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Housing and rent

Rents, mortgages and the property market in Ticino and the border belt: costs and rights.

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83 articles on housing and rent, newest first.

• Lugano: parliamentary question on safeguard clause and cross-border workers

  Omar Wicht, Northern League municipal councilor, presented a question to the Lugano Municipality.

• Apartment fire in Lugano: one person dead

  A blaze broke out shortly after 03:00 in a building on via Cortivallo, in Lugano. According to the cantonal police’s initial reconstruction, the flames developed in an apartment on the second floor of the building, releasing dense smoke.

• Construction sites in Lugano: the City Council aims to reduce inconvenience

  In Lugano, the Municipality responded to Michele Codella's question on construction sites that complicate the lives of citizens.

• Olgiate: Living Outpost and Sentinels in the Markets

  During market days, security is already ensured by the presence of the Olgiate Olona Local Police.

• Events in Jazz 2026: concerts in Castellanza

  Tuesday, October 20, at 21, the first event of Eventi in Jazz 2026 is scheduled at the Cinema Teatro Dante di Castellanza.

• Como, online scam worth 30 thousand euros: police recover everything

  In Como, a cyber scam stole 30mila euro from an employee of a foundation that assigns homes at subsidized rents to people in need.

• Enchantment in Brusimpiano: the festival’s “queen of the water”

  October 21 at 10 at the SOMS Hall in Brusimpiano On stage “The Water Queen” with Gli Alcuni Andersen’s fairy tale is about water conservation Earth.

• Giubiasco FFS station: renovation completed

  The Giubiasco FFS station building will reopen on 8 October 2026 after work costing approximately 6,4 million: new services, lift and Minergie standards.

• Varese approves 10,8 million loan for the new theater

  The City Council approved the budget adjustment that brings the investment to approximately 22 million, with a loan from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti of 10,8 million.

• Dumenza, three home burglaries and one failed attempt

  Three homes targeted in Dumenza on the evening of Friday, September 25: cash, gold and money stolen. A fourth attempt failed.

• Dumenza, three home burglaries and a failed heist

  Three homes were targeted on via Santuario, via Fiume and via Dante. On via XX Settembre, the thieves fled after hearing the owners.

• Ticino Plummeting Rentals: 10.9% Decline in Listings

  For the first time, listings in Switzerland are down. In Ticino the decline reaches 10.9% with an average of 1'501 francs.

• Morazzone - "many dear things" return home macchi

  On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, Casa Macchi hosts a new edition of the market dedicated to garbage, antiques and modernity.

• Moving to Switzerland as an Italian: the guide

  Permit G, LAMal, AVS, house search in Ticino, refreshments 2024: complete step-by-step procedure for those who are not (yet) border crossers.

• Lugano or Milan: cost of living for border workers

  As a border worker, the choice to live in Lugano or Milan directly affects the net income received and tax obligations. Compare the actual costs of rent, transportation, spending, and taxation with a handy guide.

• Mortgage for cross-border commuters: requirements and procedure in Switzerland

  Practical guide for frontier workers: how to obtain a mortgage loan in Switzerland, necessary documentation, tax at source and step-by-step procedures.

• Home loan in Switzerland for frontier workers

  Buying a house in Switzerland from a border agent is possible. Here are requirements, banks and procedures to obtain a mortgage loan in Ticino and border regions.

• Frontier: taxation and home loans in Italy

  Find out how the new 2024 border agreement affects mortgage applications in Italy. Tax at source, €10,000 deductible and tax credit explained for border workers.

• Buying a house in Ticino: prices and trends

  Guide to the Ticino real estate market for border crossers: rent vs purchase, price factors, additional costs and tax implications. Practical checklist and step-by-step procedure.

• Border workers in Ticino: transfer from Morazzone

  The new border agreement of 2024 and the benefits for border workers who move to Morazzone.

• Telecommuting is good, but reduces costs

  Renzetti and Rusconi ask the government for information on remote work in the cantonal administration.

• Real Estate Truths: strategies for the Ticino market

  Analysis of the dynamics of the real estate market in Ticino and new perspectives for property management between Lugano and Bellinzonese.

• Swiss on the run across the border for accommodation

  154,700 Swiss live in border regions. 70% of Romans find rents too high. Como and Varese among the regions concerned.

• Efficiency in real estate: how professionals work

  Because successful real estate agencies in Ticino do not waste time on social media but focus on the operational management of real estate.