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How to swap your home?

Peer-to-peer home exchange is a simple holiday concept: two families agree to swap their homes free of charge for a defined period. You travel with no accommodation fees, in the comfort of a real home.

Whether you are an owner or a tenant, home exchange offers the luxury of feeling at home abroad, and often becomes the start of lasting international friendships.

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The practical guide

Swap your home in 3 steps

Three steps to turn your home into a passport to the world.

  1. Step 1: publish your home-exchange listing
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    Publish your listing

    Create your home-exchange listing in 15 minutes: describe your home, add 8 to 12 quality photos, indicate your dream destinations and preferences (pets, smokers, dates). The more complete the listing, the more potential hosts it attracts.

    Publish my listing
  2. Step 2: search and find the ideal home for exchange
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    Find the perfect home

    Browse 9,600 home-exchange listings in 66 countries. Filter by destination, property type, amenities, dates, languages spoken. Create email alerts so you never miss a new listing in your preferred destination.

    Browse listings
  3. Step 3: get in touch with another member via messaging
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    Swap and go

    Contact the owner through our secure internal messaging, get to know each other, agree on dates and arrangements. Download our home-exchange contract template to formalise the agreement, then pack your bags — off you go!

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Home exchange FAQ

Yes, home swapping is completely free. No money changes hands between the two households: each simply makes their home available to the other. Homeforswap is funded through an optional annual subscription starting at €70 to access unlimited messaging.

Our community rests on three pillars of trust: verified profiles (email, phone, social networks), public reviews after each exchange, and internal messaging to get acquainted. Your multi-risk home insurance covers the vast majority of incidents — details on our Insurance page.

About 15 minutes to describe your home and add your photos. Publication is immediate, but we recommend waiting until you have around ten quality photos to maximise the listing's appeal.

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Ready to travel differently?

Discover new countries, live in the comfort of a home and meet families around the world. Publish your home-exchange listing for free, with no commitment.

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