About Pararius - rental properties in Holland

Pararius is the largest independent website for rental properties in the Netherlands, bringing together tenants and landlords. Hundreds of professional organisations—including real estate brokers, property management companies, developers, and housing associations—offer their available rental properties on Pararius. Visitors can easily search the extensive selection of properties and contact landlords directly by email or phone.

Pararius was founded in 2006 by a few young rental specialists who believed the rental process could be done differently. Today, it has grown into a platform for both rental and purchase properties, helping more than 70,000 people find a home each year. Pararius is visited monthly by over 2.5 million home seekers, and thousands of real estate professionals use our services. Behind this success is a team of more than 80 dedicated employees.

Pararius is part of TreeHouse B.V., where we develop, innovate, and maintain multiple platforms targeting different audiences in the rental and purchase property market. We simplify the rental process for both tenants and landlords and bring supply and demand together. TreeHouse currently consists of 8 different brands, ranging from four rental websites to a CRM system for real estate agents. This year, we have also expanded internationally; with rentaroof we help home seekers in the United Kingdom, and with toitpourtoi we support home seekers in France.

Curious about the people behind Pararius? Meet our entire team here.

Why Pararius?

Our combined experience learned that the market was urgently in need of a transparent website for the rental market only. The already available websites on the Dutch market are mostly part of a website which is meant for buying and selling of real estate and therefore not equipped for rental purposes.

The listings on other websites are mostly paid access. Also the many rental agencies with their many different websites are hard to find on the internet. The market was scattered. Pararius is on its way to complete the puzzle of the once so scattered rental market for Holland.

What does Pararius mean?

Pararius is Latin for Real Estate broker or Intermediate. Pararius is derived from the verb parare. Parare means prepare, to complete, to organise, to equip. The English word prepared is derived from Pararius. It is a wonderful metaphor for a property for rent in any category. The accommodation is ready to move in to. After signing the agreement (in most cases) the tenant will be able to move in without too much hassle of improving the house.

Mission statement

Pararius wants to create a place on the internet where the rental market is transparent and where offer and demand will meet each other.

How do I contact Pararius?

For issues related to our website contact us at [email protected].

When interested in a property or if you have a question about it, please contact the agent listed on the property page.

Pararius is part of TreeHouse.