Home search
Agents who find and secure a rental for you, handle the viewings, and put together the application most landlords expect, done properly.
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Packimpex
4.4Switzerland
Packimpex is a long-running Swiss relocation firm whose home-finding packages tap into its relationships with local agencies and landlords to reach flats that are hard for arrivals to access alone. Consultants advise on neighbourhoods, arrange property tours in person or online, complete the lease application for the client, and help read and negotiate the contract terms. The company says it has helped more than 20,000 customers find a home over the past decade and works across Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Zug and Bern.
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Zurich
Swiss Expat Realtor is a boutique agency run by former expats that recommends neighbourhoods from a newcomer's point of view and uses its own network to surface flats, including some not yet listed. Its rental home search covers on and off market options, attending viewings with videos and reports, managing the application, negotiating and reviewing the contract, and accompanying the handover. The team is multilingual in Swiss German, English, French and Mandarin and works in Zurich, Zug, Schwyz and Basel, with the search fee payable only after a home is secured.
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Zurich
Expat Services searches both the public portals like Homegate and ImmoScout24 and an off-market network of agencies and asset managers to shortlist flats for people moving to Switzerland. They write the tenant dossier, help obtain the Betreibungsauszug debt-enforcement extract, and can attend viewings on behalf of clients who have not yet arrived. The service also reviews the lease and documents the move-in handover, and works mainly in Zurich and Geneva.
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Geneva
Geneva Housing runs a residential rental search for expats, families and locals across the Geneva market, drawing on advertised flats and agency-managed properties. The team schedules viewings, prepares the application dossier, and deals directly with the managing agencies for the tenant. Its residential search fee is one month's gross rent with a minimum of CHF 2,500, and the firm also handles commercial premises and short-term furnished lets.
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Switzerland · since 1994
Lodge Relocation is one of the older relocation agencies in Switzerland and helps arrivals find both temporary furnished accommodation and a permanent rental. The team organises viewings, guides the tenant through the application and dossier, and draws on local partners who know each canton's rental requirements. It runs four offices, in Geneva, Lausanne, Zug and Zurich.
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Zug
RelEx offers a home-search service focused on finding a rental and then taking over the direct contact with agencies and landlords to improve the odds of a signed lease. They draw on real estate agencies, social media and private channels, organise viewings, and provide video tours for clients who cannot attend in person. RelEx works in Zug, Zurich, Lucerne, Geneva and Lausanne.
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Zurich · since 2019
Swissnest runs a small, founder-led apartment search in Zurich built around a seven-step process, from a market check against your budget to a Swiss-standard dossier, daily flat selection, booking and attending viewings, submitting applications, and contract review with handover support. Viewings are charged at CHF 99 each and the success fee is one month's net rent, payable only when a flat is secured. The founders keep the client list short so arrivals deal with them directly rather than a call centre.
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HouseScout
4.3Zurich
HouseScout is an apartment hunting service in the Canton of Zurich that matches arrivals with rentals fitting their budget and permit status. The team searches the main Swiss portals, contacts agents directly, and attends viewings in person, sending back photos, a room-by-room video and an honest assessment after each visit. They handle the landlord communications, help prepare the application dossier, and guide the tenant through to signing the lease, which suits people who cannot fly in to view flats themselves.
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Switzerland
De Peri specialises in apartment and house hunting for people who are still abroad, searching against the client's criteria and filming video walkthroughs of the flats and the surrounding area so they can decide remotely. Once a place is chosen the firm completes and submits the rental application, lists the supporting documents needed, and can collect the keys and take over the property when the client cannot be there. It is a member of the European Relocation Association and works across major Swiss cities including Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Lausanne and Lucerne.
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Zurich
Offlist is a private rental network that flips the usual search around. Instead of browsing listings, you create a profile describing what you want, and verified private landlords and relocation agencies reach out about matching off-market flats and arrange viewings. You can chat with the agencies and manage the whole search in one place. Access to the platform is currently free, and its inventory centres on Zurich, Geneva and Zug, with some flats in Lugano.