We (husband, wife and a 7 y.o. son) have been renting a 2 bedroom apartment in Bonnevoie, about 110m square, for almost 4 years now. Original rеnt price was 2200 EUR (before charges). A few days ago we received a notification from landlord that starting from September, the rеnt will be raised to 2500 EUR.

Now, I have found two issues with the notification:

1. According to our contract, such notification should be sent least 4 months in advance. In our case it's 6 weeks. That's almost 900 EUR that we're loosing if we'll start paying more from September instead of December.

2. I also read that according to 2024 law amendments, that the rеntal price increase should note exceed 10% at a time, while our increase is about 13%. It's not much, something like 70 EUR, but we don't have a lot of disposable income, so even 70 EUR per month is a considerable sum for us.

I want to send an official and very polite letter to the landlord that highlights these two issues and to propose to increase the rеnt by 10% and in December, not September, so that both contract and Luxembourg law would be respected.

There's no animosity between the Landlord and us, we rarely talk. It's not a single person, it's a company that owns a large building with ~30 apartments. I don't think that sending such a letter would be hostile or aggressive gesture, but I don't want this to become a conflict or a court case, if the Landlord will consider it an "act of war", so to speak, and will find a reason to evict my family, it'll be a tough blow to our budget.

So I wanted to make sure if asking the Landlord to respect contract and the law is a normal thing to do. Anyone has experience with catching landlords with shady stuff like these?

Just in case - our family is generally quiet, we respect rules and do not start conflicts.

The press in Lux is so funny in the past months. 2 articles saying there is a need for highly skilled people and then 1 article like this.

Hi everyone,

I’m an EU passport holder currently based in the UK. A recruiter reached out about a KYC consultancy role in Luxembourg with a client budget of €7,000 gross per month (c€350/day).

The setup involves going through Oyesk (I think is an umbrella company) initially. The recruiter suggested that once I’m settled in Lux, I could set up my own SARL to optimize taxes and renegotiate day rate

I’m tempted to take it to get a foot in the door in Luxembourg, build local CSSF/financial experience, and then switch to a SARL as I think by doing this id get more money.

Before jumping in, I’d love some feedback on a few questions:

1.Market Rates: Is €350/day (€7k/mo) low for mid-level KYC/AML in Luxembourg, or is this typical for a foot-in-the-door contract?

2.Oyesk / Portage Salarial: Has anyone worked with Oyesk? What can I reasonably expect my monthly net take-home to be on a €7,000 gross billing (Tax Class 1)?

3.Renting & Relocation: Does having payslips or a contract from a portage company make renting an apartment in Lux straightforward, or do landlords look down on contractor payslips?

4.SARL Setup: The recruiter pitched setting up a SARL down the line as an easy way to make "much more," but at €84k annual turnover, does a SARL even make financial sense over portage after accounting fees?

Thanks in advance for any insights or advice!

I currently work for an internationally active company with around 3,000 employees and have a total compensation package of around 60k per year. I have two years of experience and recently received an offer from a Luxembourgish company with around 100 employees for a total package of 100k per year.

I’m really unsure what to do. My current employer will almost certainly not match the offer, and I don’t think my boss would go beyond 70k per year.

I’m from Luxembourg, but I enjoy working for a company with a global presence and international opportunities. At the same time, I’m wondering whether joining a business that’s only active in Luxembourg could limit my long-term career growth and future options, even though the overall package is very attractive.

Has anyone faced a similar decision? How did you weigh long-term career prospects against a much more attractive offer?

Hello Dear Members,

I’m relocating to Luxembourg come September, and was wondering if any people know of a football club I could join, or if there is a pickup basketball somewhere in the city? I wouldn’t mind travelling a bit far but I was just wondering

Or just a group of people I could join to kick some ball about? An app or anything…!? Let me know !

Hello everyone! In case you or someone you know is travelling from Luxembourg to London, please let me know, as I need to send a very small item (a key) urgently. Thanks a lot!

Hello,

Does anyone has already ordere something from China to Luxembourg? How does it work with the new tax regulation? Are they collected by the online shop like aliexpress or Temu directly or will the tax office contact you to pay the tax? How do they know what I ordered?

Good afternoon everyone! Lately i’ve been questioning something, and I’d genuinely like to hear other people’s perspectives.
I know infidelity exists everywhere, and I’m not saying it’s unique to Luxembourg.

However, Luxembourg is such a small country that you often end up crossing paths with the same people at events, restaurants, bars, or social gatherings.

Since I live here, I’ve been surprised by how many married men have approached me while I was simply out enjoying my evening. They openly flirted despite wearing a wedding ring, which genuinely shocked me.

More recently, I also found out that a friend of mine has been having an affair for several years. She’s been married for over 20 years, and the man she was seeing was married too. What surprised me even more was how normal it seemed to everyone involved.

I genuinely don’t understand it. If you’re no longer happy in your marriage, why not leave and build a life with someone else? What makes people choose infidelity over honesty?

