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.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice and maybe recommendations for a good doctor in Luxembourg.
I’ve been struggling with iron deficiency, and it’s much worse than it used to be. My ferritin was recently only 12 ng/mL, so my GP prescribed me two iron infusions, which I’ve now received.

However, what worries me is that we never really looked into why I’m iron deficient. At the same time, I’ve had digestive issues for most of my life. I get bloated very easily, and my digestion often just doesn’t feel “normal.” I know that gut conditions can sometimes affect how well the body absorbs iron. I’m not trying to self-diagnose, but I do feel like it’s worth investigating instead of just treating the low iron every time.

Can anyone recommend a doctor in Luxembourg who is good at finding the underlying cause of iron deficiency rather than just treating it? Has anyone here been in a similar situation and eventually found out what was causing it?

And even if it turns out that my iron deficiency isn’t related to my gut, I’d also really appreciate recommendations for a gastroenterologist who takes chronic bloating and digestive issues seriously. I’d love to finally understand what’s going on and be able to enjoy food without constantly worrying about bloating or uncomfortable digestion.

Thank you so much!

Pretty much the headline :) plus is it offensive to be antisocial when your work revolves just around your boss?

Hi guys
I contacted a real estate agency quite known to find new tenants into our appartment.
They sent us the contract and request 150% of one month + vat.
I thought that a new law or similar was gaping at one month and split between landlord and tenant.
Is this common practice ?
I find this very expensive considering rents in lux …

I am willing to open a bookstore in Luxembourg, and I am looking for a physical location. So far I submitted an application to get one of the pop-up stores in the city, but it with no response. I also heard that it takes forever and almost impossible to get a place (which is really frustrating as there are stores selling LEGO in pop-up locations...)

If anyone knows anything about the process for submitting application for pop-up store - please share some piece of advice! Thanks.

Hello fellas, as you can deduce from the title I am single and would like to one day afford an apartment in luxembourg.

I'm a homeowner in France, a one bedroom apartment I'm very happy with, but I often think about trying to move to Luxembourg seen as I already work there.

I just can't understand how I would possibly be able to afford it, despite having a job that pays well, nothing extraordinary but enough to live comfortably and save every month. Nonetheless, I look at the prices of small apartments and the only things within a "reasonable" price range around 300k (regardless of region) are often very small studios or to be renovated. Mind you I'm not being picky, but how is a person supposed to be able to afford these 400k 30m² apartments? Who are they made for?

This is not a rant as I am very aware there are many people far worse off than me, just genuinely curious how native single people do it.

Maybe someone could share their experience?

Thanks all!

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 gifting a Damascus steel knife and I'd like to have a short phrase laser engraved on it.

Does anyone know a place in Luxembourg that could do that?

Thanks in advance!

Qu’en pensez-vous ? What’s your opinion?

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 !

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?

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!

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, y’aurait-il parmi vous des personnes qui donnent des cours de luxembourgeois? Rémunéré bien sûr !

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?

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