Intergenerational flatsharing
A room in a senior's home
Some homes are far too large for one person, and some young people find nothing at all. We bring the two together, with a real lease and clear rules.
The idea, in three lines
The room is let at a moderate rent, as a sublet or a direct lease depending on the situation. The young tenant is not a carer: they pay rent and have their own room, and any help given stays outside the contract.
- A furnished or unfurnished room in the older person's home, with use of the shared rooms
- Rent agreed in advance, charges included, and generally well below market
- A written contract, an agreed term, and a notice period that protects both sides
- We make the introductions, check the applications and draw up the contract
Extra income from a room you no longer use
Letting a spare room changes nothing to your own arrangements: you keep your home and you choose the tenant. We introduce two or three candidates at most, and a refusal needs no explanation.
What we do
- Subletting: if you rent your home, your landlord's written consent is required. We tell you how to ask for it.
- A realistic rent for the room, in line with the local market.
- Candidates whose file we have checked, and the meeting arranged at your home.
- The lease itself: room, shared areas, notice period.
- What to check with your compensation office: rental income counts towards supplementary benefits.
If what the situation really calls for is an adapted home, a ground-floor flat or a place in a care home, do tell us: we support that move as well. Write to us
A room's rent, not a studio's
A room in an older person's home costs far less than a studio, is usually in town rather than on the outskirts, and gives you a stable address: the one you need to register with the municipality or open a bank account.
What we do
- The documents to gather once and for all: ID, proof of studies or employment contract, debt-collection register extract, guarantor if needed.
- Rooms that match your budget and the area you are looking in.
- A meeting at the host's home, with no commitment on either side.
- A contract that states what is expected of you: you are renting a room, not providing care.
Our guide to renting covers the application file, the lease, the rent deposit and the inventory of condition: all of it applies to a room too: Read the guide
The legal frame, with no surprises
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An intergenerational house-share is still a tenancy: Swiss tenancy law applies in full. The points below are checked before signing.
- Subletting: if the older person is a tenant, the landlord's written consent is required by law. Without it, the main lease can be terminated.
- Condominium: the building's rules are reviewed, some prohibit letting rooms.
- Insurance: personal liability cover on both sides, and the household insurer informed that a tenant is present.
- Tax and benefits: the rent received is income and counts towards supplementary benefits.
- End of the arrangement: notice period, return of the room, and what happens if the older person moves into a care home.
There is no listing yet
These rooms are not advertised: every situation is different and matches are made one at a time. Tell us whether you have a room to offer or are looking for one.
A room to offer or to find
Ten minutes on the phone is enough to know whether it can work in your case.
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