Property management company website cost in Montreux: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Montreux and along the Vaud Riviera, a property management company website built by a local agency costs, as a 2026 order of magnitude, about 12 000 to 45 000 CHF, more if you add a custom extranet for condominium owners. Kolonell builds the rental management and condominium (PPE) administration pages, the mandate request, the available units and the tenant area for a fixed price of 2 700, 4 500 or 8 200 CHF, with a French and English site included on Premium. For a firm serving Vaud owners, international residents and owners of second homes at once, compare the three-year total cost and the quality of the English version above all.

This version is written for the English-speaking directors and partners of property management firms based in Montreux and on the Riviera.

What do Riviera agencies, freelancers and Kolonell charge?

These ranges are cautious orders of magnitude, not official figures. They draw on public rate cards from Vaud and Lake Geneva agencies, minimum project sizes listed on Clutch.co profiles, hourly rates published by agencies in French-speaking Switzerland (often 120 to 180 CHF an hour) and rates visible on Malt.

Payment is by bank transfer or Wise: 50 % at kickoff, 50 % on delivery. A project manager works on your hours, through Google Meet calls and a written update every week; the team is based in Senegal (GMT), one or two hours behind Montreux depending on the season. We do not take photos on site or hold in-person meetings: a Riviera photographer covers the buildings. Full details are on our international website offer.

What does each plan include for a Riviera property manager?

A custom condominium extranet (minutes, statements, votes) is an application quoted separately. If your management software already offers a portal, we link it within the fixed plan. Ongoing SEO is also quoted on request.

What does the site cost over three years?

Kolonell quotes maintenance after the support period separately, so the table uses the same maintenance assumption on both sides.

Use the table as a comparison frame: ask each supplier to fill in the same lines.

What does a Montreux property manager need from its site?

The Riviera is not an ordinary rental market. Between Clarens, Territet, Vevey, La Tour-de-Peilz and Villeneuve, a firm often manages older lakeside buildings, many condominiums, second homes owned by people living abroad, flats let to executives of multinationals based in Vevey and their families, and students from the hospitality schools above Montreux. The jazz festival in July also drives a spike in short-stay demand. An effective site should:

• Separate rental management from condominium administration clearly, since the two audiences look for different things.
• Reassure non-resident owners: reports, statements, a single contact, exchanges in English.
• Show vacant units from your software, never typed by hand.
• Guide tenants to the portal, the repair form and the emergency number.
• Offer a real English version, not machine translation.

On compliance, facts only. The revised Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP) has applied since 1 September 2023: mandate and repair forms should link to an up-to-date privacy notice. Tenancy law sits in the Code of Obligations; in the canton of Vaud, the initial rent is notified on the official form, as is any increase, so do not publish a lease or notice template that suggests otherwise. For short stays, check the tourist tax and municipal rules before promoting them. WCAG 2.1 AA is the technical reference for accessibility. This is not legal advice.

What red flags should you look for in a quote?

• A custom condominium extranet quoted by default when your software provides one.
• An English version generated by machine and billed as copywriting.
• Units typed by hand, stale within weeks.
• No written list of pages and forms.
• A domain or hosting account in the agency's name.
• Uncapped hourly billing for changes after delivery.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Sophie B., director of a firm managing 450 units between Montreux and Vevey, half of them in condominiums, receives two proposals. A Lausanne agency quotes 28 000 CHF for a French and English site with a custom condominium extranet, over 14 weeks. Kolonell proposes Premium at 8 200 CHF for a bilingual site linking her management software's portal, on a written five-week plan.

Build gap: 19 800 CHF. Sophie then sizes what she controls: one new administration mandate for a 30-unit condominium, at her fee of 400 CHF per unit per year, brings 12 000 CHF a year. The site promises no mandate; it makes the request simpler to send.

FAQ

How much does a property management website cost in Montreux in 2026?

With a local agency, plan on roughly 12 000 to 45 000 CHF; a freelancer often asks 4 000 to 12 000 CHF. Kolonell charges 2 700, 4 500 or 8 200 CHF fixed.

Is the English version included?

Yes on Premium at 8 200 CHF, with native copywriting in both languages. Starter and Growth are delivered in one language.

Can you build a condominium extranet?

Yes, as a custom application quoted separately. If your software already offers a portal, we link it within the plan at no extra cost.

Who photographs the buildings?

Your team or a Riviera photographer, often 1 200 to 2 000 CHF for a set. We send the photographer the formats the site needs.

How long does it take?

Starter and Growth go live in 3 to 4 weeks; Premium follows a written plan, usually 4 to 6 weeks, with 6 months of support.

Let's scope your project. Send us your unit count, the share of condominiums, your software and the languages you need, and we will reply with a fixed-price plan delivered in 3 to 6 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.