[This post is part of my partnership with Reloxx. As a reader you will get 3 percent off on any service you book with reloxx relocation service. You find the promotion code at the end of the article.]

reloxx was founded in 2004 by Veerle Ullrick in order to support families and individuals who were relocating to Stuttgart. Veerle: “I know from personal experience what a difference it makes to feel at home in a new city, country and culture from the first moment on.”

And she really does: After having undertaken numerous international moves to Chicago, Düsseldorf, Warsaw and finally to Stuttgart, she personally knows what it means to move house, children and home, and she understands the special challenges involved in settling into a new environment. I think her personal experience is the best qualification for her job as relocation agent and her insights and her understanding of the situation make her services truly outstanding.

What to expect when relocating to Stuttgart with reloxx

reloxx offers several relocation packages that you can book individually or combined.

If you want a concise overview of your new city in order to make quick decisions about where it’s best to live you can book the First View package. Veerle and her team will provide you with a lot of insider information like information about the housing market, an overview of the public transportation system, details about the health system, the school system and more. A tour and guided walk are also included in this package.

Once you have made up your mind that you want to relocate to Stuttgart you will have to find a place to live. And that is quite a task here as flats and houses are scarce and high in demand. It is definitely helpful to have an expert by your side who knows the housing situation and has contacts to real estate agencies. reloxx offers a House & Home package that includes research and pre-screening of suitable properties, a guided tour of potential residences, negotiation and closure of rental contracts, registration for utilities such as electricity, gas, water, telephone, internet and more.

Nothing moves in Germany without a paper trail, and compared to most countries there is an overwhelming number of official registration forms to complete. The whole process is daunting and extremely time consuming, especially if you speak no or only little German. When you book the Registration package, reloxx will handle all of the registration steps for you with a view to minimizing the number that you personally need to attend. This includes for example registration at the city and public works authorities, car permits driver’s license applications, school registrations and more.

Even when you’re leaving Stuttgart again you can count on reloxx and their Departure service. Veerle and her team are happy to manage all the official paperwork on your behalf like cancellation of utilities and verification of final billings, notice of address change at the city authorities, closure of bank accounts and such.

Special offer for all readers of Living in Stuttgart

As I wrote at the beginning of this article, I have formed a partnership with reloxx relocation service. And you can benefit from it directly: With the code LIVING-IN-STUTTGART you will get 3 percent off on any service you book. Just name that promotional account when you get in touch with reloxx.

Get in touch

The team of reloxx is specially trained and experienced in managing the personal and family issues involved in relocating employees to Stuttgart, whether they are coming from within Germany or from around the world. Veerle herself is multi-lingual and happy to work with you in your native language, whether that’s German, English, French, Spanish or Dutch. Veerle: “I am delighted to help you and your family settle into your new environment – to help you find your way, to help you build new relationships, and to make you feel at home.”

Find out more online:

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If you are interested in more information about the relocation services offered by reloxx you can contact Veerle and her team directly via the following form:

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I get many questions from readers who plan to move to Stuttgart and who worry about the one or other thing. This inspired my for the first individual service for Expats in Stuttgart: 

Services for Expats in Stuttgart: Local Buddy – Welcome Package

It’s always hard to arrive in a new city. I know this from own experience. Everything is new and feels strange. And if you don’t speak the language it is even more tricky to find your way around. Having a local by your side definitely helps and makes settling down way easier. The Local Buddy – Welcome Package does just that. On two meetings on two separate days I will show you Stuttgart through the eyes of a local. We start with your new neighborhood on the first meeting, then we explore the city center together. I will help you feel like a local within hours.

Sound’s interesting? Find out more about the Local Buddy – Welcome Package and save more than 30 % during the introductory period:

Local Buddy – Welcome Package

The idea for the second individual service for Expats in Stuttgart came when I talked to some of you guys about learning German. German is definitely a difficult language and nothing you pick up over night. Many of the expats I talked to studied German before they arrived in Stuttgart. But what they lacked was the opportunity to use their German skills, to actually talk to a native speaker. So here comes my individual service for everybody, who plans to move to Stuttgart:

Services for everybody who’s preparing to move here: Stuttgart focused Language Training

When you’re planning to move to Stuttgart and want to brush up your German language skills in advance, Stuttgart focused Language Training is the key. In every web based session (eg via Skype) you will not only have the opportunity to speak a lot of German, you will also learn what’s going on in Stuttgart at the moment. Every session will be based on one article in German about a topic that’s hot in Stuttgart right now. Moreover you will have the chance to ask me questions about Stuttgart and thus I can help you to get to know your new hometown better than some locals do – even before you arrive here!

Klingt das interessant? Dann erfahre mehr über das Stuttgart focused Language Training und spare über 30 %, wenn du bis zum 30 Juni 2018 buchst! (That was German by the way ;-))

Stuttgart focused Language Training

Last but not least: more services are in preparation. I would love to start a conversation group with you guys who are already living in Stuttgart, speak a bit of German but who would love to practise it while meeting new people and talking about fun and interesting topics at the same time.

Services for Expats in Stuttgart: Conversation Group

Would you be interested in participating in such a conversation group? Then fill out the contact form below and let me know! I will keep your email address and write to you as soon as I start a conversation group here in Stuttgart.

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