In Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels the University has a total of 4,600 lodging possibilities (4,050 rooms and 550 studios and apartments) for students, but it is possible to stay elsewhere in the town or the city, through negotiation with real-estate companies or private owners.
Most of the housing managed by both the University and private companies is in the form of ready-furnished communal apartments, housing between six and ten students.
Students have an individual room, but share other amenities including the kitchen, the living room and the sanitary installations (shower and toilets).
Costs range from £230 per month for university rooms (€270) to £600 or £775 for a privately rented one- or two-bedroom flat (€700 or €900).