Our writer, Emma Pouncey, recounts how she dealt with Copenhagen's crazy rental market over the years and gives tips on how to secure a home in the capital city. During my 14 years living in Copenhagen, my experience with the Danish housing market has been something else. However the wait to be assigned student housing in Copenhagen can easily be 1-2 years. A little studio in old allotment buildings which had been turned into student housing. I have first-hand experience dealing with the frustrations of Copenhagen’s rental market.