Rent and charges in French: five questions for a flat viewing

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated 23 September 2026 · About the library

Ask what a French rent figure covers: charges, water, heating, electricity and internet. A viewing exchange, cost table and quick practice at A2.

In short

Ask Est-ce que les charges sont comprises ?, then Qu’est-ce qui est compris exactement ? Follow up about water, heating, electricity and internet so you can list what the advertised amount covers.

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Five questions to keep beside the advert

1 · The monthly figure

Quel est le montant du loyer par mois ?How much is the rent per month?

2 · The charges

Charges comprises means charges included. Ask for the list.

Est-ce que les charges sont comprises dans ce montant ?Are the charges included in that amount?

3 · The contents of that list

Qu’est-ce qui est compris exactement ?What exactly is included?

4 · A particular service

L’eau et le chauffage sont-ils compris ?Are water and heating included?

Et l’abonnement internet ?And the internet subscription?

5 · The bills on top

Quelles factures faut-il payer en plus ?Which bills do you have to pay on top?

Une annonce à 700 euros par mois

Lina
L’annonce indique sept cents euros par mois. C’est avec les charges ?
The advert says seven hundred euros a month. Is that with charges?
Agent
Oui : six cent cinquante euros de loyer et cinquante euros de charges.
Yes: six hundred and fifty euros in rent and fifty euros in charges.
Lina
Qu’est-ce qui est compris dans les charges ?
What is included in the charges?
Agent
L’eau et l’entretien des parties communes. L’électricité et internet sont à payer séparément.
Water and maintenance of the communal areas. Electricity and internet are paid separately.
Lina
Et le chauffage ?
And heating?
Agent
Il est électrique. Vous le payez donc avec votre facture d’électricité.
It’s electric, so you pay for it through your electricity bill.
Lina
D’accord. Pouvez-vous m’envoyer le détail par courriel ?
All right. Can you email me the breakdown?

Lina’s notes after this viewing

Item	Amount or arrangement
Le loyer	650 € / month
Les charges	50 € / month: water and communal-area maintenance
Le montant annoncé	700 € / month: rent + listed charges
L’électricité et le chauffage	Separate electricity bill; amount to check
L’abonnement internet	Separate bill; amount to check

Which service are you asking about?

Les parties communes are shared areas of the building, such as the stairwell. In Lina’s notes, 650 + 50 = 700 euros. Her electricity and internet bills still need their own figures. To ask about an amount: Avez-vous une estimation ? To ask for a breakdown: Pouvez-vous me donner le détail ?