Bucerius has no on-campus housing. However, we actively assist participants in obtaining housing in Hamburg. Please find five main housing options below:
- Student dormitory housing at Berliner Tor (only if you are not older than 34!)
- Gosslerhaus housing (rooms in a shared apartment and single apartments)
- Room subletting through other MLB or Bucerius students or alumni
- Independent long-term / private housing: online classifieds, newspapers, housing agencies
- Use of short stay accommodation
We strongly recommend that you finalize your housing arrangements by the middle of July at the latest. It is more difficult to contact people and make arrangements in July/August because of the vacation season.
If you have further questions regarding housing in Hamburg, please contact inga.diercks(at)law-school.de.
There are several dormitories run by the "Studierendenwerk Hamburg". The MLB Program reserves 15 rooms in a modern (built in 2003) dorm in very central location at Berliner Tor, about 15 minutes from campus by subway.
- You have to be under 35 to live in this dorm
- 3- to 4-bedroom apartments, shared with men and women
- Each bedroom has wireless internet and TV access
- Meeting room for socializing on the ground floor
- Coin-operated washing machines available in the basement
- The monthly rent is €316 and includes all costs for heating, electricity, water, bed linens, dishes, the cleaning of the staircases, cable TV, wireless internet and house administration
- A refundable deposit of €400 must be paid prior to moving in or by cash money transfer at a local bank immediately after moving in
- It will not be possible to choose your roommate/s, change or sublet your room.
- You make your reservation through the Response Sheet that we will send to admitted students in April
- We forward your information to the landlord, the Studierendenwerk Hamburg, which will in turn handle the rest with you directly.
- You will then need to sign the contract immediately and send it back to the Studierendenwerk Hamburg via regular mail - not email.
- The signed contract is binding for one year from August 15, 2011 to August 14, 2012. It can only be cancelled under exceptional circumstances. If you wish to stay longer, you can apply for another room individually.
More information on the dormitory at the Berliner Tor and some pictures of the building can be found here.
If you are 35 or older, we can assist you in finding a room in another student dormitory.
The beautiful villa "Goßlerhaus" is located in the lovely and quiet area in the quarter of Blankenese, one of the most exclusive quarters in Hamburg. Supermarkets, bakeries, pharmacies and the metro station are only 400 meters away. The villa is 13 km away from the Bucerius campus. A 30 minute ride on public transportation will bring you there. Bucerius Education GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Bucerius Law School, organizes internal and external events at Goßlerhaus. Since 2009, we have an allocation of four small rooms (approx. 10 sqm, € 380/month) and one bigger room (approx. 14 sqm, € 480/month) in the basement. All rooms are fully equipped, with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and can be rented for twelve months. A weekly general cleaning service of the shared floor, kitchen and bathrooms is included in the monthly rent. There is also an apartment for a couple in the attic (€ 950/month).
For more information and photos of the rooms, please click here.
Due to the high monthly rent prices in Hamburg, especially in central locations, we recommend that you share a 2 or 3 bedroom apartment with other people. Please be aware that if you do not bring your own furniture, you should look for "Möblierte Zimmer/ Wohnung" ("furnished room/apartment").
Agency City-wohnen
This agency offers contacts for interim housing and will bill you for its services. The progressive commission fee is staggered according to the number of months you contract to rent, e.g.: up to 1 month – 30 % of one month's rent; up to 6 months – 105 % of one month's rent etc. The legal rate of VAT (currently 19%) will be added to all commissions. Bucerius Law School has worked out a cooperation agreement with the respective agency. Please inform the agency that you are a Bucerius student (customer number is 25410) to receive a 15 % discount on the commission fee.
For more information please see www.city-wohnen.de.
Internet
www.campus-hamburg.de/wohnboerse/
www.studenten-wg.de
www.suiteforyou.de
www.hamburg-apartments.de
www.immo.abendblatt.de
http://immo.avis-net.de
www.wg-gesucht.de
www.immobilienscout24.de
http://hamburg.homecompany.de/en/index
Newspapers
For those who speak German, the following online resources are also helpful:
- HAMBURGER ABENDBLATT
Daily newspaper with online classified ads
Internet: Hamburger Abendblatt (www.immo-abendblatt.de)
- IMMOBILIEN AVIS
Weekly classifieds newspaper (immo.avis-net.de/)
(click link for "Mietwohnungen Hamburg und Umland")
Remember that you will need to look for "Möblierte Wohnung" (furnished apartments). For a list with the most common abbreviations in apartment-ads, please click here.
Short-term Accomodation
It is of course easier to find an apartment once you have arrived in Hamburg, as you can make an appointment to look at apartments and meet landlords. In this case, we would recommend that you stay a few nights in a low-priced hotel or in a youth hostel (€ 10/night and up) while you are searching.
Please click here for addresses of hostels & centrally located hotels in Hamburg.
In the dormitories run by the "Studierendenwerk," there is also a limited number of guestrooms available, which can be rented for a period of up to three months. These rooms can be rented directly from the House Administration in the respective halls of residence. We can provide you with recommendations regarding pros and cons of different student dormitories.
If you prefer to look for accomodation when you are in Hamburg, we strongly recommend to arrive a few days earlier.