Arven & Co. arranges private relocations for families moving between London, Switzerland, the Gulf and the United States.
Arven is the Swiss name for the stone pine, the tree that holds the high slopes of the Alps where others give up. It grows slowly, roots itself deep in rock and can live for a thousand years.
Its wood lines the Arvenstube, the panelled inner room of an alpine house, where the family gathers and few guests are taken. That is the place we want to earn in the lives of the families we serve.
We take time to understand a family before we act, and we notice the details others pass over.
We build relationships to last for years, across generations and across borders.
What you tell us stays with us. We do not publish the names of the families we work with.
A stone pine grows its needles in bundles of five, joined at the base. A family move has five strands too. We hold all of them, so nothing falls between the people involved.
The right house or apartment, found through agents we know personally, with viewings arranged around your diary.
Schools shortlisted, visited and applied to for each child, in Switzerland, the UK or the US.
Lawyers, tax and residence advisers, banks and insurers, briefed and coordinated so nobody works in isolation.
Removals, art and wine, cars, pets and staff, planned to the day and overseen at both ends.
The house ready and running, with household staff, doctors, clubs and introductions in place from the first evening.
We coordinate the specialists you need. Legal, tax and financial advice comes from your own advisers or from regulated firms we introduce.
Most families come to us through someone they already trust: an adviser, a friend, a member of their household.
We keep our numbers small, so every family has our full attention for as long as the move takes.
You, your partner and your assistant deal with one of us, who holds the whole picture and answers when you call.
We choose partners on merit, and how we are paid is always clear to you before we begin.
Relocation is where we begin. Many families keep us close once they have settled, for their homes, their households and the moves still to come.
Write to us, or ask someone who knows us to make the introduction. We reply personally, usually within a day.
hello@arvenandco.com