Japanese Real Estate Blog

Living in Tokyo is not as easy as it seems.  Foreigners, have to part with a lot of money amongst other requirements so as to be able to rent apartments in Tokyo.  The Japanese rental laws or requirements; require that those intending to rent apartments pay at-least 6 months rent before being allowed to fully rent apartment (this is broken up in three phases).  The rental process for those living in Tokyo is interestingly handled by real estate agents.  Not landlords like in other parts of the world. This has proved more worthwhile than dealing with landlords directly. 

The above, has been occasioned by the number of defaulters.  This has caused landlords a lot of unnecessary agony when in comes to rental payment, and absconding without making any payments on the rents due.  Renting apartment in Tokyo period ranges from one year to two years and not less.  Foreigners face some of the toughest hurdles when it comes to apartment’s rental here.  Amongst some of the problem they face is the language barrier, and secondly, finding a trustworthy guarantor.

Foreigners who have valid driving licenses from their country origin, are only allowed to use the same on Japan’s roads for a maximum period of one year.  On expiry, they are required to go through the rigorous process of obtaining a Japanese driving license.  This is expensive, thorough and involves a lot of mandatory driving process.  A driving license from whatever part of the world is one of the best identification documents that have withstood the test of time.  It includes a person’s intimate details

 

One of the other advantages in providing a drivers license number is the issue of parking.  Most apartments in Tokyo provide car parking lots for their residents.  It is a proof that one is law abiding citizen.  Since most of the countries do not share the same identification details; a drivers license is a proper way of identification, as most of them are usually international rated.  They indicate user’s personal details, address, contact information, country of origin and finally, their proficiency amongst the many other available details.