Moving Planning: How to Keep Everything Under Control – Checklist with Deadlines
Guide · Moving Planning
Moving Planning: How to Keep Everything Under Control – Checklist with Deadlines for Switzerland
What needs to be done by when? Here you will find all the important steps from 6 weeks before the move to registering in your new municipality – with the official deadlines and links.
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Step by step
Your Moving Plan in 4 Phases
A move consists of many small tasks with fixed deadlines. If you know them and start in good time, you can move in a relaxed way. This overview shows what you should do when – with the official offices and deadlines in Switzerland.
4–6 weeks before the move: contracts and quotes
Obtain quotes for the move and book the on-site survey. Cancel or transfer subscriptions, electricity and internet: Swisscom recommends at least 10 days' notice, Sunrise ideally one month and Salt Home at least 5 weeks. Inform your insurers and health insurance provider of your new address – with household contents insurance, it is worth checking the sum insured for the new apartment.
2–3 weeks before: authorities, post and parking
Submit your change of address with mail forwarding to the Post Office – no later than 4 working days before the move. Report your departure to your municipality, in many municipalities online via eUmzugCH. Sort out parking for the removal van; we will organise a temporary no-parking zone for you, provided you ask in good time.
The final week: neighbours, handover, valuables
Inform your neighbours, confirm the date for the apartment handover and pack documents and valuables into a separate folder that you transport yourself.
After the move: registration and IDs
Register with your new municipality – usually within 14 days. In the canton of Zurich, you must also update your vehicle registration and driving licence at the Road Traffic Office within 14 days. You do not need to report the radio and TV licence fee yourself: Serafe takes over the data from the residents' registration office.
Official authorities: eUmzugCH · Post: change of address with mail forwarding · ch.ch: Deregistering and registering · Zurich Road Traffic Office: reporting a move · Serafe: invoicing
Your checklist – automatically
This checklist with your personal details: in the customer portal
Instead of calculating deadlines yourself: the customer portal creates the checklist from your moving date, shows tasks that are due and reminds you by email. Letters for insurers, landlords and subscriptions are prepared with your new address.
- Dated deadlines for the Post Office, municipality, Road Traffic Office and subscriptions.
- Ready-made letters to print or as a PDF.
- Direct links to eUmzugCH, Post Office change of address and 23 insurers.
- Reminders by email before important deadlines.
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- –Transfer subscriptions and internetLetter ready
- –Notify insurersLetter ready
- –Set up mail forwardingDo it online
- –Report your arrivalDo it online
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Moving costs
Plan First, Then Calculate: Guide Price for Your Move
Good planning includes a realistic budget. With the moving cost calculator above, you get a guide price for your apartment size in 2 minutes – with a 20% new-customer discount. It becomes binding after the free on-site survey.
| Apartment Size | Guide value | Included |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – 1.5 rooms | from CHF 550.– | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 2 – 2.5 rooms | from CHF 850.– | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 3 – 3.5 rooms | from CHF 990.– | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 4 – 4.5 rooms | from CHF 1'490.– | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 5 – 5.5 rooms | from CHF 1'790.– | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 6 – 6.5 rooms | from CHF 1'990.– | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
All prices include insurance and exclude 8.1% VAT. Guide values are based on average effort; the exact amount is determined during the free on-site survey and invoiced according to actual working time, including travel to and from the site.
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The first step in planning your move: enter your moving-out and moving-in addresses – we will get back to you within 24 hours with your quote.
- Parking reservation on moving day we organise it for you free of charge.
- Quote within 24 hours – personally from our team.
- 20% new-customer discount on all services.
- Free and no-obligation – you only decide after receiving the quote.
Next step
Start Planning: Video Survey in 20 Minutes
Show us your rooms via WhatsApp video or let us come by in person. You will receive your quote within 24 hours – and with it access to the customer portal with your personal checklist.
- Takes approx. 20–25 minutes
- On site at your home or conveniently via WhatsApp video
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Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Moving Planning
Who dismantles and reassembles wardrobes and beds when planning a move?
Our own carpenters: they take apart wardrobes, beds and shelving in your old flat and put them back together at the new address. For your move planning, this means you do not have to organise tools or extra helpers. Assembly is already included in every one of our guide prices.
How do you bridge a gap between moving out and moving in?
With interim storage: on moving-out day we load everything and take your furniture to our dry, climate-controlled and alarm-protected warehouse. Costs start at CHF 15.– per m³ per month. Once the new flat is ready, we deliver and reassemble the furniture there.
Where can I get moving boxes and packing material for my move?
From us, free of charge: we bring moving boxes and packing material to your home two to three weeks before the moving date. That leaves enough time to pack room by room. After the move we collect the boxes again, so you neither have to store them nor dispose of them.
When does the old flat have to be cleaned when planning a move?
By the handover appointment with the property management. If you book the end-of-tenancy cleaning with handover guarantee from us, our team attends the handover and fixes any complaints immediately and at no cost. That way you plan cleaning and removal in a single quote instead of with two companies.
What does hourly billing mean for my moving budget?
You pay for the time actually worked, in 15-minute increments, with a minimum of 3 hours. If you need a fixed upper limit for your move planning, you can agree a cost ceiling or a flat rate after the viewing. That amount is then stated in writing in your quote.
Which heavy items should I mention early when planning a move?
Above all a piano or grand piano, large wardrobes and furniture for upper floors without a suitable lift. We offer piano transport from CHF 250.–, and for bulky pieces we use a furniture lift if needed. If you mention this early, you receive a quote that already includes this effort.
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