Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise

What Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise does

The Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise (CIN) is a private law association (association de droit privé) operating in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. As a chambre immobilière, it represents and defends the interests of property owners at the cantonal level, sitting within a broader network of Swiss real estate owner chambers. Governance is provided by an elected committee of approximately 20 members, supported by a small permanent secretariat of approximately 8 employees; leadership includes President Jérôme Sautaux and Director Yann Sunier. Operationally active, the association runs as a non-profit structure serving the Neuchâtel real estate owner community.

CIN delivers a service portfolio anchored in legal consultations for members, publications addressing property-related matters, standardized online lease forms, and educational seminars. The organization has begun broadening its surface beyond traditional administrative support into adjacent infrastructure services, notably through a partnership with Agrola SA to facilitate EV charging for members. No acquisitions, funding rounds, or external equity activity are associated with the organization, consistent with its non-profit association structure.

The business model is membership-driven: members pay an annual fee ranging from CHF 75 to CHF 1,000 depending on member category, with ancillary services such as publications and lease forms priced individually at CHF 5-350. Pricing tiering suggests segmentation between individual property owners (lower tiers) and professional landlords or real estate managers (higher tiers). As a non-profit, revenues are reinvested into member services rather than distributed. Go-to-market is local/regional within Neuchâtel canton. No revenue figures, third-party customer logos, or formalized technology stack are disclosed.

Name

Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise

Legal name

Chambre immobilière neuchâteloise

Website

https://cininfo.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise is a non-profit private law association representing property owners in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It delivers legal consultations, publications, online lease forms, and seminars to members via a small permanent secretariat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuchâtel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues: Members pay annual dues categorized by property type and quantity: CHF 75-100 for individual owners, CHF 150-500 for rental property owners, CHF 150-1000 for institutional members, CHF 500+ for agencies, and CHF 200-500 for PPE administrators. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Sale of Publications and Printed Materials: Sale of lease contracts, directives, and guides on tenancy law topics. Products include bail à loyer forms (CHF 7-12), directives on specific topics (CHF 19-35), and the PPE guide (CHF 55-70).
3. Online Lease Document Fees: Members pay CHF 5-27 per transaction for completing lease documents online, including residential leases (CHF 11), commercial leases (CHF 13), and parking leases (CHF 8).
4. Educational Seminars: Jurisprudence seminars on tenancy law offered at CHF 300 for members and CHF 350 for non-members, held as webinars multiple times per year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise (CIN) is a non-profit private-law association that defends and informs property owners in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It sells annual memberships and ancillary services including legal consultations, an online lease-document platform (residential, commercial, parking, rent change and termination notices), the quarterly Propriété magazine, the CINinfo members' bulletin, jurisprudence seminars, printed forms, directives and a comprehensive condominium (PPE) guide.

