Apartments for rent in Kasserine Sud

In Kasserine, people rarely look for a flat in a large residence with a caretaker. They look for a floor. Most homes let as apartments in the Kasserine Sud delegation are levels of family houses: the owner lives on the ground floor, he built a first floor for a son who left to work in Tunis or Sfax, and in the meantime he lets it. Alongside these floors there are a few small blocks of two or three storeys, in town and along the roads heading south.

The listings for an apartment for rent in Kasserine Sud published on Houni nearly all come from private owners, and supply varies from week to week: an S+2 (two bedrooms plus a living room) that comes free often goes by word of mouth before it is even advertised. You contact the owner directly, with no middleman. If nothing fits in the delegation, the list of all apartments to rent in the Kasserine governorate widens the search to Kasserine Nord, Ezzouhour, Sbeitla or Feriana.

Who rents an apartment in Kasserine Sud

The typical tenant is a transferred civil servant. Kasserine is a governorate capital: teachers, doctors and nurses at the regional hospital, staff of the regional administrations, magistrates and police officers arrive every year on a posting of three or four years. They want a clean S+1 or S+2, by the year, with a separate meter, a reasonable distance from the centre. Next come young couples from the town leaving their parents' house, and students at Kasserine's higher education institutions, often two or three to an S+2.

For these people, the search "apartment for rent kasserine" comes down to three questions: is the district served by louages and taxis, does the water run without cuts in summer, and can the home be heated in winter. The listings that answer them up front are the ones that find a tenant fastest.

The climate matters more than elsewhere

Kasserine is a high altitude town at the foot of Jebel Chambi, the highest point in the country. Winters are cold, with nights below zero and sometimes snow on the heights, and summers are dry and hot. A top floor flat under an uninsulated roof slab becomes a trial in July as much as in January. Before signing, ask which way the rooms face, whether there is gas heating or a socket for a stove, and what state the windows are in. A well oriented ground floor is often worth more than a new, poorly protected upper floor.

Furnished lets exist but remain a minority. They are found mostly for short assignments: a locum doctor, an engineer on a building site, a trainer for a few months. A furnished apartment in Kasserine is then let by the month, dearer than an unfurnished one, and without the long haggling of a yearly lease.

Rents, lease and deposit

The market remains one of the most affordable in the country. An unfurnished S+1 or S+2 in Kasserine Sud often rents for between 300 and 500 DT a month depending on condition, floor and closeness to the centre, and rarely goes above 600 DT. Look for a cheap apartment in outlying areas such as Bouzguam or Meghdoudech: rents drop there, but you have to accept the distance and rely on a car or on shared transport.

The owner usually asks for one or two months' deposit and the first month's rent in advance. Insist on a written contract, registered at the tax office, that sets out the term, the amount, how the STEG and SONEDE bills are split and the conditions for returning the deposit. A dated inventory, with a few photos, avoids arguments when you leave. If you are a civil servant, also allow for the likely date of your next transfer: many owners prefer a one year renewable lease.

Widening the search in the delegation

A family with children will sometimes do better than an apartment: a whole house, with a courtyard, let for the price of a large S+2 in town. The homes to rent in Kasserine Sud bring apartments and houses together on one page. And those already thinking of building so as to stop paying rent can browse the land and farms for sale in Kasserine Sud, where building plots and farm parcels are sold.