With a few exceptions, it has been very hot in Switzerland in the past few weeks, making apartments, especially in older buildings, almost uninhabitable. What rights do tenants have if their dwellings are overheated?
If you have been looking for an apartment for a long time and finally found one you like, you may be ready to fulfil any of your landlord’s conditions. But Swiss law places clear limits on what a landlord can demand of new and existing tenants.
In Switzerland, when tenants move out, property owners can increase prices for the incoming renters. How can you find out how much previous tenants paid, and what can you do about unjustified increases?
A number of tenants in Switzerland are entitled to pay less for their rented accommodation than the amount their landlord charges. But many don’t seek to have their rents lowered.
Some parts of Switzerland have housing cooperatives that offer more affordable rents. Here's what you need to know, and how you can apply to rent one of these apartments.
The Federal Housing Office (BWO) is maintaining the benchmark mortgage rate at 1.25 percent for the time being, it announced on December 1st. How will this impact rents?
Depending on where in Switzerland you live, the price of housing could be (no pun intended) through the roof. But you could, in some cases, be entitled to rent reduction.
Moving from one house or apartment in Switzerland to another is not as simple as just packing up your furniture. Instead, the process involves quite a few administrative tasks.
It goes without saying that — given how hard it is to find good apartments in Switzerland — you don’t want to have a conflict with your landlord. If you can’t totally avoid it, then you should at least know how to solve it constructively.
From October 1st 2025, landlords in several Swiss cantons will have to provide new information when renting out an apartment. What is it, and how does it benefit tenants?
If you need to vacate your Swiss rental temporarily but plan to return there, you may think sub-leasing your apartment is a good solution. But can you earn some money in the process?
With the number of available homes dwindling, finding an apartment or house in Switzerland is a major challenge. Just how bad is it – and where is it getting worse?
For the second time in 2025, Swiss reference rates - used to set rents – have fallen. This means many tenants can expect to see their rents drop as well.
From a lack of vacant apartments to overpriced options in unsuitable locations, it is no secret that finding an apartment in Switzerland is becoming increasingly difficult – but there’s hope.
The already tight housing market in Switzerland is expected to worsen further for those looking for a new apartment, and get more expensive Here’s why.
The populist Swiss People’s Party (SVP) has launched a referendum bid, seeking a vote on the obligation to prioritise Swiss people and longtime local residents for Zurich apartments.
It's no surprise that Switzerland is an expensive place to live - but latest housing data shows quite wide variations when it comes to where rents have increased the most over the summer.
Most people don’t encounter any major problems in the way they are treated in Switzerland. But if that is not your case, you have a right to seek recourse.
