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Choosing a daily rent apartment gives an economic and comfortable accommodation to newcomers in Kyiv

How should a newcomer make a right decision concerning his short-term stay in the capital? What to choose – a hotel, an inn or a daily rent apartment? A visitor needs to understand clearly what means he can count on due to the fact that prices for renting an apartment in the modern megalopolis are considerable and depend on many issues. Accommodation and prices in hotels Luxury hotels and inns offer various accommodation defined by hotel standards, customer service, class of hotel rooms. If newcomers want to settle in the downtown, it’s difficult to find a cheap hotel as there are no such ones in the capital centre. Accordingly, business-class rooms, luxury suites and elite apartments are offered for sky-high prices. Neither econom-class, nor standard rooms have any rating in the centre. Hotels, inns near the railway station, on the outskirts, in residential districts close to metro stations have such a level. Inexpensive class is usually provided with a cramped small room, minimum of simple furniture, without any special amenities. Hygiene and cleanness are not always kept properly. In spite of this, a price for such a room includes each sleeping place, availability of refrigerator or television. It will cost you a rather considerable sum of money, even for a three days long stay. It is an interesting fact that hotels often don’t accommodate guests with children. A family with two kids having decided to visit the capital for a couple of days will find it difficult to choose an inexpensive hotel with an appropriate accommodation, especially not far away from the downtown. Advantages and benefits from renting a daily rent apartment 6/11, Velyka Zhytomyrs’ka street One can rent an apartment per night for an affordable price in any district of the capital, including the downtown, taking into account some important issues. Prices for apartments depend on an area, rooms quantity and apartment class but don’t influence on a number of people living in. So, it means that two families with kids, youth company or colleagues can accommodate in a two- or three-room apartment and jointly pay a rent. It’s convenient, as there is enough room for everybody to accommodate in spacious apartments. And apart from the above mentioned, it’s economical. It deals with accommodation for one person, a daily rent apartment for a couple. Surely, it will take much less money than a hotel room. The advantage of an apartment is a kitchen equipped with everything necessary for independent cooking that makes tenant feel comfortable in a variety of cuisines in a foreign city. 12, Lyuterans’ka street A lot of newcomers accommodate in apartments because of feelings “like at home” where it is cosy, relaxing, you may take a rest in a comfort home atmosphere after a busy day. Also a possibility to self-care is rather attracting. You may take a shower, do the laundry, iron, make a breakfast or a dinner any time you wish without depending on room service, extra expenses like in a hotel. A supervision-free living, a late or early home-coming of a tenant and his/her guests, a complete confidentiality – all these advantages distinguish daily rent apartments from hotels and inns in the capital. Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. April, 2014

Real estate market in New York

Americans say that the main export product of America is America itself . Of course it deels with real estate. Either be it apartments in Manhattan, beach houses in Miami or San Diego – the rich of the world dream of owning real estate here. Yet, the most “selling” city is still New York. So what are the tendencies of the real estate market in this region? Year 2013 has brought us quite good results. In the first quarter in/of 2013 housing prices remained stable, with just a slight tendency to increase. Summer 2013 brought enormous sales despite of the fact that traditionally this season is considered to be a calm one in the real estate market. From August to November, 2013 there had been sold 1156 houses. Comparing to the same period in 2012 an average sales price of houses increased by 2,8% (27 000 dollars) and a number of sold real estate objects increased by 19,7%. The favorite borough of Hollywood celebrities – Manhattan - bears the palm. Just in the third quarter of 2013 there were signed 3400 building contracts, which made 17% more than in 2012. Furthermore, results in the second quarter were even better – the city gained profits of 7.6 bln dollars . This index is the second largest during the whole history of New York. In general, 1660 new buildings entered the market during 2013. Entering of another 1000 buildings was planned till the end of 2013. The most popular blocks of Manhattan are the Upper East Side and Upper West Side. Brooklyn is another popular borough. Residential complexes simply beat the sales records here. In the third quarter of 2013 the average cost of an apartment in the center of Brooklyn grew by 12% and made about 594 000 dollars. For comparing, in 2010 the price made 530 000 dollars. Rent rates grew by 24% that makes in average 3309 dollars a month. Earlier Brooklyn wasn’t so popular due to the lack of developed infrastructure. But today everything is different – there have appeared much more shops, distribution networks and fashionable bars. This issue attracts the majority of buyers of real estate. Experts predict that such popularity would be held within the next three years. Some changes in the legislation, concerning the real estate market are also planned soon. An important step will be an implementation of a tax on expensive housing that will oblige billionaires to pay taxes on smart (luxury) apartments in skyscrapers, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And, as New York advances any other city of the world by number of billionaires, such an amendment in the legislation will bring an essential contribution to city treasury. Also experts predict an implementation of a new tax on land plots in New York. It will make owners of available plots think over what is more beneficial for them: to build up or sell. Population-rights-protection lawyer Bill de Blassio stands for implementation of this tax which is supposed to cover about 10 500 projects all over the city. The lawyer promises its actual implementation during his being a city mayor (from 2014, 1st January). In his programme de Blassio calls upon to implement a tax on undeveloped land, which makes in average 15 300 dollars per year. Such a result is planned to be gained gradually in the course of 5 years. The idea of implementing this tax is that under such economic load on unused plots owners would prefer to build them up, that is very profitable to the city. Nevertheless, some specialists doubt achieving the desired effect of this program. Regardless of the fact how this system will affect land condition its financial benefit is indisputable. City authorities consider that profit from a new tax will make 162 millions of dollars a year. And, in its turn, it will provide financing for building of about 4000 new houses. It is important to understand at what buyer the New York real estate market aims nowadays. © Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. January 2014

