Welcome to your new home!
Discover Hamburg from a different perspective.
Learn to love the city and the people!

 
Having someone to welcome you and take care of things, can make it that much easier to kick off your new stage in living in a new place, a new country, a new stage in life.
Hands-on, dedicated and a good dose of laughter – this is Brigitte’s style.
Never mind the infamous gray clouds, she will help you join in when Hamburgers’ weather-beaten faces turn all smiles for a glimpse of the sun.
Let’s make Hamburg your new home!
 

Services

 
Simply choose from the proposed elements below to create your own care package.
Of course, I would be happy to assist you with individualized set-ups to best meet your needs! Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further questions.
 
Basic Orientation: get an idea of Hamburg.
  • City map, information about the city
  • Orientation tour
  • Hotel reservation, if desired
Home Search: find your place to live. Short or long stay.
  • Temporary: Furnished apartment from our listings or in a boarding house
  • Permanent accommodation
  • Analysis of requirements, personal profile
  • Selection of available properties, coordination of appointments
  • Accompanied viewing and consulting
  • Rental contract: review, negotiation, written English translation & comments
  • Handover report
Settling-In: set from the start.
  • Opening of a bank account, EC-card, credit card
  • Telephone and internet: consulting re. costc and tariffs, coordination of installation
  • Registration of utilities, radio / TV, cable TV
  • Insurance (liability and house hold, car)
  • Information about health insurance
  • Info-kit
  • Supermarket, shopping in the vicinity
  • Finding a housekeeper
  • Finding a babysitter
  • Suggestions on language schools
School and kindergarden Search: big focus on your little ones.
  • Kindergarden and schools (International / German)
  • Research, registration, interviews, school comparison
Authorities & Immigration: the one thing you will want to have
  • Tax card / change of tax IDnumber
  • Application for child benefit
  • Application for resident parking permit
  • Application residence and work permit
  • Extension residence and work permit
  • Temporary residence and work permit
  • Invitation letter
Car Service & License: have one, be registered, be insured.
  • Registration / change of registration
  • German insurance: advice, application
  • Accompanied shopping trip for car purchase

Driver’s License:
  • If no test is required: information, translation, application, convertion and collection
  • In case a test is needed: Assistance with all test requirements, translation, eye test, training material, application, registration at driving school and collection
Departure: nothing is left behind.
  • Notice of rental contract
  • Negotiation with the landlord

Notice of:
  • Electricity, gas water, radio / TV, insurances
  • Telephone and mobile phone, internet provider
  • Bank account, credit cards
  • Insurances and club memberships
  • Pick-up appointment for bulky items / garbage
  • Mail forwarding
  • Pre-move inspection
  • Renovation - quotations and control
  • Final cleaning - quotations and control
  • Hand over protocol with landlord
  • Supervision of security deposit refund
Deregistration of
  • Police / city authorities
  • Dog tax
  • Child benefit, etc.
 

About & Contact

 

Brigitte moved to Hamburg in her twenties from the South of Germany.
Not only did she have the chance to explore the city through her network of friends and business partners, but she also got to know the town from a familial point fo view.
Now having been in the relocation business for more than 10 years, she is happy to share favorite places and must do's from her own experiences with newbies.

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Let’s get in touch!


schaerfe@udiv.de

+49 179 230 527 2

 
Do you realize how lucky you are to move to HH?
Check Instagram for some first impressions from people who love and shape this city e.g.#hamburgahoi #igershamburg #heuteinhamburg #oberhafen #welovehamburg
Find out what’s going on, general information about the city and even free guided tours. Get around with the safe and easy public transport including the ferries!