Product overview

Chambre Immobilière Neuchâteloise is a private law association representing property owners in the canton of Neuchâtel. The organization operates a membership-based model offering services through three main pillars: (1) publications including the bi-annual 'Propriété' magazine and quarterly 'CINinfo' bulletin; (2) an online lease management platform with six digital form services for residential, commercial, and garage leases plus notifications and terminations; and (3) educational programs featuring the 'Jurisprudence rendez-vous' seminar series. Members also receive access to a legal service with telephone consultations and in-person appointments, as well as discounted printed forms and directives covering topics like rent calculation, PPE administration, and lease management. The organization is led by Director Yann Sunier and governed by a committee of approximately 20 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership (Cotisations annuelles) Tiered annual subscription membership for property owners, agencies, fiduciaries and institutional members in the canton of Neuchâtel, granting access to legal advisory, publications, seminars and member pricing on forms and online documents.
• Propriété Magazine Quarterly magazine for members and subscribers covering Neuchâtel property law, jurisprudence, market trends and association news.
• CINinfo Members' Bulletin Members-only bulletin providing concise updates on Neuchâtel property and tenancy law changes, jurisprudence and CIN news.
• Online Residential Lease (Bail d'habitation en ligne) Online tool that produces a Neuchâtel-compliant residential lease (bail d'habitation) for individual property owners and small landlords, priced per document with member and non-member tariffs.
• Online Commercial Lease (Bail commercial en ligne) Online tool that produces a Neuchâtel-compliant commercial lease for landlords renting premises to businesses, priced per document with member and non-member tariffs.
• Online Garage/Parking Lease (Bail garage/place de parc en ligne) Online tool that produces a Neuchâtel-compliant lease for a garage or parking space, priced per document with member and non-member tariffs.
• Online Rent-Change Notice (Notification de modification de loyer en ligne) Online tool that produces a Neuchâtel-compliant notification of rent change, priced per document with member and non-member tariffs.
• Online Rent-Default Notice (Notification de loyers en ligne) Online tool that produces a Neuchâtel-compliant rent-default notice, priced per document with member and non-member tariffs.
• Online Termination Notice (Avis de résiliation en ligne) Online tool that produces a Neuchâtel-compliant lease termination notice, priced per document with member and non-member tariffs.
• Free Online Rent Notification (Notification de loyer en ligne - gratuite) Free online notification of rent (separate from the rent-change product), provided as an entry-level member benefit and traffic driver to the paid bail products.
• Jurisprudence Seminar (Les rendez-vous de la jurisprudence) Recurring seminar series covering recent Neuchâtel property-law jurisprudence, delivered online and in person, with differentiated member and non-member pricing.
• Legal Advisory Service (Service juridique / Avocat / Conseiller juridique) Legal advisory service for members, combining an external lawyer (avocat) and an in-house legal advisor (conseiller juridique) to provide cantonal-specific guidance on Neuchâtel tenancy and property matters.
• Printed Forms (Imprimés) Printed standard forms and templates (imprimés) related to Neuchâtel property and tenancy administration, sold at differentiated member and non-member prices.
• Directives (Directives) Practical guidance documents (directives) on specific Neuchâtel property-law topics, available for purchase with member and non-member pricing.
• PPE Guide (Guide PPE) Comprehensive printed guide on condominium (propriété par étages / PPE) ownership in the canton of Neuchâtel, sold to owners and administrators.
• Bail Software on USB Key (Clé USB) USB-key distribution of CIN's bail software, allowing members to prepare Neuchâtel-compliant leases offline without using the online platform.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agrola SAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgrola SA offers special conditions to CIN members for electric vehicle charging stations. The partnership provides preferential access to charging infrastructure for property owners installing EV charging solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Chambre Fribourgeoise Immobilière (CFI): The Fribourg cantonal real estate chamber. Same association model, same member segments (property owners, agencies, PPE administrators), and same core services. Listed as a CIN sister organization.
• Chambre Genevoise Immobilière (CGI): The Geneva cantonal counterpart to CIN. Both are private-law associations representing property owners within a single Swiss canton, offering membership services, legal consultations, online lease tools, and publications. CGI is explicitly listed as a sister organization.
• Chambre Immobilière Jurassienne (CIJ): The Jura cantonal real estate chamber. Direct structural and operational peer to CIN, serving property owners in another Romandie canton.
• Chambre Immobilière du Valais (CIV): The Valais cantonal real estate chamber. Directly comparable mission, structure, and product set (membership, legal advice, lease documents, seminars) to CIN. Listed as a sister organization in CIN's documentation.
• Chambre Immobilière Vaudoise (CVI): The Vaud cantonal real estate chamber. Same private-law-association structure serving property owners in a single canton, with comparable legal, publishing, and lease-services offerings.

Others

• SwissCaution: Switzerland's leading rent-deposit insurance provider, displayed as a partner on CIN's website. Adjacent rather than competitive, but serves the same property-owner/rental ecosystem with complementary financial services.

Regional players

• Union Suisse des Professionnels de l'Immobilier (USPI): Swiss union of real estate professionals with regional sections. Overlaps with CIN's professional/agency member segment on advocacy and standards in the Romandie region.

Broad incumbents

• Hauseigentümerverband Schweiz (HEV Schweiz): The national Swiss homeowners' association. Operates across all cantons including Neuchâtel, providing overlapping advocacy, legal advice, and publications. Larger scope than CIN but with comparable product offering at national level.
• Fédération Romande Immobilière (FRI): The umbrella federation for Romandie real estate chambers including CIN. Publishes the 'Propriété' magazine that CIN distributes to its members. Functions as a broader incumbent that CIN sits within rather than competes against.
• SVIT Swiss (Schweizerischer Verband der Immobilienwirtschaft): The Swiss real estate professionals' association. Broader in scope than CIN (serving the full industry rather than only owners) but overlapping on education, professional standards, and advocacy relevant to CIN's agency/fiduciary members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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