Destination services · Zürich
ReloNest is a Zurich-based relocation company, founded in 2023, that provides home search, school search, permits and settling-in help through consultants in nine Swiss cities.
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ReloNest is a relocation company with its office on Kappelistrasse in Zurich, founded in 2023 by Micaela Paz, who also runs it as managing director. She is an expat herself and brings close to 20 years of experience in the relocation industry and in account management, and that background shows in how the business is organised: one relocation consultant per transferee, clear timelines and a named account contact for companies. The firm is a full member of SARA, the Swiss Association of Relocation Agents, and of EuRA, the European relocation association.
Rather than covering the whole country from one desk, ReloNest works with local consultants and lists nine cities: Zurich, Zug, Basel, Bern, Lucerne, Fribourg, Lausanne, Geneva and Lugano. The company reports twelve relocation consultants, around 590 relocations so far and nine languages spoken across the team. That spread helps if, for example, your job is in Geneva but you are looking at homes around Lausanne, or your company is sending several people to different cantons at once.
The services follow the usual destination-services sequence. A preview trip shows you candidate neighbourhoods based on where you will work and where the children will study, together with typical rents and housing standards. The school search explains the local and international options, includes visits to up to three schools and helps with the application; ideally it comes before the home search so that address and school line up. For housing, the team can book a serviced or furnished apartment for the first weeks and then run the long-term search, from pre-selected listings and accompanied viewings to the application, the lease and the move-in protocol.
On the administrative side, the immigration team handles work permits, family reunification, business travel and long-term assignments. Settling-in help covers registration with the local authorities, a bank account, the driving licence exchange and insurance. At the end of a stay, the departure service deals with lease and contract cancellations, utilities, the exit inspection and deregistration, all of which affect whether you get your deposit back. Most Swiss leases can only be ended on fixed dates with about three months' notice, so if you leave early, ReloNest can find the replacement tenant your landlord will ask for. For the move itself, it gathers two quotes from removal firms and coordinates with the one you pick.
Companies get a single account manager, and transferees also get access to NestOnline, the company's own relocation platform. You can reach ReloNest Zurich through the contact form, by email, by phone or on WhatsApp.
Also called area orientation: your consultant takes you through the neighbourhoods that make sense given your office and your children's schools, explains local housing standards and typical rents, and gives you a feel for everyday life there. It is designed for the decision stage, before you accept an assignment or start the home search, so you arrive knowing where to look.
Support with work permits, family reunification, business travel and long-term relocations, for companies and private clients alike. ReloNest prepares and follows the applications in line with Swiss regulations, keeps an eye on timelines and tells you clearly which documents the authorities need from you and when, so there are no surprises close to your start date.
For families, the consultant gives an overview of the Swiss school system, compares local and international options, arranges visits to up to three schools and supports the application. ReloNest recommends doing this before the home search, so that where you live matches the school you choose and its enrolment deadlines, which avoids long daily commutes for the children.
ReloNest finds and books serviced or furnished short-term apartments that meet your criteria, drawing on its network of local providers and knowledge of each city's market. This bridges the gap while your household goods are still on the way or while the search for a permanent home is under way, without committing you to a long lease too early.
A long-term search for an apartment or house in your chosen city: a tailored pre-selection of properties, accompanied viewings, help with the application, coordination of the lease and support with the move-in protocol, where existing defects are recorded before you take over. The consultants draw on their relationships with landlords and estate agents in each city to get your application seen.
Administrative help after arrival, tailored to your city and situation: registration with the local authorities, opening a Swiss bank account, exchanging your driving licence and arranging the insurance you need. Your consultant either takes care of each step or walks you through it, so the paperwork of the first weeks does not pile up while you start a new job.
When you leave Switzerland, ReloNest handles the notice on your lease and other contracts, arranges utility disconnections, accompanies the exit inspection with the landlord and deals with deregistration from the authorities. Knowing how Swiss handovers work helps protect the return of your rental deposit and avoids bills arriving after you have gone.
Swiss leases usually end only on fixed dates with around three months' notice, so leaving early means proposing a suitable replacement tenant or paying rent until the official end date. ReloNest advertises the flat, organises viewings, pre-screens candidates and liaises with the landlord or agency to get the lease transferred on time.
ReloNest is not a removal company, but it organises two tailored quotes from trusted movers based on your requirements, helps you align moving dates and paperwork, and then hands over to the mover you select, who carries out the move directly. You get comparable offers without having to brief several firms yourself.
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ReloNest is a destination services company. It helps people moving to Switzerland with preview trips, immigration, school search, temporary and permanent housing and settling-in formalities, and at the end of a stay with departure and replacement-tenant searches. Services can be booked one by one or as an all-inclusive package with a dedicated consultant.
ReloNest lists nine cities: Zurich, Zug, Basel, Bern, Lucerne, Fribourg, Lausanne, Geneva and Lugano, each served by local consultants. The head office is at Kappelistrasse 15 in Zurich. If your destination is somewhere else, ask whether the nearest consultant can cover it.
ReloNest does not publish prices on its website. Services are available individually or as an all-inclusive package, so the cost depends on the city and the services you choose. The contact form asks for your origin country, destination and arrival date, which is the information the team needs to prepare a quote.
Yes. ReloNest's immigration service covers work permits, family reunification, business travel and long-term relocations, for both companies and individuals. The team handles the process in line with Swiss regulations and keeps you informed about timelines and what is needed from you.
ReloNest coordinates the move but does not carry it out. It obtains two quotes from trusted moving companies based on your requirements and helps align dates and documents; once you choose a mover, that company handles the move directly.
Both. Companies get a dedicated account manager as a single point of contact and structured timelines for each transferee, who also gets access to the NestOnline platform. Private individuals and families can book the same services directly, from a preview trip to the home search.
Use the contact form on the ReloNest website, email contact@relonest.com, call +41 76 700 22 58 or send a WhatsApp message to the same number. The form asks where you are moving from, your destination in Switzerland and your arrival date, so the right local consultant can reply.
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