Reviews

When we decided to relocate to the Netherlands from Seattle, we knew that finding a rental would be challenging with five small pets in tow. What we didn’t anticipate, however, was being turned down by numerous makelaars who were outright unwilling to assist us. With a tight deadline looming due to several factors, we grew desperate and anxious. That’s when we stumbled upon Home for Expats. We met with Giselle, who was upfront about her concerns but genuinely committed to helping us as much as she could. We arrived in the Netherlands prepared for the possibility of securing short term housing while continuing our search. But Giselle worked her magic, and within less than a week of our arrival, we had found a long term home! Today, we’re happily settled with our boys and pets in a beautiful place we can truly call our own. We couldn’t have done it without Giselle and Home for Expats!

We are so grateful to have found Homes for Expats! Our makelaar, Giselle, was absolutely amazing. She was very transparent about the costs and how competitive the housing market is in the Netherlands. She found us an amazing place in about 5 weeks right next to a tram line. It’s even bigger than we expected! She was very communicative during the entire process and answered all of our random questions. We can’t recommend them enough to other expats looking for a new home. Thank you SO much!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Homes for Expats came highly recommended and we were not disappointed. We were extremely nervous to find a place to live in a new country without viewing it in person. From our initial meeting, Kady was extremely helpful. She explained how the Dutch real estate market works and how she would assist us. When it came time to start viewing properties, Kady sent incredibly detailed videos and messages about the properties we requested. When we asked different questions about the condition and/or her opinion, she was very honest and it felt like she was looking out for our best interest. We found a property we loved and she put in a lot of time and effort to help us secure it. After moving, she checked-in to make sure we were settled. She gave some advice on how to document the apartment condition so we will not lose our security deposit upon move out. If you are moving from abroad, we can't recommend Homes for Expats enough. They helped to make make a very big and stressful move more manageable.

Nicky was great! She found a home for me in my budget with all my boxes ticked (including a place for my dog) and made the process smooth. I couldn’t be happier.

We had such an amazing experience with Home for Expats from start to finish! From day one, we had a great feeling and immediately felt we could trust the team. The Home for Expats team were incredibly patient, always had our best interests at heart, and celebrated all the little moments with us. Even though we were eager to buy, they encouraged us to keep looking and not just settle for anything that was available. We are so happy we trusted their process, because it led us to our perfect home. Thank you, Cherene and Yvette, for all your guidance, patience and support. We couldn't have asked for a better experience buying our first home in the Netherlands! ❤️

When we just arrived in the Netherlands we were curious as to which service providers we will use in the pursuit of a house. We went to Expat fairs and came across Homes for Expats. This was 2 years ago (2024). We reached out to them and met Jessica. We had specifics in what we wanted in our search for a house. Jessica treated us with the utmost patience, even after changing the criteria for the area more than once. I would recommend Homes for Expats a thousand times over and over. Thank you, Jessica and team. Forever grateful! Hershelle & Ethel Swarts

Homes for Expats: Professional, Caring and Honest Having bought, sold and rented multiple houses in the US using realtors, it was unimaginable to think we could do the same in the Netherlands without a makelaar where we do not know local practices nor speak Dutch. After some careful consideration, we selected Homes For Expats not once but twice for securing our rentals. Our second effort was the most ambitious and challenging as we needed to find someone to take on our first lease as we moved into our second rental. Kady, Cherene and the rest of the team were determined and quickly successful in securing a new tenant acceptable to the owner of our now-former rental and moving us into a new home overlooking the Rhine and Rembrandtplaats. Without Kady’s persistence, professionalism, honesty and creativity on both ends of the transactions it would not have happened. Now we can relax on our terrace and watch the boats passing by, and all within a 10 minute walk of Leiden Centraal. We thank Kady and Cherene and highly recommend them whether you are renting or buying!

Giselle from Homes for Expats was incredible—kind, responsive, and genuinely helpful throughout the entire process. She helped us find and secure a wonderful home before our move and continued to follow up afterward, making sure everything went smoothly and helping with questions and issues after check-in. After hearing about the difficulties so many other expats have faced finding housing, we feel especially grateful that we had the opportunity to work with Giselle. She made a potentially stressful international move so much easier, and we cannot recommend her highly enough!

Buying property in the Netherlands as a foreigner is hard. There is far more to think about - and act on - than you expect. What makes the difference is having someone who works proactively, keeps things moving, arranges the calls and the viewings, and helps you get through piles of documents. Nicky at Homes For Expats is exactly that kind of partner: reliable, proactive, energetic. She took a huge load off my shoulders, handling every detail of the process - minor and major - making sure things progressed as fast as possible, and keeping every aspect of a complex project under control. Huge help. I couldn't have done it without you, Nicky. Thank you!

We had a great experience with Kady at Homes for Expats! She made the process so easy and gave us the realistic expectations and reassurance we needed to get through the process and find our home. She even went above and beyond in coming after we arrived to help us figure out how to get our microwave/oven to work. Highly recommend!