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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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158 articles on housing and rent, newest first.

• Rental market in the External Appenzell: average fees and rental rights

  The rental market in Outer Appenzell follows federal and cantonal regulations. The maximum security deposit is determined by cantonal laws.

• Rentals in Appenzello Externo: fees and rental rights

  Guide to tenancy law in the Outer Appenzell Canton: security deposit, cancellation, dispute and federal tenant protections.

• Buying a house in the canton of Appenzello Esterno: mortgages and taxes

  Property purchase in the canton of Appenzello Esterno: guide to procedures, cantonal and municipal taxes, mortgage loans, notary fees.

• Buying a house in Appenzello Esterno: mortgage, prices and taxes

  Guide to buying real estate in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: affordability of the mortgage, minimum capital adequacy, transfer tax, notary fees and step-by-step procedure.

• Schaffhausen rentals: fees, deposit and right of lease

  Federal rules on security deposit, cancellation and dispute of fees in the canton of Schaffhausen according to the Swiss Bond Code.

• Rental market in Schaffhausen: deposit and rental right

  The right to rent in Schaffhausen is governed by Article 253 of the Swiss Civil Code. The deposit is held on account in the tenant's name.

• Schaffhausen rentals: deposit deposit and rental right

  In the canton of Schaffhausen, the right to rent is governed by federal law. Here's what you need to know about security deposit, cancellation, and rent dispute.

• Buy house canton Schaffhausen: prices and mortgage

  Guide to buying homes in the Canton of Schaffhausen: own funds, sustainability of the mortgage, transfer tax and notary fees.

• Schaffhausen rentals: deposit, cancellation and conciliation

  Maximum security deposit 3 months, cancellation on cantonal form, dispute within 30 days: the federal rental rules in Schaffhausen explained in detail.

• Buying a Schaffhausen Home: Prices, Mortgage and Taxes

  Operational guide for the purchase of real estate in the canton of Schaffhausen: own funds required, sustainability of the mortgage, cantonal transfer tax, notary fees and step-by-step procedure.

• Swiss insurance: profits +136% in 2025

  Swiss insurance companies recorded CHF 24.4 billion in profits in 2025 (+136%). FINMA certifies enhanced financial strength and high solvency of the sector.

• Rentals Basel Countryside: fees and rental rights

  Swiss Federal Regulation on Security Deposit, Cancellation, Rent Dispute and Conciliation Authority in Residential Lease in Basel Countryside.

• Buying a house in the Canton of Basel-City: prices and mortgage

  Average house prices in the Canton of Basel-City may vary depending on the area and type of property.

• Lex Koller: tightening foreign real estate purchases

  The CET-N proposes to annul the changes of the last 40 years to the law on real estate to curb speculation and protect the middle class.

• Basel City Rental Market: Average Rentals and Lease Fee

  Average rents by area, security deposit and rental right in Basel City.

• Lease law in Switzerland: how to avoid the courts

  From rent increases to disputes between tenants and landlords: here's how to manage tenancy disputes and avoid the Magistrate's Court according to experts.

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

  The average rents by area, security deposit, dispute of the initial rent, cancellation and conciliation authority on lease in the Canton of Soletta.

• Rentals in Freiburg: fees and rental rights

  The average rents per area in the Canton of Freiburg are CHF 1,200.

• Buying a house in Freiburg: prices and mortgage

  Average house prices in Freiburg, own funds required, mortgage loan sustainability and transfer tax

• Driver's license in the Canton of Zug: conversion of the foreign license

  The conversion of the foreign driving license is mandatory for border workers residing in the Canton of Zug.

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

  Rentals in the Canton of Zug: average rents and rental rights.

• Rentals in the canton of Zug: average fees, deposits and tenants' rights

  Practical guide to the rental market in the Canton of Zug: average rents by area, security deposit, rent dispute and cancellation procedures according to federal law.

• Rental market in the canton of Glarus: average fees and rental rights

  Rents in Canton Glarus increased in 2026. Here are the average fees and practical information for landlords and tenants.

• House in Glarus: prices, funds and sustainability of the mortgage

  Average house prices in the Canton of Glarus, own funds required and sustainability of the mortgage loan.