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Via Nicoline was launched in 2008 by Nicoline Kinch. She runs
The company: Nicoline started to let her secondary home in Cassis in southern France in 1997. In 2006 she continued by letting a few apartments in Stockholm, quickly realizing that this could be turned into a professional business.Many people are afraid to hand over their homes to strangers. But Nicoline, having a big circle of friends, and promising them to do her very best to get good rentors, found attractive homes and could get going. The business doubled each year 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The unique selling point, other than the very good apartments on offer, is to provide personal attention and service, and not just an automated booking machine. In our opinion, this is better and safer for everybody.
This goes both ways; we keep in close contact with all our owners and know their apartments and situations well. We also always have a dialogue with potential rentors, before contracts and agreements are made, in order to insure full satisfaction for all parties.
In order to continue to improve our services, we also always ask for feedback, once the rental is over.
The people Nicoline: I grew up in Stockholm. My mother was an airhostess in the very early days of SAS. Therefor, I have always travelled a lot and studied and lived in Brussels, Dublin, New York, Lusaka and Harare.
I studied political science at the University of Stockholm and continued with European studies at College d´Europe in Brügge, Belgium. For a couple of years in70/80s I worked with the United Nations Development Programme in New York, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Since then, I live permanently in Stockholm with a secondary home in Cassis, France.
Early 90s I inherited the company OK-produktion Fars AB (OK stands for Olle Kinch, my father). I produced theatre at “Folkan” in Stockholm and ran a theatre school, “Sibyllegatans Teater”. I am a lay judge in the court and I have done various voluntary/social work. My favorite activity is Esperanto, a wonderful, simple, logic language (I am willing to bet a bottle of Champagne that I can teach you ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about Esperanto verbs in 4 minutes. Just call me, and we´ll do it…………..)
Besides Erik, my son who helps me with Via Nicoline, I have a wonderful daughter, Lina, studying to become a doctor.
I enjoy having started, and working with, Via Nicoline. It is a win/win concept; -apartments are being lived in when owners are away -owners get an extra income -rentors can enjoy the experience of living like a Stockholmer -the company makes a living -and, as if all that is not enough, nice social contacts and new friends are often made!
In fact, I have come to learn that Via Nicoline attracts people that are open-minded, curious and good-hearted. These characteristics are necessary when letting your home to “a complete stranger”. They are similarily necessary for potential rentors. Not all people are interested in staying in a home and willing to trust the information being presented here.
On a personal level, it is great to be able to work anywhere, I just need an internet connection. It gives me the freedom to move as I wish. I can also do it at all times in the day. If you have any questions or need more info, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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