Luxury apartment on Khreschatyk Street - cheaply, comfortably and safely!

While planning a trip to Kyiv, surely you try to organise everything beforehand in order to have a quality time there. But what about accommodation? Are you ready to spend a lot of money on a hotel room or trust some guy, who offers you to rent an apartment? We offer you a safer option, which includes a possibility to save money, conveniences and a good location, in other words, we offer you to rent an apartment on Khreschatyk Street! Khreschatyk is the center of the Ukrainian capital, its heart and soul. It is always crowded and there is a lot of fun there, music is being played any time of the year, an appetizing smell of freshly baked pastries and delicious dishes of Ukrainian cuisine wafts out of doors of the numerous cafes and restaurants. If you decide to rent an apartment on Khreschatyk Street, you won’t have to plan your leisure, because it will all happen by itself. You will find yourself inside of this entertainment centre and you will be able to have a rest when and as you wish. This is the main advantage of renting an apartment on Khreschatyk Street, as you choose by your own how to spend this unforgettable time in Kyiv! Rent an apartment on Khreschatyk Street on the better terms If you think that to rent an apartment on Khreschatyk Street is so expensive as to rent a room in a hotel, you underestimate our proposals. You can find out more about the apartments for Daily Rent on our website, have a look at prices, make sure that to rent an apartment on Khreschatyk Street through our agency will cost at least three times cheaper! Furthermore, you won’t get just a small room, but a whole apartment with a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet and a required number of rooms. You will be offered a fully equipped apartment with all necessary appliances, in any case we guarantee TV, microwave and free Wi-Fi. Thus, you can save much money on food, transportation expenses will be optimized by the absence of transfers, as you can easily get to any part of the city as well as to train stations and airports from the city centre. Find out more about renting an apartment on Khreschatyk Street If you want to rent an apartment on Khreshchatyk Street, you should contact our real estate agency or choose the most appropriate apartment for you on our website. After having chosen a variant you like the best you can book it for the period you are interested in and if it is necessary you can receive answers to all your questions. Welcome to the city of dreams, that will give you only the best memories about the time you will have spent here. © Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. January 2014

Why is the daily rent service in Kyiv so required?

Apartment rental service for those who come to visit our capital for a short term is picking up the speed. This market is growing bigger every year, and the competition on it is raising. So, why is daily rent service in Kyiv that much required? Experts mark few reasons.   First reason - is not enough developed hotel network. Here we mean not expensive and middle class hotels, which activity is oriented on tourists, businessmen, or people who visit Ukraine in other reasons. Generally, they are middle class people, not ready to overpay for 2-3 days or a week of staying in Kyiv.   Second reason - is an absence of any kind of limitations. In most cases you feel absolutely free in your actions. You can choose your own regime and time of coming to/from the place of living, as well as control the access of others to the place. You will practically feel like at home, without any constraint.   Third reason – is quite a law price of accommodation. If you decide to rent apartment in Kyiv daily, you may cut down the budget of your trip remarkably. More of that, in this case a flexible price policy may take place, including the possibility of discounts, when renting apartment with the same company secondly or regularly.   Fourth reason – is a wide choice. You may choose one-, two-, three-room apartments, located in the centre or other areas, depending on places in the city you need to get closer to.   Fifth reason – is a customized approach and high quality services. Companies, that lease apartments in Kyiv daily, usually care about client’s comfort, and meet all the individual client’s needs. © Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. January 2014

It used to be “a townlet”, and has become “a memorial”

