I think "thanks to" COVID, the rental market has become friendlier recently. I used to rent a studio in central Geneva for 1700 CHF per month. 42 sqm, very spacious for one person and very bright. I had to give my dossier to the private owner right away and promised that I would pay the deposit the next day. I got the flat. That was back in 2012. I really I couldn't believe my luck. Fast forward to 2016, when I had to look for another flat. I set my criteria at CHF1700 maximum per month but Homegate only gave me 20 results. Most of them would be gone just within a week after being posted. That time I went through the whole regie business and eventually I got a studio, smaller, but also cheaper, CHF 1400.
Then when I had to move out in 2019, I also posted an ad on anibis to look for someone to take over my lease. I had about 20 visits and 5 people left their dossier. The regie eventually decided only 2 met their criteria and gave it to an IT professional.
Now I am looking into buying, so just out of interest and in an attempt to gauge the market, I did a quick search on Homegate again. This time, with rent set at CHF 1700 per month, targeting Geneva Geneva (ville de Geneve), I get
109 results. Many of them are around 1400, 1300. This was UNHEARD OF a few years back.
So, good luck. I think you have a pretty good chance of getting something. Just view places actively and send your dossier to regies.
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| thanks, Neko, for getting back to me! Really appreciated
Yes, I do have my dossier sorted out, just added a letter of recommendation from my employer and heard it's worth adding my cv.
You are right on shortage of properties... Hard to find any good apartment, and if you do, there's 40 people applying, or often they don't even reply when you request a visit.
So far the agent is still claiming that I should spend more on the flat, so I'll be looking on my own I suppose.
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