Swedish landlords not only prefer, but most often demand corporate leases. The Swedish landlord is a private individual letting out his property during his own assignment abroad. There are three valid reasons for subletting your apartment here:

 

1. Studies abroad or elsewhere in Sweden

 

2. Work abroad or elsewhere in Sweden

 

3. Trial period of co-habitating with a new spouse for 6-12 months. After that you have to make up your mind.

 

 

Hence it’s very important to the landlord that the tenant is good for him and the rest of the people in the building. Presenting a private indivdual to a landlord is very difficult, especially if the budget is slim or insufficient. Recently we have had 3 cases of local hire employees and we had to contact in excess of 140 – 150 landlords for each of them where in all three cases they could see between 3-4 apartments to let. Not happy clients, uninterested landlords and not a good introduction to life in Sweden. Not much we can do about it, but a good thing to know so you can prepare your policy to reflect this if you send people here.

This month our consultant Johanna Lennartson visited Orientations in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as part of our internal training program. In Singapore she met with Beverly Mayhew and in Kuala Lumpur with Pektho Lam, both fellow TIRA members. 
 

 

Newcomer’s is a proud member of the premier TIRA global network. In this issue we are featuring Patricia Hogan of International Relocation Services, Mexico City, Mexico. Patricia lists the five best thing about Mexico below.

1. The Mexican People.  I must begin with the real reason I am still here.  I came for 2 years and here I am almost 35 years later, still loving it because of the warm and friendly people.

   
2. Tourism  & Cultural Landmarks.  From oceans to mountains, from the smallest villages to the large capital, Mexico has everything for everyone.   One of my favorites is the world-renown Museum of Anthropology which documents 30,000 years of Mexican culture.

3. Educational & Social Opportunities:  We are always discussing this with our new arrivals.  Time spent in Mexico can be well utilized by learning a new language (Spanish or Nahuatl), obtaining an advance university degree in a multitude of areas; many of the universities offer programs in English and Spanish. 

4.The Weather.  Where else can you live without need of heating nor air conditioning?  We are high enough in altitude that it never gets too hot and we’re far enough south that it doesn’t get very cold.