kautel
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Köln
Details
Pros
- No cash tied up when moving in, the deposit does not have to be saved up
- R+V Versicherung AG as a creditworthy guarantor in the background
- Can be taken out online without paperwork
- No minimum term – returning the certificate ends the contract
Cons
- The landlord must accept the guarantee; there is no entitlement to it
- If the landlord makes a claim, the guarantor recovers the money from the tenant
Fact sheet: kautel
| Company name | kautel |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Köln |
| Country | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Type | insurtech |
| Website | kautel.de |
About kautel
kautel is a brand of cresult GmbH, based in Cologne (Cologne commercial register, HRB 111977), and has arranged rent deposit guarantees for private and commercial tenants since 2014. cresult GmbH is not an insurer itself but works as a registered insurance broker under section 34d of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO); the risk carrier, and therefore the guarantor on the deposit guarantee, is R+V Versicherung AG, which as a German insurer is supervised by BaFin (the German financial regulator). The model suits tenants who want to stay liquid when they move in and accept that the running costs over the tenancy can exceed the saving of an interest-bearing deposit account.
Special features
- Brand of cresult GmbH, Cologne – not an insurer itself
- Brokerage as a registered insurance broker under section 34d GewO
- Guarantee certificate is issued by R+V Versicherung AG
- Besides private tenancies, also guarantees for commercial leases