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Just a quick bit of advice. Getting a flat from an agent is very hard if you're not friends with them. I've seen this first hand. Bizarrely it can be just as ch

Just a quick bit of advice. Getting a flat from an agent is very hard if you're not friends with them. I've seen this first hand. Bizarrely it can be just as cheap getting an air b&b for a few months at a time. Also it is absolutely worth looking in to a place across the border in France, it's cheaper, not that far away, and public transport is pretty good. I've been here for 6 months or so, but leaving soon... its really not the city for me.

dom96 10y ago
> Getting a flat from an agent is very hard if you're not friends with them. I find that rather odd, any ideas why it is that way? Is there really so few flats on the market? I would think that estate agents would be happy to help anyone find a home... I have tried to email a number of estate agents and all I got was automated responses. Some in French, despite the fact that I wrote the email in English. They all mostly said the same thing: "Our website has many listings, please look there". > Bizarrely it can be just as cheap getting an air b&b for a few months at a time. While that may work, I would much rather stay in the same place. > Also it is absolutely worth looking in to a place across the border in France, it's cheaper, not that far away, and public transport is pretty good. Hrm, France is looking very nice too. I guess it all depends on where I find a place first. > I've been here for 6 months or so, but leaving soon... its really not the city for me. May I ask why it's not the city for you?
- hocuspocus 10y ago
  > I find that rather odd, any ideas why it is that way? Is there really so few flats on the market? I would think that estate agents would be happy to help anyone find a home... Vacancy rate in Geneva proper is about 0.4%. As usual in such situations, why bother with a foreigner who isn't going to stay long when you likely know friends/acquaintances (Geneva is a small world :) looking for a place?

dom96 10y ago

> Getting a flat from an agent is very hard if you're not friends with them. I find that rather odd, any ideas why it is that way? Is there really so few flats on the market? I would think that estate agents would be happy to help anyone find a home... I have tried to email a number of estate agents and all I got was automated responses. Some in French, despite the fact that I wrote the email in English. They all mostly said the same thing: "Our website has many listings, please look there". > Bizarrely it can be just as cheap getting an air b&b for a few months at a time. While that may work, I would much rather stay in the same place. > Also it is absolutely worth looking in to a place across the border in France, it's cheaper, not that far away, and public transport is pretty good. Hrm, France is looking very nice too. I guess it all depends on where I find a place first. > I've been here for 6 months or so, but leaving soon... its really not the city for me. May I ask why it's not the city for you?

hocuspocus 10y ago
> I find that rather odd, any ideas why it is that way? Is there really so few flats on the market? I would think that estate agents would be happy to help anyone find a home... Vacancy rate in Geneva proper is about 0.4%. As usual in such situations, why bother with a foreigner who isn't going to stay long when you likely know friends/acquaintances (Geneva is a small world :) looking for a place?