Notes from the rental market.
Product updates, renting guides, and the occasional strong opinion — from the team building Ikri.
What Happens If Your Landlord Never Registers the Lease?
Six months into your tenancy, you casually ask if the lease was ever registered — and get a shrug back. Here's what an unregistered lease actually means under Maltese law, what it can cost your landlord, and a few quick ways to check for yourself.
Is Your Malta Rental Contract Even Legal?
That PDF your landlord sent over might not actually be a legal contract. Here's what Maltese law says has to be in it — and the clauses that don't count even if you've already signed.
Is Sliema or St Julian's Actually Worth the Rent Premium?
A lot of people who move to Malta end up signing their first lease in Sliema or St Julian's without really deciding to. You stay somewhere central for the first week or two while you get your bearings, get used to walking everywhere, and by the time you're actually flat-hunting, that's just where you look. There's nothing wrong with that. But a few months in, once the novelty's worn off and the noise from the building site next door is still there at 7am, it's worth asking whether you're still
Your EU Residency Card Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
Holding an EU residency card doesn't mean you can work in Malta. Here's the real difference between Schengen travel rights and Maltese work authorisation — and what non-EU nationals actually need.
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