Available apartments from Riksbyggen

Riksbyggen is a cooperative enterprise in the form of an economic association that was founded in 1940. The company is owned by trade unions within LO, housing cooperatives and other organisations. In total, the business manages over 200,000 homes, of which just over 100,000 are rental apartments, according to the company.

Properties are located in many areas across the country. Most apartments are in Malmö, Helsingborg, Stockholm, Lund and Jönköping. The company also has homes in places including Sigtuna, Nyköping, Uppsala and Nynäshamn, in areas such as Vasastaden, Sköndal and Ursvik. In addition to standard rental apartments, there is student housing and senior accommodation. Available apartments are listed on the website and updated daily.

Over the past year, the average rent was SEK 9,612 a month for an apartment with an average floor area of 55 square metres and an average of 2.1 rooms. For one room, the average rent was SEK 6,817 a month, for two rooms SEK 9,420 and for three rooms SEK 11,861. The lowest recorded monthly rent was SEK 2,312 and the highest was SEK 21,674. Of the homes, 64 per cent had a balcony, 68 per cent had a lift and 73 per cent allowed pets.

Allocation takes place primarily via HomeQ and through regional housing agencies such as Bostadsförmedlingen i Stockholm and Boplats Syd. Over the past year, 22 per cent of the apartments had a housing queue requirement. To rent, applicants must be at least 18 years old and have no record of non-payment or debt with Kronofogden. Applicants also normally require a gross income of at least 2.5 times the annual rent.

Facts about Riksbyggen

Type of landlord

Cooperative landlord

Apartments available now

401

Average rent last year

9,612 SEK

Requires queue time

22 percent of listings

Website

riksbyggen.se

Locations

Malmö (23), Helsingborg (56), Stockholm, Lund (12), Jönköping (16), Sigtuna (14), Nyköping (18), Uppsala (10), Nynäshamn (35), Norrköping (12)