Give us a try! You should use the HOTLIST. If you advertise yourself well by posting photos there is every chance you will get an offer.
As a new member you can try my TRIAL OFFER. I give a discount of 33.33% for a shortened eight month period of membership, which should give you enough time to find an exchange.
If you fail to find an exchange in your first year I give a no quibble guarantee.
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Home Exchange
Why Choose Intervac?
- Personal Service. All listings reviewed
- 30,000 Listings. Only Active Members shown
- Member Rating and Reference systems
- Representatives in Thirty Countries
- Many Second Generation members
- Best Coverage in Europe
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The jolly business of house swapping
The rule is simple. If youve got it (a home, that is), flaunt it. Thanks to the collapse of the economy, Britain is now a very affordable destination for pretty much everyone who doesnt actually live here, so sign up and watch the offers flood in. Decent websites to show off your assets include Intervac (0845 2605776; intervac.com), which features family homes across the world that are just waiting to be swapped. For example, check out the little house near Athens whose owners want to swap during the school holidays.
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What our Members Say
Our exchange partners from Vancouver arrive on the 1st and then we are off across there from the 3rd-15th. On the 15th we fly to Toronto to stay with an Intervac couple who stayed with us earlier this year, to do the sites and then return on the 19th. Intervac is fabulous!
Wendy Taylor- We have exchanged four times this year with Bruges, Copenhagen, Oslo and St Gallen in Switzerland. Two of them were repeat visits as they were so nice. Keep up the good work!
Patrick and Ann White - I just had a 2 week trip in the Rockies, and my next port of call is a hospitality swap with a couple in Kingston Ontario. I have had some great swaps since my husband died and I have been travelling alone. I am always singing the praises of Intervac; its getting to be 20 years we have been members
Lynne Brown - We had a very good first year as Intervac members. There were lots of offers and three very successful exchanges with a weekend in Paris, ten days in Lido di Jesolo, which is the Venice seaside, and two weeks in Tours, in the Loire valley.
Patricia Judd and Andrew Yeo - We think Intervac is great. It is the only way my family of five can go on holiday in the present financial climate! We are looking forward to our next exchanges in Paris for Christmas and Sweden for the summer.
Catriona Watts - We have had so many contacts we just cannot fit in all the possible holidays! Many thanks for your site!
Roy Weston - I have found the website so easy to navigate and I am really impressed by it. I have uploaded photos and added web links with no problems at all. You can zoom into different regions of a country, look at chart to see the interest in your home and keep notes on your favourites. What a brilliant site!
Judith Denholm
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About Intervac
- First home exchange agency - started 1953
- Comprehensive online services including
Hotlist
Online Exchange Agreements- Traffic Lights
- Match Alert
- Google Maps
- Messaging System
- Home Exchange Guidelines and Rules
The Hotlist
You can see all the members who want an exchange in the next eight weeks.
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Traffic Lights
You set your traffic lights to green or red to indicate when you are available for exchange.
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Match Alert
You tell us your requirements and we email you when a listing that meets your requirements becomes available for exchange.
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Google Maps
You can show the exact position of your home offered for exchange using our Google maps.
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- Representatives in 30 countries
Find Your Exchange
- Search by destination
- Reverse search
- Search by keyword
- Search by country or city
- Search by holiday dates
- Search by maps
Reverse Search
You can search by those who want to come to Great Britain or the country, region or city where you live.
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Your Questions
- Is it safe to trust my home to strangers?
- What about insurance?
- What preparations must I make?
- Can I swap an ordinary home?
- What happens if there is a cancellation?
- How flexible can I be about the size of my party? Can I invite friends?
Safety first
To be fair this is the most common question. Most people share the same anxiety before making their first home exchange. Our experience has been that members go out of their way to take extra special care of their exchange home. The majority of members are professional people with similar standards to your own.
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Insurance
We recommend that you contact your insurance company to confirm that the policy you hold covers any guests staying in your home. There is no special insurance clause for "home exchange" and you should tell your insurance company that you are NOT letting your home for a fee. Most companies will continue to cover for fire, theft and Acts of God risks. No company to my knowledge will cover persons other than the insured for accidental damage to home or contents and this should be covered by the exchange agreement - the guest should pay for breakages.
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Preparations
Our guidelines take you through the necessary preparations. These cover everything from making initial contact to arranging who pays for household bills. You can download them here.
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"Ordinary" homes
All kinds of homes are offered from small flats to mansions. Home exchange works on a like for like basis and many members are just looking for a clean and comfortable base from which to explore a different country or region. Your place may be just what someone like you is looking for.
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Cancellations
When you agree to exchange with another member, you should always complete the Home Exchange Agreement which you do by registering your agreement (at the bottom of your members home page). This serves as a commitment from the exchange party, which they must honour unless exceptional and unforeseen circumstances arise, such as serious illness. If this happens we will make every effort to find a replacement and we have found that members are often very understanding of this kind of predicament.
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My party
You should give an indication of the number in your party on your listing. Once arrangements are firming up, be very specific. If friends are holidaying in the same area and want to stay with you for a few days, then it is only a courtesy to ask your hosts permission.
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