For international students · Lausanne

The parts of moving to Switzerland that go wrong

We run student housing here. When our residences are full, this is what we can still do for you — and where to go for the rest.

See the services Work out what I need

  • 13services you can order online
  • 1 dayto hear back from a person
  • CHFprices in full, no surprises

Order online

Fixed prices. No assessment needed — you pay and we start the same day.

  1. 01 Housing Search When our own residences are full, we go and look for you on the open market. CHF 323.22incl. 8.1% VAT
  2. 02 Housing Search Premium The same search, with someone named who does the talking. CHF 647.52incl. 8.1% VAT
  3. 03 Rental dossier preparation The same documents, assembled the way a Swiss agency expects to read them. CHF 161.07incl. 8.1% VAT
  4. 04 We view the flat for you You cannot attend a viewing from another country. We go instead, on video, and ask the questions you would not know to ask. CHF 161.07incl. 8.1% VAT
  5. 05 Lease review before you sign A Swiss lease runs to a dozen pages in a language you may not read, and you are asked to sign it quickly. CHF 107.02incl. 8.1% VAT
  6. 06 Move-in inspection The handover inspection decides how much of your deposit you get back a year later. Most students sign it without understanding that. CHF 215.12incl. 8.1% VAT
  7. 07 Commune registration You have fourteen days from arrival to register where you live. It is a legal deadline and it catches people out in their first fortnight. CHF 161.07incl. 8.1% VAT
  8. 08 Move-out inspection The handover that decides whether you get your deposit back. More is lost here than anywhere else in a Swiss tenancy. CHF 269.17incl. 8.1% VAT
  9. 09 Leaving your lease early Swiss law lets you leave before the term ends — if you present a replacement tenant the landlord cannot reasonably refuse. CHF 215.12incl. 8.1% VAT
  10. 10 Arrival pack, in the room Bedding, towels and a basic kitchen, waiting for you rather than bought at 21:00 on your first night. CHF 204.31incl. 8.1% VAT
  11. 11 Arrival package Everything for the first week, in one payment: met at the airport, the room already equipped, and your commune registration handled. CHF 531.10incl. 8.1% VAT
  12. 12 Flat-hunting package The three that decide whether you get a flat: a file agencies will read, someone at the viewing, and the lease read before you sign it. CHF 364.78incl. 8.1% VAT
  13. 13 Airport pickup Someone waiting for you at arrivals with your name on a sign. CHF 259.44incl. 8.1% VAT

Ask us first

We read your file before agreeing to either of these, and we do say no. So they start with a question rather than a payment — a straight answer and a price within one working day.

Six questions, under a minute

Not sure which of these you need?

We work out what applies to you, add it up, and you pay for the lot in one go. Or for none of it, which happens too.

Work out what I need

The rest of it, on our other sites

Three things students always ask for that do not belong on a housing site. Same company as this one — ABC Translation Sàrl, CHE-284.072.845 — under their own names, because each is a different job. Separate services, not separate businesses, and we would rather say that than let you find it in the small print.