Elin H

Review of SLS Wonen (Stichting Leidse St...

Extremely expensive, exploitative of international...

Extremely expensive, exploitative of international students who are insecure about finding housing. Paid all the agency fees and contract fees etc. just to get a room for 375 euros for 10 m2 in a moldy, dirty, bug infested house shared by 25 other students with one kitchen, located far from the city center (in Oegstgeest). And I had one of the cheaper rooms in this house. Despite having all student housing ready to be filled up every year, they charge you a 'finding fee' of several hundred euros. When I moved out only 1 month later, they claimed I had not paid any deposit (of 500 euros...) and did not want to give it back. I was only able to get it back due to having saved the original receipt from my money transfer at their office. It took countless of emails and calls to get my money back, all while trying to cope with life as a University student in a foreign country and having to move around to a new place. It was an extremely stressful experience. They are a "university sponsored" business that really scams students, because they charge you insane amounts for very poor service. I do not know why they have not been shut down or regulated by now.