Your apartment hosts international students on exchange programs who are spending a few months in France, as well as French students on internships, professionals on assignments, temporary expatriates, and digital nomads. Each subtenant has a specific arrival and departure date, set at the time the contract is signed: there’s no risk of them staying in the apartment beyond the agreed-upon period. Before approval, each applicant submits a standard application package (identification, supporting documents, financial guarantees), just as with any other rental.

The service costs a one-time onboarding fee of 290€, which is deducted directly from your first payment—so you don’t have to pay anything upfront. After that, Swwitch charges a 15% management fee on your rent each month: you receive 85% of your rent, including utilities, on a fixed date, and we take care of everything else—finding and selecting a subtenant, contracts, move-in and move-out inspections, rent collection, and security deposit refunds. The full details of what we handle for you are listed just above.

We take care of everything. When you leave, you hand your keys directly to a member of our team or drop them off at a drop-off point. Throughout the sublease period, we handle the handover and return of the keys with the subtenant. When you return, you’ll get your keys back the same way: from a Swwitch agent or at a drop-off point.

Yes, subletting is legal as long as you obtain written permission from your landlord. Swwitch helps you through this process: we prepare and send all the necessary documents to your landlord to obtain their consent. Thanks to our status as a real estate agency and our experience, 80% of landlords agree to subletting when we submit the request on your behalf.

As soon as possible, but on average between 1 and 2 months before your departure. However, there are no strict rules: you can contact us up to a year in advance, and we’re also able to work under tight deadlines and take on the management of an apartment at the last minute if necessary.

It’s best to remove as many of your personal belongings as possible—especially your clothes—as well as any items of significant financial or sentimental value. The rest of the furniture can stay where it is, since the apartment must remain furnished during the sublease.

No problem—you can contact us right away, even if you don't have specific dates yet. We can start the process whenever you're ready, and then adjust the exact dates once you know them.

Your rental expenses (electricity, heating, etc.) are reimbursed based on actual usage, according to the subtenant’s actual consumption. Each month, you send us your utility bill, and we issue the corresponding invoice to the subtenant before transferring the reimbursed amount to you.

You'll receive your rent refund at the beginning of each month, between the 1st and the 10th.

Legally, you can continue to receive your APL if you are away from France for less than 4 months. If you are away for more than 4 months, you are legally required to stop receiving the assistance. If you do not stop receiving the assistance, the amount of your APL will be deducted from your rent reimbursement.

No, you will only receive a refund of your rent once a subtenant has actually moved into your apartment. Rest assured: on average, we find a subtenant within two weeks at most, thanks to the high demand in the student rental market.

No, subletting in student housing is not permitted, just as it is not permitted in public housing (HLM). We systematically decline to manage this type of property.