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Offlist Private Match

Rent out your apartment without a public listing.

Skip the portals and the mass viewings. Match your property directly with pre-vetted executives from Google, Roche and international organisations.

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What type of property?

3.5 Rooms

The Public Market vs. Private Match.

Why premium owners are leaving public portals.

The Public Market

  • Floods of emails & calls
  • Random, unvetted applicants
  • Mass viewings (Stress)
  • Privacy Risk

Offlist Private Match

  • 0 Noise. Verified Matches Only.
  • Vetted Solvency & Background
  • 1-on-1 Private Introductions
  • 100% Discreet (Data Protected)

Who is waiting for your property?

Our waiting list consists exclusively of verified professionals.

The Tech Executive

Senior Engineering & Product Leads for Google, Meta, or Disney. High liquidity, low risk.

The Diplomat

Staff from UN, WHO, or Embassies. Housing often covered by the state. Diplomatic clauses handled.

The Pharma Director

Transfers for Roche, Novartis, or J&J. Seek stability for family near international schools.

The Hidden Costs of Public Listings

Listing a premium property on public portals like Homegate creates volume, not value. For a high-end home, visibility is a double-edged sword. Public interior photos are a privacy risk, exposing your home to anyone. The time cost is just as real: sorting through a large number of enquiries to find the few genuinely qualified candidates, then organising viewings, can take days of administrative work.

The Scarcity Premium:

By restricting access, you create value. Offlist works on the principle of scarcity: qualified executives know they are competing in a smaller, vetted pool, which leads to faster decisions. In our experience, relocating professionals who come through a private introduction often look for longer, stable tenancies and treat the property with care.

How off-market letting works

Rent out your apartment without a public listing

You can let an apartment or house in Switzerland without posting it on Homegate, Flatfox or ImmoScout24. Offlist matches your property with tenants who have already been checked, such as relocating executives, diplomats and international professionals, and introduces only those who fit your terms. Listing is free for landlords.

Letting your property, step by step

  1. 1

    Register your property

    Three short steps: property type, rooms, location and the expected monthly rent. No photos are published and there is no listing fee.

  2. 2

    A call within 24 hours

    We clarify the availability date, furnished or unfurnished, lease length, pets and house rules, so that we only match tenants who meet your conditions.

  3. 3

    Matching against vetted profiles

    We compare your property with the active search profiles in our network. Each candidate's employment contract, debt collection extract (Betreibungsauszug) and residence permit are checked before a viewing can even be requested.

  4. 4

    Shortlist and private viewings

    You receive a curated shortlist of one to three candidates with their dossiers. Viewings are one-to-one, never mass viewings.

  5. 5

    Lease and handover

    You choose the tenant. We can provide standard HEV or MV lease templates, or work with your existing property manager to finalise the contract, the deposit and the handover protocol.

Who are the tenants?

Offlist members are people moving to or within Switzerland who want to secure a home before it reaches the public market. Most sign the lease themselves on a local employment contract; in some cases the employer is involved in the rental.

  • Tech and finance executives in Zurich and Zug, for example engineering and product leads at companies such as Google.
  • Diplomats and staff of international organisations in Geneva, such as the UN, WHO and embassies. Diplomatic clauses can be agreed in the lease.
  • Pharma and life-science professionals moving to Basel for employers such as Roche and Novartis, often with families looking for stability near international schools.

What it costs landlords

Listing your property in the Offlist private network is free for landlords. There is no listing fee and no charge for receiving the shortlist.

If you want more than tenant finding, for example because you live abroad, our property management service in Zurich and Zug covers ongoing administration, maintenance and rent collection. It is charged as a percentage of rental income and agreed with you in writing before it starts.

Discretion and data protection

Your address, photos and rent are never published or indexed by search engines. A matched candidate learns about your property only after you have approved them. That matters for owners who do not want their home, its interior or their own name circulating on portals.

Tenant documents are shared with you solely for your decision and are handled in line with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nDSG).

Typical timeline

The first call takes place within 24 hours of your request. How quickly a tenant is found depends on location, rent level and your availability date. Sought-after apartments in Zurich, Zug, Basel or Geneva can see introductions within days; very high-end or unusual properties can take longer, because the pool of suitable tenants is deliberately small.

Plan ahead when your current tenant gives notice: under Swiss law, residential tenancies can be terminated with at least three months' notice, so starting the private search early gives you the best chance of avoiding a vacancy.

Why rent off-market?

Public listings bring volume: many enquiries, many of them unsuitable, and mass viewings where your home is photographed and discussed. Off-market, you only speak to candidates whose solvency and employment have already been verified, and you decide who comes through the door.

You also stay in control of the legal basics. We help you get them right: the official initial rent form required in cantons such as Zurich, Geneva and Vaud, a rental deposit of up to three months' rent held in a blocked account in the tenant's name, and a clear handover protocol.

List your property privately

Register in three short steps. Free for landlords, no public photos, and a call from our team within 24 hours.

Register your property

Further reading for landlords

Landlord FAQ

Q.Can I rent out my apartment without a public listing?

Yes. Nothing in Swiss law requires a public advert. Offlist matches your apartment privately with vetted tenants, and the lease itself is a normal Swiss tenancy agreement.

Q.Is it free for landlords?

Yes. Listing in the Offlist private network and receiving a shortlist of tenants is free. Optional property management is charged separately as a percentage of rental income, agreed in advance.

Q.How do you vet tenants?

We collect the employment contract, a debt collection extract (Betreibungsauszug) and the residence permit before a viewing can be requested. You see the complete dossier before deciding.

Q.Will my photos appear on Google?

No. Your details are shared only with a specific, matching candidate after you approve them. Nothing is published or indexed.

Q.Can I choose my tenant?

Always. You receive a curated shortlist of one to three candidates, and the final decision is yours.

Q.Do you handle the lease?

We can provide standard HEV or MV lease templates or work with your existing property manager to finalise the contract, deposit and handover.