Housing-agencies in Amsterdam

You can check www.woningnet.nl to apply for an appartment or house in Amsterdam (also if you are not a student). You need to be older than 18 years old and have a Dutch passport or have a Dutch residence permit to register. Subscription costs are sole €60,-. Afterwards, you can apply for rooms or appartments in Amsterdam or other regions.

ASVA Studentenunie Kamerbureau
Binnengasthuisstraat 9,
1012 ZA Amsterdam
Tel. 020 - 525 31 36 
The ASVA makes use of a raffle-system. Only for students. 
www.asva.uva.nl/kamerbureau

SRVU - kamerbureau
Boelelaan 1083-A, kamer N.096,
1081 HV Amsterdam,
tel: 020 - 4449424
Also youngsters who dont study can apply. Condition is that you first subscribe at the SRVU. After subscribing, you get a list of available rooms.

Finally, you can consider subscribing at a commercial housing-agency. Because of the shortage of houses, there are a lot of illegal housing-agencies that benefit from people seeking desperately for a room to rent. The website www.huurnietteduur.net has got a lot of good tips about these agencies in English.