Prime Relocation
Full-service relocation · LuganoPrime 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.
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Home search services in Lugano
expat-services.ch lists 12 hand-checked English-speaking home search services in Lugano, including ALL4YOURHOME, City Pop, Firstcaution and goCaution.
Besides English, they also work in French, Italian, German and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Lugano.
Home search services in Lugano
12 providers
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Auris Relocation
Full-service relocation · LuganoAuris 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 · LuganoReloNest 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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ALL4YOURHOME
Apartment search services · LuganoLugano relocation service since 2018 focused on housing search (rent or buy) for students, families and professionals, plus admin assistance and settling-in in Ticino.
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City Pop
Serviced apartments · LuganoFully 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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Firstcaution
Rental deposit guarantees · LuganoFINMA-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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goCaution
Rental deposit guarantees · LuganoOnline 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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Lugano Relocation Service
Settling-in support · LuganoRelocation service for companies and families moving to Lugano and Ticino, offering house hunting, arrival and settling-in help and company set-up support.
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Smart Living Lugano
Serviced apartments · LuganoServiced residence in Lugano with furnished 1-2 bedroom apartments, weekly cleaning, gym and wellness, roof terrace and concierge-style extras.
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SmartCaution
Rental deposit guarantees · LuganoFINMA-authorised Swiss insurer founded 2007 offering rent guarantees without bank deposit for tenants and companies.
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SwissCaution
Rental deposit guarantees · LuganoPioneer 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 · LuganoLong-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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Local facts
Home search services: what's particular to Lugano
The city's statistics service records a median asking sale price of CHF 8,266 per square metre for 2025, 3.0% below 2024, with sale listings online for 123 days on average. Its model assumes a mortgage of 80% of the price: for a studio or two-room flat in the lowest price band that means at least CHF 79,750 in equity and CHF 65,076 in gross income, and for a flat with four or more rooms CHF 201,200 and CHF 164,179. It estimates that 21% of renting households hold the taxable assets needed for 20% equity on a lower-priced home (City of Lugano statistics, checked ).
Against that, an average three-room rent is CHF 1,249 a month (2024) (Ustat, checked ), and the communal tax multiplier for individuals is 80% (2026) (ti.ch, checked ). Rental searches are covered under apartment search in Lugano.
Purchases by foreign nationals fall under the federal rules on property acquisition by persons abroad, and the canton's service page lists a personal declaration form for holders of an EU/EFTA B permit and an application form for a holiday residence (ti.ch, checked ). Access to the online land register (SIFTI) is requested from the canton's Division of Justice and is limited to the categories named in the land register ordinance (ti.ch, checked ). For the property gains tax the canton publishes an online calculator (ti.ch, checked ).
Registering in Lugano
New arrivals report to a Puntocittà counter in person or through a proxy; the deadline is 8 days (2026) (lugano.ch, checked ), and one adult can register a whole family. Foreign nationals show their permit or, while it is pending, a copy of the application (lugano.ch, checked ). The certificate of the arrival notice costs CHF 15 a copy (lugano.ch, checked ). More in registering at your commune.
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