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Expat Concept facilitates the life of foreigners in

Switzerland... until they find accommodation!

family Iife, orir clients do in
Derrier. of pkunbing or electricity
not l'iave a lot of time to their homes, Expat Concept
devote to tlieir searcli for
Ori ginally, can prit them in torich witli a
housing," says Bernard
Christophe handyman speaking the lan-
Dei'rier. Wliat
Ai'noux only guage of Sliakespeare.
wanted to more do you need?
Expat Concept devotes itself
help, taking
advantage of completely to its clients. Being useful
his good Once tlie criteria of needs
have been defined during an
knowledge Beyond looking for apait-
A new language, another of English. This was tlie initial meeting, tlie company ments or villas for rent, the
culture, a different way of beginning of tl'ie original conducts researcli, organizes sei'vices offered by Expat
life ... it is not easy to stait Expat Assistance, a free-of- visits, looks after tlxe paper- Concept cover the prircliase
over again somewhere else, charge website with infor- work in case of agreement, of any type of property:
in an rinknown land, even if mation and news. Tlie crea- and tlien conducts monito- liomes, office premises or
it is not all tliat far away tion of tlie company Expat ring as the interface between even land, covering tlie can-
fi'om liome. Expat Concept Concept followed some tlie owners and tlie clients. tons of Vaud and Geneva,
"We provide all the guaran-
18 a SerVlCe COll]pall7 Call- years later "not only to and also the border areas
pled with a website for advi- infonn people but also to tees, ensuring tliat orir custo- such as the Pays de Gex.
ce and infonnation. Expat provide tliem witl'i a set'vi- mers match the criteria set
Concept provides eFfective c e . II by tlie owners," stress the "Providing sei'vice, helping
two paitners, whose invol-
assistance in settling forei- people" is tlie pliilosopl'iy
vement does not end with
gners in Switzerland. All-inclusive and' bond of Christophe
Aznong its sei'vices is relo- accommodation t)ie signing of tlie lease. "We Arnorix and Bernard
cation-for whicli demand explain tlie lease to orir cus- Det'rier. "Vei'y focrised on
is the greatest-as tlie diffi- Taking precedence over all tomers, show them how to the well-being of orir custo-
culty of finding liousing in other requests for Expat establisli griarantees and mers," they work exctusive-
the region is fan'iiliar to all. Concept and witli tlie rental payments, accompany ly on tlie needs of small
higliest level of demand is tliem during tlie inventoiy," business customers and pri-
In its range of set-vices to horising. Tliere is notliing they continue. "We also take vate, foreign customers
expatriates, tlie major areas sui'prising aborit tliat-tlie care of l'iome insurance." (inchiding Frencli-spea-
covered by Expat Concept vacancy rate for apartments And if it liappens tliat, king), but sometimes also
are insurance brokerage, car does not reach 1 % in during tlie year, the tenants for Swiss people looking for
insurance, event manage- Geneva. "Between work and face a problem, for example, tlie best service!
ment, tlie setting up of com-
panies in Switzerland and
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vet'y wide and meets tlie If J . a S!!Ll!F!t - _ M i uM 7)
needs tliat may face any f:,.;e !,.:
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foreigner wlien she/lie
moves to tlie liost country: e 'Sl
buying a car, insuring it, fin- ExpatAssistance §
-i mea tar months to get an apartment in Geneva
ding a school for tlie cliild- anapartmentinan shd
ttounosxpatpssistancewhichhashetpeame refnd
ren, finding accommoda- of t/me. Expat Assistance Team are very and they relief me from all j'_/
and finding me a car.

tion, etc. applications. They a/so advise me with ExpatAssistanceat0792022587.
Irecommendanyoneh>callChristophe
Sophie
"Ai'id all otlier sei'vices are
possible. The objective is to Your Needs Expat ' and house searching
tackle any demand and You need an apartment? Insurance adviser

You need insurance?
Expat Concept is like being You need a car? research
set up in
a concierge. And wlien we You need to set up your a
You want to organize
cannot satisfy the customer, your birthday or your
we send liiin/lier on to orir
network," says Clu'istoplie For all information, by Email'
Amoux, wlio forinded tlie Chris[ophe on 022 788 25
cotnpany tliree years ago
witli liis partner, Bemard