Thanks for that info, Longbyt! I now live in a semi-detached house in which we have the top two floors and there is one person who lives on the ground floor. Our top floor is higher than the house next door so we don't share a wall or floor/ceiling with anyone. We have a lot of space behind and in front between us and anybody else and our other neighbours are quite a bit below us with a big driveway in between and have two kids who have their violin lessons at home.

Part of the reason who picked this place was so we could play our instruments and so far so good! If I went ahead I would only teach an hour or two a day to fit in with my small daughter. It's not going to turn me into a millionaire but I'd just like to feel like I was at least working a little bit!

And I really do want to do it all legally, even though I know there must be a lot of teachers who aren't. I feel our existence here in Switzerland is precarious enough with our non-EU permits for me to go and jeopardise it further.

My biggest concern is regarding the insurance. I've seen people advertise courses on their premises in which they say those attending must have their own insurance but I don't think that would cut it in this instance.

Kate