1Money paid to a landlord as an inducement by a person wishing to rent a property.
〈非正式〉（为取得租赁权而付给房东的）小费
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Waseda University provides subsidies for key money paid by new students who rent an apartment.
The key money and deposit generally amount to two or three months rent.
Substantial key money is also required to get a foothold in or around Grafton Street.
It has been at least a decade since the lease on a building on that pitch in Bond Street came on the market and it is the only location in London that would achieve key money of that amount.
Everyone who has ever been asked for key money has pondered the same questions.
This ignored the fact that her purchase contract was signed after the new law limiting key money to 3% came into force, and when not even the foundations for her apartment building had been laid.
The agent is quoting a rent of €150,000 per year on a new 25-year lease, with no breaks and no key money.
However, if the owners pay their taxes, then key money is fine as far as the Revenue Office is concerned.
If the landlord is unable to return the key money, the tenant can stay until the money is returned.
In Japan, it is customary that a person who rents a room pays a deposit and key money to the owner in addition to the monthly room rent when a contract is made.
Some European and British retailers are unwilling to pay the levels of key money needed to open stores on Grafton Street or Henry Street and have instead opted to take space in the busier out of town shopping centres.
Owen said huge key money is being paid for units on or just off Grafton Street, but that many businesses are not willing to pay higher rents because if the market takes a downturn they may not get that money back.
Many European and British retailers have baulked at paying the key money needed to open stores on Grafton Street or Henry Street and have instead opted to take space in the busier out-of-town shopping centres.
The company had been based at the outlet for 12 years and the key money is believed to be a record for the street.
1.1British A payment required from a new tenant of rented accommodation in exchange for the provision of a key to the premises.
〈英〉（新房客取钥匙时付的）保证金
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You don't have to fork out any hefty deposits or key money either, which is nice.
Definition of key money in US English:
key money
nounkē ˈmənē
informal
Money paid to a landlord as an inducement by a person wishing to rent a property.
〈非正式〉（为取得租赁权而付给房东的）小费
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Everyone who has ever been asked for key money has pondered the same questions.
It has been at least a decade since the lease on a building on that pitch in Bond Street came on the market and it is the only location in London that would achieve key money of that amount.
Some European and British retailers are unwilling to pay the levels of key money needed to open stores on Grafton Street or Henry Street and have instead opted to take space in the busier out of town shopping centres.
Substantial key money is also required to get a foothold in or around Grafton Street.
The company had been based at the outlet for 12 years and the key money is believed to be a record for the street.
However, if the owners pay their taxes, then key money is fine as far as the Revenue Office is concerned.
Owen said huge key money is being paid for units on or just off Grafton Street, but that many businesses are not willing to pay higher rents because if the market takes a downturn they may not get that money back.
In Japan, it is customary that a person who rents a room pays a deposit and key money to the owner in addition to the monthly room rent when a contract is made.
The agent is quoting a rent of €150,000 per year on a new 25-year lease, with no breaks and no key money.
If the landlord is unable to return the key money, the tenant can stay until the money is returned.
The key money and deposit generally amount to two or three months rent.
This ignored the fact that her purchase contract was signed after the new law limiting key money to 3% came into force, and when not even the foundations for her apartment building had been laid.
Many European and British retailers have baulked at paying the key money needed to open stores on Grafton Street or Henry Street and have instead opted to take space in the busier out-of-town shopping centres.
Waseda University provides subsidies for key money paid by new students who rent an apartment.