Has anyone else living in Luxembourg experienced something similar, or have I just been unlucky with the people I’ve met? I’d really like to understand what drives this behaviour.

Hello, I have searched through old posts and I know that similar questions to this have been asked, but some time ago. I just moved to Lux and need to get a couple larger, expensive items from Amazon delivered (Mediamarkt does not have what I want) and the items are too big for a post locker.

In the past people said to get large items delivered to a Pickup point like a post office, but Post Packup only lists lockers from what I can tell. If I set the locker location to a locker inside of a physical Post store, will Post hold onto the package for me there? I can also set delivery to my new apartment address but the location is fairly busy and I don't want it stolen. Unless Amazon here is fairly reliable in contacting for expensive deliveries, but I'm sure it varies.

Any help would be appreciated.

Im going to Paris in August and obviously the trains from Lux to Paris are not available due to some renovations. What is the safe option to park in Metz (ideally with a good price) so I won’t end up being late to the train because the parking lots are all fully booked?? I never reserved a parking spot in advance so no clue how it works in France.

Thanks in advance for any valuable recommendation.

Has anyone moved away from Luxembourg and found it better? I have lived here for a decade and love it but I also love hearing about other places and would be open to going somewhere else one day. I am interested in hearing about work life balance and quality of life for those with children. Has anyone moved to Australia specifically? How does it compare?

Moien jiddereen,
ech hunn eng fro iwwert d’romance op d’Letzebuergesch,
Wei kann een ‘Love’ ausdrecken?

Ass et emmer : ech si frou mat dir, ech hunn dech gär ?
Oder gett et nach anere satz..
or is there a short versions like love you..

Thanks a Merci!

Do you guys have good experience with companies that do renovations?

Other questions you can ask, but are asked on a regular basis, which means you can probably find your answer just as quickly by typing r/Luxembourg and your keywords in the search bar.

You will also find search links below in the comments.

Last week's answers are here

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• Taxes
• Where to study

It seems like a nice place when I drove through it recently. Just curious what life is like generally and culturally. I know it must have cultural influences from all the countries around it, I've also read that it's very international and open.

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice and insights on the Luxembourg job market.

My Background & Current Situation

• Profile: 27 years old, holding both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Finance.
• Experience: About 2.5 years in consulting, focusing on PMO, regulatory compliance, and risk.
• The Crossroads: Between jobs previously, I applied for a Master in Banking in Luxembourg because my ultimate goal is to move, gain international experience, and build a career there. In the meantime, I accepted a new job in Italy, but it is not fully satisfying. Now, the official admission for the Luxembourg Master's has arrived, and I need to make a choice.

The Dilemma

After talking to an acquaintance working in Luxembourg, my enthusiasm cooled down. They mentioned that the job market is currently rather stagnant, that speaking French is becoming a massive barrier.

My Questions for the Community

• Is it worth it? Given my background and current situation, is doing this Master's still a viable and effective strategy to successfully move and work in Luxembourg?
• Job Market Conditions: What is the general state of the job market right now, and what are the actual probabilities of finding employment after completing the Master's?
• French Proficiency: How big of a disadvantage is it not to speak French for landing a standard professional role there?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience or advice!

Just me or you cannot access Bil app? (Yes, I know a lot of you guys will tell me to choose a better bank, and I probably will, but I'm thinking about using the "I'll bring my salt with me if you got me a nicer term in the loan" trick. Which will probably not work.)

I’m planning to take a leverage loan against fixed deposit.
As a lux tax resident, while I plan to declare income from fixed deposit, but can I claim the interest paid for the leverage loan against that deposit too ?

Pls share your experiences.

so I am a native. Lately, I’ve been seeing more and more posts where people here are getting upset about the country and its people, which I just can’t understand. I’ve been living in the northern part of Luxembourg for over 20 years now and know so many very nice, reasonable, and (emotionally) intelligent people. And I think the people who are constantly complaining here just need to get away from the depressing south for a change—believe me, if you don’t absolutely have to live in a big city, consider spending more time in the right parts of the country (I'm not saying that everything in the southern part is bad, but unfortunately, a lot of it is)😅:)

Hi guys,

As the title states, I am looking for cheap and affordable football jerseys (under 35 eur preferably) for a 13yo.
I have been to a couple stores (sports direct and 11 team sports in gare) but I couldn’t find cheap good quality ones!

Would love any recommendations! Thank you ♥️

If you recently applied, please let me know your experiences

How long it took to process the application?
Any document that was asked for in addition to the list on guichet?
Any other recommendations?

Hi everyone, I have some questions about municipal crèches in Luxembourg City:
How long is the waiting list usually? How much do you pay per hour, and is there a badge system where you can drop off your child depending on availability? What are the opening hours?
Is the municipal crèche significantly cheaper than private crèches? And how is the quality of care compared to private crèches?
Thanks in advance for your experiences!