How do you move in together?

What should you think about when you are going to move in together?

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   Step 1: Determine whose home you are moving to, or if you are getting a new one together. This determines what is considered cohabiting property if you separate.

   § 3 § cooperation law (2003:376), verified 5 October 2026

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   Step 2: Write a cohabitation agreement if the home or property should not be divided equally in the event of a separation. The agreement must be in writing and signed by both of you.

   § 9 § cooperation law (2003:376), verified 5 October 2026

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   Step 3: Inform the landlord that your partner is moving in and ask for their name on the door and in the stairwell. No permission is required.

   Email: Notice to tenant: co-workers move in To: tenantour advice

   The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.

   Ämne: Sambo flyttar in, [gamla adressen], lägenhet [lägenhetsnummer] Hej. Jag hyr lägenheten på [gamla adressen], lägenhetsnummer [lägenhetsnummer], kontraktsnummer [kontraktsnummer]. Min sambo [den andra sambons namn] flyttar in hos mig [flyttdatum]. Kan ni sätta upp [den andra sambons namn] på dörren, i trapphuset och på postboxen? [Valfritt: Vi vill gärna stå båda på hyreskontraktet. Vad behöver ni från oss för att pröva det?] Vänliga hälsningar [ditt namn] [telefon] [e-post]

   • You do not need the landlord's permission to move in together and become cohabiting partners, but it is a good idea to inform the landlord so that the name is added (Hyresgästföreningen).
   • The person moving in does their own flyttanmälan to Skatteverket, before the move or at the latest one week after. Skatteverket can send a control question to you who already live at the address.
   • The line about both being on the contract is a question, not a requirement. Remove it if you do not want it (our advice).

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   Step 4: Terminate the rental apartment you are leaving, or sublet it with your landlord's consent or the Hyresnämnden's permission if you want to try it out.

   § 12 kap. 40 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026

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   Step 5: The moving person makes flyttanmälan to Skatteverket, before the move or no later than a week after.

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   Step 6: Call the insurance company and ensure you are both covered by the same home insurance, with names in the insurance policy if required.

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   Step 7: Go through duplicate furniture and appliances before the moving day and sell or donate what you do not keep. our advice

Source: Cohabitation Act (2003:376) (riksdagen.se), Hyresgästföreningen: What does the Cohabitation Act mean when you move in together or separate?, Jordabalken, 12 chap. (riksdagen.se), Skatteverket: Flyttanmälan (change of address), Consumers: Home insurance. The step marked our advice is the editor's own.

Does the landlord need to approve that you move in together?

No. Hyresgästföreningen writes that you do not need the landlord's permission to move in together and become cohabiting partners. However, it is a good idea to inform the landlord so that your partner's name appears in the stairwell and on the mailbox. It is also then that you can ask if you can both be on the contract. The latter is our advice.

Fill in the template, download it as Word or PDF and send it to the landlord. Save the response.

Source: Hyresgästföreningen: What does the Sambolag mean when moving in together or separating?.

Whose apartment will you move to?

The choice has consequences if you separate one day. According to the cohabitation law, your joint home and your property are joint property if they have been acquired for joint use. It is the joint property that is divided in a division of property, and the main rule is according to Hyresgästföreningen that the one who needs the home most gets to stay, regardless of who is on the contract.

If one of you had the apartment before you moved in together, it is not included in the division of property. Furniture that one of you bought before the cohabitation is not considered joint property either. The one who moved in can still get to take over the apartment according to 22 § sambolagen, but only if they need the accommodation most and it is reasonable. If you have no children together, special reasons are required. With a written cohabitation agreement, you can agree that certain property should not be shared.

Source: Cohabitation Act (2003:376) (riksdagen.se), Hyresgästföreningen: What does the Cohabitation Act mean when moving in together or separating?. Sections 3, 9 and 22 of the Cohabitation Act.

Can my partner take over the rental contract?

There are three ways, and all assume that you live together. If you, who are on the contract, want to move out and leave the apartment to your sambo, you can transfer the hyresrätt to a close relative who permanently lives with you, if hyresnämnden gives permission. Hyresgästföreningen writes that it then requires that you have lived together for a longer period, up to three years. If you cancel the agreement, a sambo who lives in the apartment may have the right to take over it, if the landlord can reasonably accept the sambo as a tenant. And in the event of a separation, the apartment can go to the sambo through division of property, and then the sambo gets to take your place.

The one who moves out and wants to avoid paying two rents during the time finds the way in the post about how to avoid double rent.

Source: Jordabalken, 12 kap. (riksdagen.se), Hyresgästföreningen: What does the cohabitation law mean when moving in together or separating?. 12 kap. 33, 34 and 47 §§

Can you trial live and rent out your apartment during that time?

Yes. According to Hyresgästföreningen, you can rent out your apartment for a trial period of living together, and it is usually possible to get permission for six months up to one year. The subletting requires the landlord's consent or the permission of the rental tribunal. Special family circumstances are one of the reasons that jordabalken (the Swedish Land Code) lists for hyresnämnden to give permission, and the permission is limited to a certain period. How the application and contract are handled is stated in the guide to subletting.

Source: Hyresgästföreningen: What does the Cohabitation Act mean when you move in together or separate?, Jordabalken, 12 chap. (riksdagen.se). 12 chap. 39 and 40 §§ jordabalken.

What happens to home insurance and the address?

According to the Consumers, your partner is often co-insured in your home insurance if you are registered at the same address and share a household. Several insurance companies still require that all those to be covered are named in the insurance policy. Call the company before the move and cancel the insurance that will be excess. If you live in a rental apartment with a first-hand contract, you should always have home insurance.

The person moving makes flyttanmälan to Skatteverket, before the move or at the latest one week after. Then the new address applies from the move-in date. If you report a move to an address where someone else is already registered, Skatteverket may send a control question to that person, so tell your partner that the letter may arrive. More about flyttanmälan can be found in the guide on change of address, and all dates can be entered in Your moving plan.

Source: Consumer: Home Insurance, Skatteverket: Flyttanmälan (address change).

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