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expat-services.ch lists 6 hand-checked English-speaking movers and storage companies in Lausanne, including Autociel, Crown Relocations, Harsch and placeB Self Storage.
Besides English, they also work in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Lausanne.
6 providers
Car service for expats near Lausanne: buying, leasing and selling vehicles, long-term rental, and help importing cars including paperwork.
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Is this your business?Global relocation firm with Swiss teams in Lausanne and Zurich handling international moves, storage, pet relocation and settling-in support.
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Is this your business?Family-run Geneva mover since 1957 offering Swiss and international household moves, office relocations, furniture storage and fine art transport.
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Is this your business?Relocation firm founded 1990 offering vehicle import help: feasibility check, customs declaration, inspection, insurance and cantonal registration.
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Is this your business?App-based self-storage provider with 50+ Swiss sites, 24/7 digital access, units from 1 to 50 m3; also vehicle parking at some sites.
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Is this your business?Self-storage chain founded 1979 with around 15 Swiss sites including Zurich-Oerlikon, Basel-Allschwil, Bern and Lausanne.
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Is this your business?Local facts
A Vaud lease ends at noon on its expiry date, when the tenant hands the flat back clean, free of belongings and with damage repaired, and a signed inventory is drawn up on the spot (Canton of Vaud (RULV), checked ). A tenant who leaves early can propose a solvent replacement tenant, with at least one month's notice for the 15th or the end of the month (Canton of Vaud (RULV), checked ). The first rent instalment is due at the latest on move-in, and the tenant arranges the meter readings and any gas meter at their own cost (Canton of Vaud (RULV), checked ).
Occupying public ground in Lausanne needs a permit before it starts, and that includes reserving parking spaces. The request goes by e-mail at least ten working days ahead to the Service de la mobilité et de l'aménagement des espaces publics, Rue Sera-Biasini 31b; the online form has deadlines of 48 hours for a simple occupation and six days for works or for reserving spaces in permit-holder zones, park-and-ride or long-term car parks, and the decision is e-mailed within two working days (lausanne.ch, checked ). Fees follow the municipal tariff, and parking, signage and police services are charged on top.
Newcomers register with the Service du contrôle des habitants at Rue du Port-Franc 18. The registration deadline is 14 days (2026) (lausanne.ch, checked ). Arrivals from abroad or from another canton book a counter appointment and attend in person with a complete file (lausanne.ch, checked ), and the city's fee schedule sets CHF 30 for registering an arrival (lausanne.ch, checked ). For the national rules, see registering at your commune.
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