Your talents come for the job. We take care of everything else.
Small enough for you. Strong enough for Munich.
You have won a specialist or executive. Now they should be productive quickly — not busy for weeks with apartment hunting, the immigration office and school places.
Relocation is the organised support of a job-related move — from visa and authorities through the housing search to the arrival of the whole family. As a boutique relocation agency we deliberately work personally and individually — both in the coordination with your HR and mobility team and in the care of your arriving employees. That is what distinguishes us from the industry's big players: we are small enough for real personal closeness — and well enough connected to deliver in the competitive Munich market.
You keep your head free for your core business — and your new employee truly arrives.
I work with my head.
But I listen with my heart.
Why professional relocation support?
A relocation rarely fails because of professional qualification — it fails because of everything around it. An employee who still has not found an apartment after weeks, whose visa is stuck or whose family does not settle in is not productive and, in the worst case, starts thinking about leaving early. Professional support noticeably lowers this risk:
Everything your employees need to arrive.
The order is deliberately geared to corporate clients: immigration and home finding first, because they decide how the start goes. Open each service to see the details.
1 Immigration and authorities
Visa, work permit, residence title, family reunification and all registrations — the legal basis for your employee to be allowed to start at all. We make sure it is in place on time.
What's included
- Residence title, visa and work permit — application for the required residence and work permits, tailored to the individual situation.
- Family reunification — support with the formalities when the family follows.
- Address registration — registration at the Bürgerbüro or KVR, including appointment booking and accompaniment.
- Tax identification number — we explain what it is and what it is needed for.
- Driving licence conversion — support with converting a foreign driving licence.
- Car registration — help with registering or re-registering the vehicle.
- Child benefit — support with the application.
2 Apartment and house search
The biggest practical hurdle in the Munich market — and the point where we differ most clearly from conventional providers. We don't just forward listings: we personally accompany your employees to viewings and advocate for them on site with agents and landlords — so that in the end your employee gets the flat, not a competitor.
What's included
- Needs analysis and search profile — a precise search profile as the basis of every search.
- Access to the entire market — fully independent, we search the whole available rental market.
- Off-market properties through our network — access to properties before they are publicly listed; circular to around 250 market partners.
- Pre-selection and listing review — we only present suitable properties.
- Personal accompaniment to viewings — we are there on site and speak up for you.
- Application documents and tenant file — optimal presentation in the competition for sought-after properties.
- Negotiation and advocacy — "impossible" is not in our vocabulary.
- Lease review — checking for critical clauses before signing.
- Accompanied hand-over — a correct, complete hand-over protocol.
3 Orientation day / look-and-see
So your employees can make a well-founded decision, we offer orientation visits in the greater Munich area — individually scoped, from a first neighbourhood exploration to a fully accompanied day.
What's included
- Neighbourhood exploration — districts and surrounding communities, assessed by your priorities (commute, schools, infrastructure, character).
- Accompanied orientation day — a shared day with first impressions of homes, schools and surroundings.
- Individual scope — from a compact first assessment to a multi-day programme.
4 Family, school and childcare
The most common reason an assignment fails is an unhappy family. We take care of school and childcare places and the arrival of the whole family.
What's included
- School search — advice on state, private and international schools plus support with enrolment.
- Kindergarten and childcare place — help with the often difficult search and with the registration formalities.
- Orientation for the whole family — from leisure activities and clubs to the right local points of contact.
5 Finances, insurance and contracts
Bank account, utility and telecommunications contracts, and on request referral to independent insurance advice.
What's included
- Bank account opening — support with choosing and opening an account.
- Insurance advice — referral to an independent insurance broker we trust, with over 25 years of experience.
- Electricity, gas and internet — support with choosing and signing utility and telecommunications contracts.
6 Arriving and settling in
Orientation in the new neighbourhood and individual everyday support, so the new place quickly becomes a home.
What's included
- Orientation in the new neighbourhood — shopping, doctors, public transport, nearby authorities.
- Individual everyday support — help with the questions that come up in the new daily life.
- Personal availability — one dedicated contact person, even after moving in.
7 Moving logistics
The actual transport is handled by a moving company — we support you with the coordination so the move runs smoothly and without unnecessary stress.
8 Departure service
When an assignment ends, we ensure the orderly unwinding of lease, deregistrations and deposit — so nothing is forgotten and the deposit comes back in full.
What's included
- Lease termination — correct termination within the notice period.
- Hand-over and return of the apartment — accompaniment at the return, correct hand-over protocol.
- Deregistrations — with the authorities, plus cancellation of running contracts (electricity, internet, insurance).
- Deposit recovery — support with recovering the deposit in full.
A face your employees know.
No changing account manager, no call centre: one dedicated contact person who listens, thinks along and stays on it — from the first briefing until everyone has arrived.
Four steps to an employee who has arrived.
Briefing
You give us the key facts: employee, family situation, timeframe, desired scope of services.
Personal first conversation with the employee
We clarify individual wishes and priorities directly with the person arriving.
Execution
We take over the agreed services and keep employee and HR up to date with regular status updates.
Arrival and settling in
Your employee has arrived, is productive and well looked after — beyond the apartment hand-over.
My job doesn't end when the contract is signed.
That's where the real arriving begins.
Transparent service and price structure
You only pay for what you really need:
- Fixed flat rates for the individual services — full cost transparency from the start.
- Combinable as modules — you put together exactly the scope that fits the situation.
- Discounted packages — sensibly combined services at attractive conditions.
- Individual special services not included in the catalogue are billed transparently by the hour.
Experience, network and personal closeness.
Recognition from the industry.
Finally a relocation service that really deserves the name SERVICE. We look forward to offering a suitable property for your clients again soon.
— Nadine V., market partner (translated from German)I have been working with Uta Herzberg for years. In my career I have maintained only a few partnerships as professional and at the same time as warm-hearted as this one. I can absolutely and warmly recommend the service.
— Markus Kopka, long-standing business partner (translated from German)What employers ask us most often.
Which relocation services do you offer for companies?
Immigration, home finding, authorities, school/childcare, settling-in and departure — individually or as a package, tailored to each employee.
How does the cooperation with our HR team work?
One dedicated contact person, regular status updates, clear coordination — you provide the briefing, we take care of the execution.
What does relocation cost for our employees?
Fixed flat rates per service, combinable as modules — full cost transparency instead of unpredictable internal effort.
Do you also handle immigration and work permits?
Yes — visa, work permit, residence title and family reunification, on time and complete.
Do you also support the accompanying family?
Yes. The most common reason an assignment fails is an unhappy family — which is why we take care of school, childcare and the arrival of everyone.
Do you also offer an orientation day / look-and-see?
Yes, in the greater Munich area — from a compact neighbourhood exploration to a multi-day programme, so employees can make a well-founded decision about where to live.
What sets you apart from the big providers — and are you also suitable for startups and SMEs?
We are small enough for real personal closeness and extremely well connected to deliver in the competitive Munich market: one dedicated contact person instead of changing account managers, supported in the background by a team that reliably handles several cases in parallel. This is ideal precisely for SMEs and startups without their own mobility department.
How quickly is a new employee fully productive?
We take over the time-consuming practicalities so your new talent can focus on the job instead of on trips to the authorities — which significantly shortens the time to full productivity.
Let's talk about your needs.
Whether a single new hire or regular demand — in a free first conversation we work out how best to support your employees and take the load off your team for good.