ZERO YEN START

No Initial Cost for Renting!

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Do you have trouble
with rental initial costs？

How “ZERO YEN START” works

01.

No Initial Cost!

All rental initial costs will be covered
by “ZERO YEN START”.
All initial costs including the advance rent and brokerage fee will be zero.

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02.

Costs will be spread over monthly payments

The initial costs that we covered will be spread over the payments of every month according to the length of your lease.
Expected amount of the initial costs will be divided.

※ “ZERO YEN START” charges a service fee.

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Comparison of initial costs and rent

【Comparison on ¥50,000 rent】

Items in the lease Lease contract by
“ZERO YEN START”		 Regular lease contract
Deposit ¥0 ¥50,000
Advance rent ¥0 ¥50,000
Brokerage fee ¥0 ¥55,000
Room disinfection ¥0 ¥39,800
Lock replacement ¥0 ¥22,000
Fire insurance ¥0 ¥20,000
Rent guarantee fee ¥0 ¥40,000
Total initial cost ¥0 ¥276,800※
Rent ¥71,000 ¥50,000

Other initial costs ¥0

Communication in your native
language is available
Consult about room searching

Search for apartment here

Flow of Apartment Search

01
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Property Searching

Search for apartment here

02
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Application for Use

03
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Application for Room Viewing/Moving in

Our multilingual staff will explain the details to you

04
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Setting up rent

05
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Screening by Rent Guarantor Company

There will be background check/screening conducted by the Rent Guarantor Company

06
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Contract

Bridge Life will handle all the process

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Moving in

If you have any problem from moving in until moving out, our staff at 24-hour Multilingual Call Center can provide you with thorough assistance

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Moving out

Support services

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. I want to know more about ZERO YEN START.
A. Please click here for more details
Q. What are the available regions of your service?
A. Except for Hokkaido, we serve anywhere in Japan.
Q. Where can I look for an apartment?
A. You can search at "National Real Estate Information Site, Akibeya" .
Q. How many days would it take before I can move in?
A. At least 3 weeks between application and moving in.
Q. Can I view the apartment in advance?
A. Yes, you can.
Q. Is there any screening procedure?
A. There will be screening by Rent Guarantor Company and moving-in check.
Q. Is the initial cost really ¥0?
A. You can move in with ¥0.
With “ZERO YEN START”, you will pay more monthly rent, but our service lets you move in with no initial cost.
※At the time of signing a lease contract, you will pay nothing before moving in.
Q. How much is the penalty?
A. It depends on the property and the length of lease.
Please refer to your lease contract for details.
Q. How long is the lease?
A. Two years.
Q. How much is the rent?
A. The amount shown in the simulation is basically the rent.
Q. What is the breakdown of the rent?
A. “ZERO YEN START” calculates the rent based on the actual initial cost. We will propose a rent calculated from "the deposit, the service fee, the length of lease and the whole rent" by our own original formula.
Q. Where do I sign the contract?
A. “ZERO YEN START” is an online contract made on a smartphone, tablet, etc.
You can sign the lease contract from anywhere. It's also available via postal service.

Other initial costs ¥0

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BridgeLife Co.,Ltd.

4th Floor, INFINITY IKEBUKURO 2-36-1,
Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo

TEL 050-2018-6403

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