Rendin Blog

In the Rendin blog, you can find useful tips and tricks for renting and renting out. In addition to that, we have collected all of our success stories and case studies here.

Apartment-renting recommendations for young tenants

Apartment-renting recommendations for young tenants

For many young people, the end of summer or the beginning of fall means looking for a rental home and mov...

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Case study: €5000 damage caused by a tenant

Case study: €5000 damage caused by a tenant

Triin, an experienced landlord, owns multiple apartments in Tallinn that she rents out on a long-term bas...

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Renting out an apartment: 6 tips from landlords

Renting out an apartment: 6 tips from landlords

When an owner is faced with renting out an apartment, and their notebook or phone is filled with a massiv...

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An expert’s analysis: 5 risks arising from the rental agreement

An expert’s analysis: 5 risks arising from the rental agreement

A rental agreement is a basis for any tenancy relationship, regulating the rights, obligations, and under...

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2 main reasons for conflict between landlords and tenants

2 main reasons for conflict between landlords and tenants

While the entire rental period between a landlord and a tenant may have passed without concern, in many c...

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Expert insight: 4 most significant changes in the rental market

Expert insight: 4 most significant changes in the rental market

Several changes in the rental market have been carried over from last year to this one. Unfortunately, th...

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Rendin quits adding listings to Kinnisvara24 portal

Rendin quits adding listings to Kinnisvara24 portal

As of the 1st of May, Rendin no longer adds rental listings to the Kinnisvara24 portal. It means the find...

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How to get the rental home paperwork in order?

How to get the rental home paperwork in order?

Drafting the rental agreement, preparing the Handover Act of the property, and formally terminating the a...

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Termless or fixed term rental agreement - which one to prefer?

Termless or fixed term rental agreement - which one to prefer?

In the Estonian rental market, two types of rental agreements are used – fixed-term and termless. Althoug...

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A handover act: an important document in solving problems

A handover act: an important document in solving problems

The handover act of a living space is a necessary document in the rental process, both from the landlord’...

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Case study: faked property damage

Case study: faked property damage

For the first time in the history of Rendin, we came across a landlord who, with the help of the tenant, ...

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Tips for declaring rental income

Tips for declaring rental income

The period for submitting income tax return forms is soon to begin. Now is a good moment to remind all la...

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Experts see a change: landlords are reducing rent

Experts see a change: landlords are reducing rent

The price rally has continued in almost every area in the new year. However, signs of changes in the othe...

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Convenience upgrade in agreement management

Convenience upgrade in agreement management

For quite a long time, we have been working at Rendin to make it easier for users to manage their rental ...

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Insuring a (rental) apartment: which protections to choose?

Insuring a (rental) apartment: which protections to choose?

Home insurance should be a must for every property owner, regardless of whether they live in their own ap...

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Rendin 2022: the biggest rental disputes

Rendin 2022: the biggest rental disputes

Almost every second landlord in Estonia has experienced problems with their tenant. Arrears and property ...

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 Home insurance won't guarantee tenancy relations

Home insurance won't guarantee tenancy relations

The more new landlords enter the market – the more confusion arises as to exactly which solutions protect...

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Rendin 2022: cases with malicious landlords

Rendin 2022: cases with malicious landlords

We generally hear more about problem tenants than malicious landlords, but the owner also sometimes cause...

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Final handover in Rendin – protection against misunderstandings and hidden violations

Final handover in Rendin – protection against misunderstandings and hidden violations

People often think a rental agreement is the most crucial regarding rental relationships. Of course, the ...

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Survey finds: pessimism in the rental market on the rise due to the cost of living

Survey finds: pessimism in the rental market on the rise due to the cost of living

Landlords and real estate agents are concerned about the cost of living and consider the occurrence of te...

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Rendin: landlords need protection throughout the agreement

Rendin: landlords need protection throughout the agreement

Recently we launched an advertising campaign that has generated a lot of buzz. This campaign aims to dra...

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The process of evicting a tenant

The process of evicting a tenant

Undoubtedly, the eviction process of a tenant is one of the hardest situations that a landlord must face....

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6 mistakes to avoid as a landlord

6 mistakes to avoid as a landlord

What are the main mistakes made by landlords renting out their apartment? Rendin’s CEO and co-founder Ala...

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What to do when a debtor tenant has vanished?

What to do when a debtor tenant has vanished?

One of the most significant risks associated with renting out a living space is that the tenant will not ...

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Rendin's version of Tinder

Rendin's version of Tinder

Once again, our product team has put a lot of work into providing our customers with new helpful function...

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Looking for a home? 5 rent-related recommendations

Looking for a home? 5 rent-related recommendations

The end of summer and the beginning of autumn is an active period on the rental market. Demand has been v...

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5 common myths about the rental market

5 common myths about the rental market

Lia Siht, the Head of Legal and Compliance at Rendin, gives an overview of the biggest misconceptions abo...

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Rendin renews the property protection included in rental agreements

Rendin renews the property protection included in rental agreements

From 1 July, Rendin renews the volume of property protection built into the rental agreement. Before, it ...

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Rendin Digibroker finds reliable tenants

Rendin Digibroker finds reliable tenants

Rendin Digibroker is a tool for landlords to find reliable tenant candidates quickly. Afterwards, you can...

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What to know about increasing the rent price?

What to know about increasing the rent price?

Increasing rent has become a topical issue in recent months. It's an understandable need, but it also inv...

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Rendin hired a top-level insurance executive

Rendin hired a top-level insurance executive

Estonian startup Rendin recruited a top-level insurance expert Andres Konsap, a long-time Head of the Und...

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5 recommendations for renting property to a foreigner

5 recommendations for renting property to a foreigner

Renting a property to a foreigner is a topic that arises again and again when communicating with landlord...

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Every other landlord has had a problematic tenant

Every other landlord has had a problematic tenant

A survey conducted by Rendin showed that every other landlord has had problems with at least one tenant. ...

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Home-finding Guideline for Newcomers

Home-finding Guideline for Newcomers

Rendin is collaborating with the public sector organisation International House of Estonia (IHE)* to help...

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Simple steps to terminate a rental agreement

Simple steps to terminate a rental agreement

Terminating a rental agreement is not a complicated process, neither for the landlord nor the tenant. Rat...

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The rental market becoming really active

The rental market becoming really active

The Estonian startup Rendin, the digital home rental platform, reveals that the number of rental agreemen...

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Deposits are outdated

Deposits are outdated

The use of a deposit is so yesterday, today's market standards require a different approach. This is the ...

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Landlords want to give housing to Ukrainians

Landlords want to give housing to Ukrainians

The rental market in Estonia and other European countries has revived due to refugees arriving from Ukrai...

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Overview: tenants ask

Overview: tenants ask

Lia Siht, Head of Legal at Estonian startup Rendin, gives an overview of the most popular topics tenants ...

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Overview: landlords ask

Overview: landlords ask

Rendin's Head of Legal and Compliance Lia Siht covers the most popular questions from (freshly started) l...

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