Houses for rent in Mateur

Mateur is not a town of residences or developers. It is a plains town, at the heart of the grain and dairy country of the Bizerte governorate, where people live in low houses, often single storey, with a courtyard and sometimes an upper floor added for a married son. When you look for a house for rent in Mateur, you are usually looking for the ground floor of a family house or a small detached house in a neighbourhood where everyone knows everyone.

Supply online is thin: very few active listings, posted by private owners who would rather let to a civil servant or a family that comes recommended. On Houni, you call the owner directly, with no middleman. If nothing fits today, widen your search to all the houses for rent in the Bizerte governorate, from Menzel Bourguiba to Bizerte town, or to the neighbouring page with all the homes to rent in Mateur, upper floors and flats included.

Who rents a house in Mateur

Rental demand in Mateur comes down to a few well defined profiles. First there are transferred civil servants: secondary school teachers, hospital staff, local government employees, who arrive in September and want a yearly rental close to the centre. Then there are families working in Bizerte or Menzel Bourguiba who find much gentler rents in Mateur, at the cost of a daily commute. Finally, there are young couples from the town itself, who rent while they finish building their own house on a family plot.

These tenants explain the calendar: most moves happen between July and early October, before the school year starts. The rest of the year, a house that comes free is often taken by word of mouth before it is even advertised. If you are being transferred, post what you are looking for early and call advertisers back straight away.

The centre, Boumkhila and Nefat

Central Mateur, around the market and the shops, has the old town houses: thick walls, rooms opening one into the next around a courtyard, sometimes a shop on the ground floor facing the street. They often rent for a modest sum, but need a careful look at damp and the wiring. The railway station, which links the town to Tunis and Bizerte by train, is a real plus for anyone working elsewhere without a car.

Boumkhila and Nefat, the two districts of the delegation that stand out on Houni, show another side: newer builds, wider plots, single storey houses with a patch of garden or a garage. That is where a house with a garden to rent in Mateur is easiest to find for a family with children. On the other hand, there are fewer shops and you sometimes have to get to the centre by car or louage.

On price, Mateur sits at the bottom of the governorate's range. A simple house rarely costs more than a small flat in Bizerte town, and a cheap house for rent in Mateur is not a slogan: it is the reality of an inland town market, where people still negotiate face to face.

Before signing the lease

A house rental in Mateur is often agreed between people who know each other, but a written contract protects both sides. Ask for a lease registered at the tax office, state the term, the deposit (usually one to two months' rent) and who pays water and electricity, especially when the house shares a meter with the owner's floor. That is common here, and best settled on the viewing.

Look at the heating too: winters on the plain are damp and chilly, and many old houses have neither double glazing nor central heating. A south-facing room and a water tank on the roof are two details that make daily life easier. Finally, check the flat roof after rain: tired waterproofing shows on the ceiling.

For those thinking of settling for good and building rather than renting, the land and farms for sale in Mateur page gives an idea of what plots around the town are worth. Many tenants in Mateur end up taking that step after a few years.