Home exchange to house your student child
Your child is off to study far away? Swap a room or home with a family whose child is coming to your city — each houses the other's child.
House your student without an overpriced studio
When a child leaves to study in another city, the student-housing bill explodes: tiny studios, prohibitive rents, endless deposits and guarantees. Yet another family across the country faces the exact mirror situation. Long-Exchange connects these families to swap a room or home: your child is housed there, theirs is housed with you.
The cost and stress of student housing
University cities badly lack affordable housing. Parents juggle remote viewings, act as guarantors, and end up paying hundreds a month for a few square metres — on top of the worry of knowing their child is safely housed far from home.
A room or home exchange between families
With Long-Exchange, two families whose children study in each other's city can swap. It can be a simultaneous exchange (each hosts the other's child) or simply a room in the family home. Exchanges last a full academic year — not a few nights. You deal with parents who share your expectations of seriousness and safety.
How it works
Describe your offer
A room in the family home or a whole place, the academic-year dates, and the city where your child studies.
Find a mirror family
Identify families whose child is coming to your city and whose child is leaving for yours. Discuss conditions and setting.
Close the exchange
Confirm the arrangement and sign the agreement. A one-time 99 € payment unlocks contact, no subscription.
Why parents choose Long-Exchange
- House your child without paying for an overpriced student studio
- Swap a room in the family home or a whole place
- Arrangements over a full academic year, not a few nights
- Between families: a reassuring setting and serious counterparts
- One-time 99 € payment, lifetime access, no subscription
Frequently asked questions
Can we swap just a room, not the whole home?
Yes. The exchange can be a room in the family home: you host another family's child, and yours hosts your child. Ideal when both families want to keep a caring eye on the student.
Does the exchange have to be simultaneous?
Not necessarily. Depending on profiles, it can be simultaneous (both children leave at once) or non-simultaneous. You filter by dates to fit the academic year.
Is it really cheaper than a student studio?
In an exchange, neither family pays the other rent. Over an academic year, the savings versus a furnished studio in a university city run into thousands.
How is trust between families ensured?
Long-Exchange is reserved for verified homeowners and families. You talk directly with the other family before committing, and sign a clear exchange agreement.
Child off to study? Find a family
Swap a room or home with a family in the same situation and split the student-housing bill.