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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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            relocation.    Tlie   range   is  ! .   '.  _  _   ,   .a  i.,,  4  m I        Hl  '   ___
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            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
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