind: If something seems too good to be true – it usually is!

Let us know when you find housing

Let us know when you find housing

Please inform the Office of International Relations at housing@st.ntnu.no as soon as you have found a room on the private market, so we can take you off our list.

Special considerations

Special considerations

The following student villages accommodate same-gender-only shared housing upon request:

The following offer private bathrooms:

The following offer couples' apartments:

If you have one of these requirements, you must inform about this as soon as possible when applying.