My partner has just got a job in Nyon and we're going to be moving over in the Autumn. We will then have a 3 yr old and a newborn baby. He will be earning around 6800CHF (net) per month. We would ideally like to rent and ultimately buy a 3 to 4 bedroom house with a garden somewhere within a 1 hour commute of Nyon. We know nothing about the area however what I've found on the internet is purely apartments. Do we have unrealistic expectations? I'm conscious that many of the posts I've read are looking for housing at a cost of more than our entire income so please keep our figures in mind for your reply. Can anyone recommend which towns may be suitable or estate agents which might be able to help us? Any advice will be much appreciated.
Rent is quite expensive in this region even more so then the Zurich area and I would think it would be difficult to find a house close to Nyon. You also need to consider the tax rates and medical insurance as this is different (sometimes significantly) from Canton to Canton. I presume you have looked at the regular sites like homegate.ch and immostreet.ch. etc. You might also consider whether living in France would be an option for you. Agents are a pain in the ass in this area as there is so much demand it has been a landlord market for a quite a while.
good luck!
The Chablais area centred around Bex/Aigle might throw up some cheaper opportunities or the lower end of Canton Valais between Monthey and Vouvry. That would be a full hour's commute by autoroute but I know people who commute to Geneva from there and there's two trains an hour to Geneva which stop at Nyon which might make the commute easier in bad weather. Otherwise you could look at the area between north of Lausanne around the towns of Orbe, Moudon, Echallens and Yverdon. This area is quite rural though and you could end up feeling isolated outside the main towns. Another thing to bear in mind is that the further away you move from the lakeshore, the fewer expats you will encounter and the greater the difficulty of communicating day to day without some French. I can understand all of that is a tall order if you don't know the area. Maybe it might be wise to rent an apartment at first as near to Nyon as possible then when you've settled here look around for a house when you have a better feel for the pluses and minuses of living away from the main lakeshore centres.
Options apart from the ones above are to live over the border in France, it is a lot cheaper in terms of property prices, but more complicated life wise. e.g. Taxation, work permits etc. The border is 10-15 minutes away by car.
Come over for the weekend and go to agencies that way otherwise www.immopool.ch you can search for apartments in english.... as not sure if you speak french or www.anibis.ch is a good one if you search under nyon. There are some nice places but the regies can be tough, subletting is a good option if you want to buy after and doesnt tie you down so much. Good luck... your company should also be able to help and write a recommendation to the regie. Best start registering with regie (housing agencies) now even if you are moving over in Autum as the housing market is that slow to find a place. Good Luck......
I lived in Nyon for over 12 years and loved the town. Everything that you could need is at your doorstep and you have the most stunning lakeside views. I moved to Leysin in the chablais region a few years ago as Hubby thought the family would enjoy the mountain life. (I have since discovered that I don't and would love to be back in Nyon).
The house prices and rents in the chablais area are less than half the price that we paid in Nyon and this is what is stopping us from moving back. We just couldn't afford to live there at the moment.
I still commute to Nyon to work 3 days per week and it takes me 3 and1/4 hours round trip taking the train from Leysin to Aigle and then the main train to Nyon. The commute is not too bad. I've only been late to work a handfull of times due to train delays in the last 4 years. So if you are on a budget and don't mind the daily commute, the chablais region could be an option.
I lived in Nyon for over 12 years and loved the town. Everything that you could need is at your doorstep and you have the most stunning lakeside views. I moved to Leysin in the chablais region a few years ago as Hubby thought the family would enjoy the mountain life.
The house prices and rents in the chablais area are less than half the price that we paid in Nyon and this is what is stopping us from moving back to the Nyon area. We just couldn't afford to live there at the moment.
I still commute to Nyon to work 3 days per week and it takes me 3 and1/4 hours round trip taking the train from Leysin to Aigle and then the main train to Nyon. The commute is not too bad. I've only been late to work a handfull of times due to train delays in the last 4 years. So if you are on a budget and don't mind the daily commute, the chablais region could be an option.