Houses for rent in Tirana, Albania

The median asking rent of the 136 houses and villas for rent in Tirana is €2,450 a month; most listings ask between €1,500 and €4,000, and the cheapest houses start around €450 a month. A four-bedroom villa rents for a median of €2,050 a month and a villa with five or more bedrooms €3,400. 35 houses are listed under €2,000 a month.

Rental houses are a small segment of Tirana real estate next to apartments; the other rental property in Tirana is linked below.

Tirana is the only real villa rental market in Albania because the capital has the tenants for it: embassies, international organisations, companies relocating managers and families who want a garden and a school run. The villas are in the gated estates of Farkë, Lundër and Sauk to the south-east, near the international schools, on the Dajti slopes to the east and in Kashar and along the Durrës highway to the west. Newer estates have shared pools, security and parking; older detached houses in the villages ringing the city are cheaper and more variable.

Almost all rental villas are furnished, and many landlords quote the rent with garden maintenance included. Contracts run twelve months or longer with one or two months' deposit; embassies and companies routinely sign two- or three-year leases, sometimes paying a year in advance for a discount. Utilities and heating are on the tenant and cost more in a villa than in a flat, so ask for last winter's bills. A registered contract is needed for a residence permit application. Buying instead: houses for sale in Tirana.