Relocation Blog

Our commitment to a SWIFT DEPARTURE has given us reason to think about this for close to twenty years. We have zillions of stories, I’ll share one early on in my career which gave me and the HR at that company reason to find a system that works and it still does.

The human touch is essential.

Many Swedish landlords expect tenants to have a relocation company assisting with the moving out. As a transferee, consider prepaying for the departure service on your upcoming summer move out.

Why is this more important for the landlord? Because the burden of proof lies with the landlord’s. Unless it’s documented in writing, photos can be manipulated, they have no case in case of damages. Why do we document it? To avoid endless and futile discussions, the landlord doesn’t have a case without documentation and while an honest tenant will admit, replace and reimburse a landlord not all do.

Peak season in the relocation business coincides with peak holiday season for just about everyone involved in the process of relocating employees and their families. Most families want to relocate in the summer to be in place for the start of the new school term. However, not only do schools shut for the summer but so do all the key players in the relocation chain. Immigration agencies, government authorities, landlords and utility providers usually operate on a skeleton staff over the summer period, slowing things down to a virtual standstill.

We have done many departure services this year and there are crucial items that we find are sometimes overlooked.

A home insurance is mandatory according to the lease, we find that often no insurance has been signed up for which not only a breach of contract but it also jeopardizes the individuals safety.