Amsterdam

[Catatonic]

This week I secured a 6 month contract in Amsterdam. Are there any other contractors on here working there? Any advise on accommodation and is it easy to rent a flat? Any other bits of advise would also be helpful. My nearest airport is Manchester so currently looking into flights as I imagine will be best to book in advance.

[petergriffin]

Any advise on accommodation and is it easy to rent a flat?

Yes, as long as you can shell lots of money. If you don't mind sharing a flat with some Dutch nymphomaniac student you'll find many many adverts at the central Openbare Bibliotheek.

Any other bits of advise would also be helpful.

Don't spend all of your money in drugs and prossies.

[northernladuk]

This week I secured a 6 month contract in Amsterdam. Are there any other contractors on here working there? Any advise on accommodation and is it easy to rent a flat? Any other bits of advise would also be helpful. My nearest airport is Manchester so currently looking into flights as I imagine will be best to book in advance.

You could of course try searching the forum. There are a lot of questions about Amsterdam and Netherlands.

[norrahe]

Expat linky

Also make sure you you either have a payroll company sorted out over here or have spoken with an accountant regarding using your UK limited as there will be a lot of admin to fill in.

Flights book in advance, well in advance.

You may require a SOFI number - again consult an accountant

[tarbera]

What location is the contract

This week I secured a 6 month contract in Amsterdam. Are there any other contractors on here working there? Any advise on accommodation and is it easy to rent a flat? Any other bits of advise would also be helpful. My nearest airport is Manchester so currently looking into flights as I imagine will be best to book in advance.

What location is the contract ? and I can advise, there are a million of us working in Amsterdam

Have you got your payroller sorted out.?

[Bunk]

Don't spend all of your money in drugs and prossies.

Very Freudian.

[TestMangler]

Yes, as long as you can shell lots of money. If you don't mind sharing a flat with some Dutch nymphomaniac student you'll find many many adverts at the central Openbare Bibliotheek.

Don't spend all of your money on drugs and prossies.

What kind of crappy advice is that ????

[northernladuk]

What kind of crappy advice is that ????

You could neg rep him but he only return the favour.

and I can advise, there are a million of us working in Amsterdam

Isn't much better advice either.

[theflamingduck]

Just adding to a previous post : you would need a BSN number. The Expat center will help you with that but according to a contractor who used to work with me, he went to the Belastingdienst office near the Sloterdijk station (Amsterdam) and got it sorted out himself and said they were quite helpful.

I am not sure if you would be eligible for the 30% ruling (which reduces tax quite a bit, if you plan to pay any in the Netherlands) but might be worth checking out.

To get a BSN number, you might have to register yourself with the City council, you can do that in the various district offices (stadsdeel).

Housing is a nightmare though, you might be better off renting a short-term flat/flat-share and then look around or ask colleagues if any of their friends/relatives/acquaintance are looking to sublet. If you use an agent to find a place, the standard agency fee in the Netherlands is one month's rent (what I've been told, I found one thanks to a friendly colleague)

Also buy/rent/take your bike and a whole lot of locks !

HTH.

[Catatonic]

Thanks for the feedback. The client is based in the ZuiderAmstel district. I'm currently sourcing a payroll company. I think the best idea, as suggested, will be to ask colleagues when the contract commences in terms of finding a flat and stay in a hotel for the first few weeks.

Not sure what this BSN number is?