Meanwhile in Germany, they rent completely empty apartments, i.e. no kitchen at all. No cabinets, no appliances. Not all of them do it, and sometimes you can buy the kitchen from the previous tenant. But yeah, lol.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That seems like a giant pain in the ass...

What do you do as a renter? Install your Ikea kitchen and then take it with you to your next apartment when your lease is up and they don't want to renew? Good luck finding a place with the same layout

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don't live in Germany, but from my understanding (and related experiences from the neighboring country) you either try to sell it to the next tenant or on the marketplace. I guess some take the kitchen with them if they can. I would guess 2nd hand market is as big as it is in my place. You can furnish a place for quite cheap as a tenant.

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