BoVita Tools

BoVita Tools for your
successful start in Switzerland

Create a rental dossier, apply for flats, checklists for giving notice, moving and handover: as an independent guide we support you through every housing situation in Switzerland. Free, no login, with personal support when you need it.

Free & no loginIndependent guideSwiss housing market focusPersonal support when needed
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Find the right tool in 30 seconds

What do you need right now?

I'm moving to Switzerland

Not sure where to start? Registration, health insurance, bank account and flat, step by step.

In German
Open Swiss Start Kit

I want to create my rental dossier

Create your dossier as a Word file for your flat application.

In German
Open Mietdossier Express

I need help with my application

BoVita supports you with dossier checks, cover letters and flat applications.

View housing application service

I want to give notice on my flat

Deadlines, a template and what to watch out for so your notice arrives correctly.

In German
Open the notice guide

I'm looking for a replacement tenant

A listing template and plan so you can leave your tenancy early and cleanly.

In German
View replacement tenant template

I want my deposit back

Handover, defects and deposit: how to get your money back after moving out.

In German
View deposit and handover
The tools

Digital helpers for real situations

Start with the tool that fits your current situation. More tools are added step by step.

Available nowFreeIn German

Mietdossier Express

Create a clean, professional rental dossier for your flat application in Switzerland. With a cover letter, document overview and a clear structure.

  • A professional first impression with landlords and property managers
  • Ideal for flat hunters, expats, shared-flat applications and career starters
  • Structured documents as a PDF package
  • Fast, simple and without unnecessary jargon
Create rental dossierFill it in directly in your browser, no login needed.
Young person preparing their rental dossier at a desk
Available nowServicePersonal feedback

Housing Application Service Switzerland

BoVita checks your dossier, writes your cover letter and tailors your application to specific listings, manually by our team, no algorithm.

  • Dossier check from CHF 79
  • Application service from CHF 279
  • Send a request, you don't pay anything yet
  • Reply within 24 hours on working days
View the serviceNo flat guarantee, no guarantor service, no legal advice.
Personal advice on a flat application at a table
Available nowFree15 topicsIn German

Housing Assistant Switzerland

Quick answers, checklists and templates on rental dossiers, giving notice, replacement tenants, subletting, moving in, handover, defects and more. With a guided start based on your specific question.

  • 15 free topics on rental dossiers, giving notice, replacement tenants, moving in and handover
  • Guided start: choose your question and find the right page straight away
  • Practical checklists to print or tick off
  • Original, Switzerland-specific texts, no third-party content copied
Open housing assistantUsable directly in your browser, no login needed.
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Available nowIn German

Swiss Start Kit

Your roadmap for starting in Switzerland: housing, registration, mobile plan, health insurance, rental deposit and bank account in the right order.

  • For people moving to Switzerland
  • Interactive checklist with progress, saved locally
  • Practical services and matching BoVita offers
Young person starting fresh in Switzerland and planning the first steps
Coming soon

Nachmieter Kit

Prepare everything you need to find a suitable replacement tenant and inform your property manager properly.

  • Listing text and viewing schedule
  • Prospect form and email template
  • Handover checklist for a clean process
Handing over keys to a new tenant in a Swiss flat
Why BoVita

Built from real-world practice

BoVita Tools grow out of real questions about rental dossiers, flat applications and everyday housing in Switzerland.

Swiss housing market focus

BoVita works every day with property managers, landlords and tenants in Switzerland. The tools are tailored to real requirements, not generic templates from abroad.

Concrete documents instead of theory

You get dossiers, checklists and templates you can submit or use right away. Not a how-to article, but ready-made building blocks for your application.

Personal support when needed

When the self-service tool isn't enough, the BoVita team takes over manually: dossier checks, cover letters, tailoring to specific listings. Reply within 24 hours on working days.

In 3 steps

How it works

1

Choose your situation

Pick the tool that matches your current topic.

2

Answer questions

You're guided step by step. Without unnecessary jargon.

3

Get your package

You receive structured documents, templates or a personal roadmap as a download or by email.

Voices from the first weeks

Feedback on Mietdossier Express

Direct feedback by email after download, lightly shortened, otherwise unchanged.

First feedback since launch
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Mira K.
27 · Winterthur · pharmacy assistant

Finally a tool that doesn't ask for my email address first. Twelve minutes, a finished dossier, no newsletter sign-up.

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Tobias R.
30 · Aarau · mechanical engineer

What I like: you can tell right away that someone really thought about what a property manager wants to read. The attachments checklist was the secret star for me, otherwise I would definitely have forgotten the debt collection register extract. The tone of the cover letter was suitably professional without sounding stiff. I used it almost unchanged, only rewrote the last paragraph to be a bit more personal. Free, no account, no tracking circus. This is how Swiss tools should all look.

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Jana V.
23 · St. Gallen · business student

I was sceptical because a lot of these generators churn out over-the-top phrases. Not here. The text sounded calm and factual, I could keep it almost word for word. One star off because on my first try I missed the "Special situation" field. Maybe place it a bit more prominently.

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Florian A.
34 · Zug · construction project manager

New job, application needed fast. I used the short profile and email template directly, attached the documents as on the checklist. The landlord got back to me the same evening.

Note: BoVita Tools do not replace legal advice or official decisions. They help you prepare your documents properly.

Start with the right BoVita tool

Create your rental dossier for free or have your flat application professionally prepared.

FAQ

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