Prime Relocation
Full-service relocation · BaselPrime Relocation is a family-owned relocation agency in Zug, founded in 2006, helping expats, families and HR teams with home search, permits, temporary housing, schools and settling in.
Services
Home search services in Basel
expat-services.ch lists 17 hand-checked English-speaking home search services in Basel, including BASELLODGING, Blueground, City Pop and Firstcaution.
Besides English, they also work in German, French, Italian and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Basel.
Home search services in Basel
17 providers
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Welcome Service
Full-service relocation · BaselWelcome Service is a family-owned relocation firm founded in 1990, with offices in Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, handling permits, home search, schools and settling in for families and HR teams.
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Auris Relocation
Full-service relocation · BaselAuris Relocation is a Swiss relocation and global mobility firm with nine offices from Geneva to Lugano, handling permits, home search, schools and moves for companies and families.
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ReloNest
Destination services · BaselReloNest 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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BASELLODGING
Serviced apartments · BaselBasel serviced-apartment operator with furnished units in several districts (incl. near Novartis campus and station) for short to long stays, with housekeeping and local team.
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Blueground
Serviced apartments · BaselInternational operator of furnished, move-in-ready apartments for stays from 30 days, active in Zurich and Basel with fully equipped kitchens and designer furnishings.
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City Pop
Serviced apartments · BaselFully furnished studios (Pops) booked by app or website for 4 to 52 weeks in Oerlikon, Altstetten and the city. Utilities, Wi-Fi and TV included; cleaning on demand; stay confirmation provided.
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Comfort Apartments
Serviced apartments · BaselFurnished apartments for professionals, expats and corporate tenants in Zurich and Basel, for one month to a year or longer. Internet and utilities included; rental contract for registration.
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Firstcaution
Rental deposit guarantees · BaselFINMA-authorised specialist for rent guarantees without bank deposit for private and commercial leases, with flexible payment and help recovering existing deposits.
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GLANDON Apartments
Serviced apartments · BaselFurnished business apartments in multiple Swiss cities with utilities and Wi-Fi included and fortnightly cleaning; standard minimum stay one month, plus short-stay rooms.
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goCaution
Rental deposit guarantees · BaselOnline rental deposit insurance replacing a cash deposit, with pre-approval certificates for applicants, commercial deposit cover and release of existing deposit accounts.
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SmartCaution
Rental deposit guarantees · BaselFINMA-authorised Swiss insurer founded 2007 offering rent guarantees without bank deposit for tenants and companies.
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Swiss Expat Realtor
Apartment search services · BaselExpat-focused rental home search agency covering Zurich, Zug, Schwyz and Basel; uses local network incl. unlisted properties and advocates for applications; success-based fee.
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Swiss Star (Kind of a Hotel)
Serviced apartments · BaselServiced apartments under the Swiss Star name at 14 Zurich addresses (Oerlikon, Wiedikon, Sihlfeld, Kreis 4, University) for one night to a year; weekly cleaning, contracts from one month.
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SwissCaution
Rental deposit guarantees · BaselPioneer of Swiss rental guarantees without bank deposit: tenant pays an annual premium instead of blocking cash; also commercial leases and provisional certificates.
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UMS Temporary Housing
Serviced apartments · BaselLong-running Swiss portal and service for furnished temporary apartments and sublets (1+ months), with contract tools, security package and support for expats and relocation clients.
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WOW living
Serviced apartments · BaselServiced and business apartments in Zurich (Freischützgasse, Zollstrasse, Elisabethenstrasse) with all ancillary costs, internet and fortnightly cleaning in the monthly price; registration possible.
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Local facts
Home search services: what's particular to Basel
Of the canton's 912 empty flats on 1 June 2026, 866 were advertised for rent and 46 for sale, and the vacancy rate was 0.8% (1 June 2026) (Basel-Stadt, checked ) (Basel-Stadt, checked ). About 85% of residents rent (Kanton Basel-Stadt, checked ), and the average net rent of a 3-room flat is CHF 1,445 a month (2024) (FSO, checked ).
A purchase needs a notary and an entry in the land register. The Grundbuch- und Vermessungsamt charges 1‰ of the market or tax value for a sale, with a minimum of CHF 200 and a maximum of CHF 50,000 per entry, and notary fees follow the cantonal tariff (Kanton Basel-Stadt, checked ). The Steuerverwaltung levies the transfer tax (Handänderungssteuer), normally 3% of the price and at least the tax value, reduced to 1.5% for a new or replacement owner-occupied home and due one month after the contract (Kanton Basel-Stadt, checked ).
Buyers from abroad may need a permit under the Lex Koller. In Basel-Stadt the Staatliche Schlichtungsstelle für Mietstreitigkeiten is the cantonal permit authority and gives no written information (Kanton Basel-Stadt, checked ). The canton's welcome site states that C-permit holders and EU/EFTA nationals with a B permit can buy without restriction, while other B-permit holders can buy only a home they live in (Hallo Baselstadt, checked ).
Registering in Basel
Newcomers register with the Einwohneramt of Bevölkerungsdienste und Migration at Spiegelgasse 6; from 2 November 2026 its counters work from a temporary building on Schwarzwaldallee, opposite Badischer Bahnhof. The deadline is 14 days (2026) (Einwohneramt BS, checked ): the date of the online booking counts, not the date of the appointment. Registration costs CHF 25 per person (Einwohneramt BS, checked ). The general steps are in registering at your commune.
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