In 1982 on 2, Kreschatik street there was grandly opened Kyiv museum of V.I.Lenin (today’s Ukrainian house), moved here from 57,Volodymyrska street. This ceremony had finished the global reconstruction of the whole park zone, adjoining today’s European square. New built memorial complex had successfully “buried” few places, loved by local citizens: “Summery” cinema, two outdoor cafes – “Vladimirskiy hill” and “Little Elephant”, an amusement park “Fun townlet” with the observation wheel, merry-go-round (a gift from czechoslovakian exhibition, being held in Kyiv in 1959), house of mirrors, glider swings, ping-pong tables, “loop the loop” attraction, pneumatic shooting gallery etc. Many longstanding shadowy chestnut alleys had disappeared, as well as the Rivyera restaurant. Famous summer dance-floor “The Frog”, well remembered by older generation, had turned to a landfill site… The stairs, tending to the memorial of two significant events of Kyiv life - Christianization of Kyivan Rus’ and returning to the Magdeburg Law city – is currently in a horrible condition. Historical tram line from today’s European square to Podil area had been closed. In May, 1892 in front of a big abundance of people, took place the trial start up of the first electric tram in Russian empire down the steep Oleksandivs’kiy slope (today’s Andriivs’kiy slope). Although nothing lasts forever, it’s a pity to loose the place, where every evening thousands of Kyivans used to have fun, meet new people, dance, sing songs, and simply take the air in the park on Dniper river slopes, and the music was constantly wafting from the park radio centre – they were playing the records of those times. Good days to remember… In 60-s of the last century, near the Philarmonic House, there were couple of telephone boxes – it used to be the place, where the young made appointments. Going upstairs, to the left from Philarmonia, you appeared in the shadowy chestnut alley, with stands of all soviet republics’ newspapers along it. The alley with its comfortable park benches, tended to an old summer concert venue. On one of the benches you could often find an artist, who was cutting paper silhouettes of all those who wished. And here we are, at the summer concert venue, from which the sculptures of proletariat leaders Lenin and Stalin were observing the audience. Professional artists, as well as amateur-talent groups, were performing on this stage, were given the lectures about machinations of global imperialism and possibilities of life on other planets, parodists and satirical singers entertained people. There were also held fun competitions with prizes among the audience. The order in the park was maintained by police and its voluntary helpers – members of voluntary people’s guarding groups. Pavement walking alleys tended from here to “Cukooshka” and “Rivera” restaurants. There were lots of removable tables for trading along the alleys, where people could buy beer, lemonade, sandwiches, and cookies. What a joy were the attractions! At the “Fun townlet” entrance there was sitting an elderly capped man. He was serving the attraction called “Check on you strength level!”. The rule was to hit the point by the hammer, so the indicator pointer jumps up, showing the result. If the pointer approaches the 5000 mark, a competitor gets the prize – the capped man treats him with a quarter-litre bottle of vodka. Interesting, that the cork of the bottle was closed by a sealing wax. It all was very joyful, but sometimes mishap cases occurred. There was an occurrence, when the plane of the “Loop the loop” attraction got stuck in the loop, and the passenger got hung there upside down. It turned out to be the electric panel power cut. People rushed to look for the electrician, but couldn’t find him. When found at last, he was a bit drunk, nevertheless fixed the problem. As the day was going down, the amusement park got closed… Only the restaurants continued working, but not longer then till 1 o’clock. Night time amusement places did not exist at that time, as people needed to rest before the next working day… © Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. January 2014

How to lease an apartment to a foreigner?

I have been professional in the residential property rent since 1996. On those far capital formation days the most financially reliable clients were expatriates: employees of newly opened embassies and first western companies, coming into the Ukrainian market. Getting such a tenant was a dream of every lessor. First of all, he could pay the rent in US Dollars, which guaranteed safety in those times after inflation of 1990s. Secondly – he could pay much more than local tenants. Those times there was no deficit of a high quality proposition on the real estate market. The embassies could easily pay the rent in advance for 6-12 months. This allowed the lucky lessor to buy a new apartment at once. More of that, foreigners were considered to be the guarantee of decency and stability. Today the situation on the real estate market has changed. All of us -Lessors, tenants and realtors – became wiser and more experienced. The market had been filled with offers. Tenants are running the show now, but expatriates are renting the expensive apartments segment still prevail. What do you have to know before leasing an apartment to an expatriate? 1. First of all, the apartment has to meet the tenant’s requirements, in terms of location, number of rooms, condition, renovation quality, furniture and equipment. Local lessors have coped with this. The weakest point for today is usually the front entrance condition, parking places availability, view from the windows and bad neighborhood. 2. Secondly, it may be difficult to overcome cultural differences, language misunderstanding and lack of communicative experience and conducting negotiations with foreigners. In this case the help of Real estate agency specialised in expatriates’ accomodation will be needed. 3. Very often, Lessors don’t understand that the company expatriates` employer, allocates certain budget for the rent. And there is no way for the tenant to pay more, even if there is a gold toilet in the apartment. 4. Cash payment happens not that often as lessors would prefer. In most cases company is paying the employee’s rent, and is willing to do it legally in a national currency. For the lessor it means income tax payment obligation. 5. Registration is required for all foreign tenants, except those, having diplomatic status. 6. It’s quite difficult to lease an apartment to for expatriate without professional help. Advertising in mass media and internet is not effective either. The best solution is to cooperate with the real estate agency, specialized on work with foreigners. Serhiy Shevchuk, “Teren Plus” real estate agency

