September 22nd: Information hunt

Now, it´s time to do some further research about the issue!

Let´s hunt for information!

On the webpage of Umeå municipality, I found an article on the theme.

It has some good information about the Emergency office activities,

and interesting mention about tax deduction for renting landlords.

Here it is:

http://www.umea.se/umeakommun/byggaboochmiljo/arkiv/artiklarbyggabo/studentkarsokerakutrummednyagrepp.5.1bcd46311407b7f305b2e4ca.html

This is the english translation of the article, but it´s just google translated for non-swedish speakers, just to give the idea:

Umeå Student Union takes delivery of emergency rooms to students. The fresh site akutrum.nu and distributing information directly to homeowners , new approaches in the search for accommodation.

YMCA have long maintained emergency accommodation service to students on behalf of the Municipality of Umeå . After a new procurement activities will be managed by Umeå student union the next two years with a possible extension for another year.

- Housing shortage is a major problem for students , so it feels great that we once again have the opportunity to help convey accommodation Linus says Lundstrom , newly appointed chairman of the Umeå Student Union .

Meeting online
Before the start of the semester in the fall, probably around 250 students will be in need to rent a room for their accommodation. A tool to convey these is the Student Union recently opened website akutrum.nu .

- Where it is possible for both homeowners and apartment owners to register vacant rooms and students to search rooms , Linus says Lundstrom .
Both houses and apartments

The union will normally also advertise in local newspapers and contacting previous rentals. One new addition to the site is a sports club will be involved to hand out so-called flyers with information about the need for housing for students. The focus of the effort is on the house , but the student body seeking broader.

- Typically, home owners rent out a room, but also in the larger apartments are often a room that is more remote and which is appropriate to rent out. Other possible accommodations is a guest cottage on the farm or a caravan . The hirer choose from rental and price , says Linus Lindström.

SEK 40 000 in deductions
Rental of rooms has been very favorable since the standard deduction almost doubled since last year. Anyone who rents a home in 2013 may deduct SEK 40 000 from the proceeds .