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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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189 articles on housing and rent, newest first.

• Schaffhausen rentals: average fees and rental rights

  Federal rules on leasing apply throughout the Canton of Schaffhausen. Find out about security deposit, rent dispute and conciliation procedures.

• Schaffhausen rentals: fees, deposit and rental rights

  Practical guide to lease rights in Schaffhausen: security deposit, dispute fees, cancellation and procedures with the conciliation authority.

• Buying a house in the Canton of Zurich: prices and mortgage

  Find out about average house prices and own funds requirements in the Canton of Zurich. Plan your purchase with practical tips.

• Schaffhausen lease right: filing and dispute

  Maximum deposit 3 months, escrow account, cancellation on official form: guide to the federal lease law in the Canton of Schaffhausen with procedures and deadlines.

• Rental market in the Canton of Aargau: average fees and rental rights

  Learn about average rental fees in the Canton of Aargau, security deposit regulations, and tenants' rights.

• Aargau rentals: fees and lease rights

  Maximum deposit of 3 months' rent and dispute in 30 days: guide to federal lease law, valid in Aargau and throughout Switzerland.

• Buying a house in Aargau: prices and mortgage

  Guide to buying real estate in the Canton of Aargau: prices, own funds, mortgage loan, transfer tax and notary fees. Step-by-step procedure.

• Buying a Valais house: prices, mortgage and costs

  Guide to buying property in Valais: own funds required, mortgage sustainability, transfer taxes and notary fees.

• Rentals in Graubünden: average fees and rental law

  Complete guide to the right to rent in Graubünden: fees, security deposit, cancellation and dispute according to Swiss federal rules.

• Buying Casa Grisioni: mortgage and taxes

  Purchase in Graubünden: own funds 20-30%, mortgage loan up to 80%, variable transport tax per municipality, notary fees 1-2%. Explained procedure and costs.

• Buying a house in Graubünden: prices, equity and mortgages

  Guide to buying real estate in the Canton of Graubünden: procedure, costs, transfer tax, notary fees and how to access a sustainable mortgage loan.

• Lease Fribourg: Tenant's Right Guide

  Maximum deposit 3 months rent, cancellation on cantonal form, dispute within 30 days. The federal rules of the Bonds Code guarantee uniform protection in Switzerland.

• Vaud rentals: tenant rights and security deposit

  Right of lease in Vaud: security deposit, cancellation, dispute fee and conciliation authority according to the Federal Code of Obligations.

• Vaud lease: deposit, cancellation and conciliation

  Lease rights in Vaud: security deposit, cancellation, dispute fee and conciliation authority under Swiss federal law.

• Rentals Canton Vaud: rental right and security deposit

  Right to rent in the Canton of Vaud: maximum security deposit of 3 months, legal cancellation on official form and dispute with the conciliation authority.

• Rentals: the right to rent in Switzerland

  Security deposit, cancellation and dispute: the federal rules for safe rentals in Switzerland, identical in every canton including Vaud.

• Buying a house in Vaud: prices and mortgage

  Complete guide to buying a house in the canton of Vaud: prices, own funds requirements, tax costs, transfer taxes and mortgage loan sustainability.

• Buying a Vaud house: prices, mortgage and taxes

  Practical guide to buying in the Vaud: how mortgage mortgages, own funds, transfer tax and notary fees work. Step-by-step procedure for Swiss buyers.

• Buying a house in Nidwalden: prices, mortgage and taxation

  Buying a house in Switzerland requires you to navigate between three levels of taxation, mortgage and notary fees. Learn how the system works and how to assess loan sustainability.

• Buying a house in St. Gallen: mortgage and taxes

  Guide to buying real estate in Switzerland: mortgage, own funds, transfer tax and step-by-step procedures for buyers in the Canton of St. Gallen.

• Buying a house in Canton Lucerne: mortgage and tax guide

  How real estate purchase works in the Canton of Lucerne: procedure, taxation, sustainability of the mortgage and notarial costs according to Swiss legislation.

• Buying a house in Lucerne: mortgage and taxes

  Buying a property in the Canton of Lucerne requires fiscal-financial skills: transfer taxes, sustainable mortgage, notary fees. Operating Guide 2026.

• Buying a house in Appenzell Innerrhoden: mortgage and taxes

  Procedure, own funds, mortgage sustainability, notary fees and cantonal taxes to purchase properties in Appenzell Internno.

• Buying a house in Appenzell Innerrhoden: mortgage and taxes

  Guide to buying a property in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Analysis of costs, transfer taxes, notary fees, mortgage and financial sustainability.