To rent apartment in Kyiv for a long term – why and what for?

To rent an apartment is quite a complicated task. It gets even more complicated, if you plan to rent a place not just for business trip or vacation period, but for a long term stay. In this case you will have to consider many important factors. Long term rent – is an issue, which every person faces sooner or later. Someone would like to lease his own apartment, another one needs to rent it... These both cases have different juridical nuances, knowledge of which usually helps to avoid some problems, waste of time, nerves and money. To give an apartment for a long term rent quickly and profitably, you should spend certain time and do certain amount of operations. It all starts with the importance of informing potential clients about your property for rent. The more people get informed - the better for you. The same is to the one, who wants to rent apartment in Kyiv for a long term. It’s a hard work to organize the whole process by yourself. Therefore, there are special agencies that will help you to manage not only paper work routine, but also will protect you from unpredictable circumstances. Comfortable apartments at prestigious Kyiv areas – is the best alternative to the hotels. Our real estate agency offers you apartments with renovation facilities and equipment of European standard. We are constantly working on improvement of our current services and suggesting additional ones. We guarantee that you will be satisfied with our apartment for long term rent. Individual attention and loyalty to every client – is the basis of our company work. That’s why we are going to do everything for your comfort and pleasant stay. Why and what for should one rent apartment for a long term? May be its better to buy an apartment? But many people are coming to Kyiv for work, to create business projects, start families… All those reasons require people to have a place that will look look like a cozy home, not a hotel. We will help you to find the most convenient city area, close to the museums, exhibition and business centers, shops, parking zones etc. With our help you will choose an apartment in Kyiv for long term rent, which will combine perfect quality and reasonable price. © Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. January 2014

Places and houses in Kyiv, marked (distinguished) by Pushkin’s stay

In 1820 Tzar government had deported Pushkin from Petersburg to the South because of freedom-loving poems extension. Being exiled during 4 years, great poet had visited many Ukrainian villages and cities, including Kyiv. On January 1921 Pushkin came to Kyiv from Kamyanka town. At that time he stayed at apartment of Decembrist Vasiliy Davydov and a house of General N.Rayevskiy. Davydov’s house had not been saved till nowadays. But General Raevskiy’s house (14, Mykhailivs’ka street) was honorably marked by memorial tablet, dedicated to 150th anniversary of a people’s genius son. The sign on the tablet claims: “A great Russian poet A.S.Pushkin stayed at this house in 1821”. During that visit he attended Kontraktova trade fair and city historical places – Shchekavitsa town (where knyaz Oleg was buried, according to the legend), Ascold grave, St. Sofia cathedral and Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra. Poet’s stay in Kyiv had found its reflection in many of his works: poems “Poltava”, “Mermaid”, poesies “Sea shore”, “Muse” and “Hussar”. Writer’s bright impressions and Kyiv themes are running through all these masterpieces. Alexander Sergeyevich took an active role in Decembrists’ discussions about destiny of the people and political regime. A monument of Pushkin was erected in Kyiv in 1899, on a 100th anniversary of his birthday. It’s located on Pechersk area, on the cross of Ivana Mazepy and Suvorova streets (former Nicolskaya and Suvorovskaya sreets). One of the central capital’s streets is named after the poet – Pushkinskaya. Besides, one of the biggest Kyiv parks in Shevchenkovskiy area is baring poet’s name too. Pushkinskaya->https://www.teren.kiev.ua/?page=obje...]. © Real estate agency "Teren Plus". Luxury apartments for rent in Kyiv downtown, apartments for daily rent. Property rent, houses for rent, offices for rent. Property management, relocation services. January 2014