Asuntosäätiö
- Tuulikuja 2,
- 02100 Espoo
Exchanging right-of-occupancy homes
Do you need more space, a different location, or a right-of-occupancy home that better fits your everyday life? You can switch to another right-of-occupancy property or move within your current building. On this page you will find instructions for exchanging apartments with another resident as well as within the same building.
Summary
- Switching your right-of-occupancy home gives you the flexibility to move smoothly when your needs evolve.
- You can exchange homes with another resident by posting a listing in Asuntosäätiö’s apartment exchange service.
- You can also transfer to another apartment within your current building.
Exchanging right-of-occupancy homes
Residents of right-of-occupancy homes can exchange apartments with one another. You can use our apartment exchange service (in Finnish) to find a suitable exchange partner.
All residents of right-of-occupancy homes can post announcements in the service. The announcement will be displayed on our pages for three months, after which it will be automatically removed. It can also be removed from the link on the e-mail you will receive after publishing the announcement. Please note that the apartments are sold in the condition they are in at the time of exchange.
How to proceed once I have found an exchange partner?
- Submit the signed exchange form to us. We will remove your exchange announcement from our pages to ensure you are not contacted unnecessarily. You can find the exchange form in OmaAsuntosäätiö.
- It takes Asuntosäätiö approximately two months to prepare the exchange.
- Before the move, both parties sign a new right-of-occupancy contract.
- If you have pledged your right-of-occupancy agreement to the bank as collateral for the loan, please notify your bank before signing the right-of-occupancy contract.
If you need help with creating your listing, feel free to contact us by email at asiakaspalvelu@asuntosaatio.fi.
Do I need a queue number if I want to move to another right-of-occupancy house?
As a right-of-occupancy resident, if you want to move from your current right-of-occupancy home to another right-of-occupancy location, you must apply for a queue number from The Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction (Varke).
The queue number is not necessary if you find another apartment exchanger with whom you want to exchange apartments.
It is also possible to exchange right-of-occupancy homes between different right-of-occupancy companies and from one municipality to another. If you have not found an exchange partner, you will need a new queue number to change homes.
Further information about exchanging right-of-occupancy homes can be found in OmaAsuntosäätiö. If you need help with posting an announcement, please send us an email to asiakaspalvelu@asuntosaatio.fi.
Exchanging right-of-occupancy homes within the same right-of-occupancy house
As a holder of right-of-occupancy, you have a priority in the housing search, when an apartment becomes available in the same location you are currently living.
Please note that when applying for an exchange of apartments within the same building, your apartment application must be included in the first round of offers for the apartment in accordance with the guidelines of The Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction (Varke). See instructions on how to apply for a right-of-occypancy apartment.
If there are several applicants from the same house, the applicant with the oldest right of occupancy contract will be selected. If the contracts are signed on the same day, the recipient of the apartment will be decided based on the queue number. Right-of-occupancy applications within the same right-of-occupancy house are valid for two years.
How to proceed if I want to exchange apartment within the same house?
- Complete an application in our online service.
- Fill in that you already have the right-of-occupancy in the same house.
Questions? Contact us!
Asuntosäätiö's service number
- +358 94246 9333
You can contact us in all matters related to housing and applying for an apartment on Mon-Wed and on Fri from 9 am to 3 pm, on Thu from 9 am to 1 pm. In matters related to fault reports, you can contact us 24/7.
You can also contact us by email: asiakaspalvelu@asuntosaatio.fi