Guides
Contact, rentals, and how to read a card
Eight trade guides and ten general guides. Figures are the ones already printed on the German pages, or a statute or a cantonal portal named in the text.
By trade
RoofersGerman and French words for a leak, a message you can forward, and what the published roof range does not include.
PlumbersWords for a leak and a heat pump, a message in German and French, and the rule that a building-programme application comes before the work.
ElectriciansThe installation permit, words for the board and a fault, and a message that does not ask the electrician to invent a licence.
PaintersWords for inside paint and a facade, what the square-metre note leaves out, and a message that asks for a visit.
LocksmithsAn on-call note is not an arrival time. What to say on the phone, and when the number you want is the police instead.
BuildersWords for a bathroom and an alteration, the orientation range already printed in German, and why a commune permit is not this list.
GardenersThere is no national hourly rate on the German garden lists. Words for a cut and for green waste, and a message that describes access.
CleanersEnd-of-tenancy cleaning and ordinary maintenance are different jobs. Words, a message, and who usually pays.
Calling, rent and the registers
CallingHow the numbers on the cards are dialled, what to say in the first minute, and why the reply is usually German or French.
MessagesA short German message and a short French message, with the blanks to fill, for any of the eight trades.
RentalsThe landlord’s duty to keep the home fit for use, the lease’s small maintenance, and where a dispute starts. Not legal advice.
Checking a nameZefix for the company, ESTI for an electrical permit, and what a trade-association name on a card is not.
VATThe standard rate of 8.1% from 1 January 2024, what a UID line looks like, and the figures this site already prints.
GrantsCantonal portals for Zürich, Basel, Bern, Geneva and Vaud, and the Zürich 2026 heat-pump amounts already printed on the German list.
Emergencies117, 118, 144 and 145 are the public numbers. An on-call note on a locksmith card is not one of them.
DepositThree months’ rent, a bank account in the tenant’s name, and why a handover clean is not the same as a repair.
GEAKThe building energy certificate, who issues it, and why a grant file often wants it before you start.
This listA directory of the same businesses as the German pages for five cities. Not a broker, and not a language service.