
Renting and Managing Property in Switzerland: the Complete Owner Guide
The full owner guide for Switzerland: letting, management, tenancy law and returns, with checklists, calculators and templates. Written from practice.

Expertise for owners, real estate companies and property managers in Switzerland.
Well-founded articles and guides on managing rooms, flatshares, co-living and rental properties: operator solutions, costs, law and process. From hands-on owners and property managers.
Fundamentals, fee models, duties and switching the management, for owners and existing property managers.
View categorySingle-room letting, re-letting, flatshare management, building co-living, operator solutions and housing solutions for companies.
View categoryTenancy law, deposit, service charges, taxes and returns for owners.
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The full owner guide for Switzerland: letting, management, tenancy law and returns, with checklists, calculators and templates. Written from practice.


Operation and management for furnished rooms, flatshares and co-living: what it costs, how the process works and what owners and real estate companies should know.


How much more income co-living generates, what effort is involved, what the law requires and which properties it suits.


Fees, models and a transparent worked example: what management costs and how owners recognise a fair offer.


Which charges may be billed, advance payments vs. flat rates, distribution key and the most common errors: the guide for Swiss owners.


When landlords may raise or must lower rent, how the reference interest rate works, deadlines and the official form for Switzerland.


Tasks, duties and scope of services of a property management in Switzerland: commercial, technical, administrative, clearly explained.


When a switch is worthwhile, how it works and what to watch for at termination and handover. A practical guide for owners in Switzerland.


Self-management or delegating? Tasks, hidden costs, pros and cons and an honest decision checklist for owners in Switzerland.


What an empty month really costs and how to time a tenant changeover so that not a single day is lost between two tenancies.


Applicant screening, creditworthiness and avoiding rent loss, cleanly and in line with data protection.


What the abolition of imputed rental value from 2029 means for owner-occupied, rented and secondary properties, which deductions disappear and what is worth doing before end of 2028.


Value-preserving maintenance is only deductible from income for owner-occupied homes up to and including 2028. Which works are worth bringing forward, what counts as value-enhancing and how the energy exception works.


How the real estate gains tax is calculated, what holding period and investment costs do, and the legal levers that reduce your taxable gain. With a fully worked example.


Hotel, serviced apartment or furnished room: what staff housing costs, what applies legally and for taxes, and how companies find housing fast.


Eight-day notification deadline, the 90-working-day rule and the accommodation duty under the Posted Workers Act: the deadlines and duties for companies, with sources.


Why companies are attractive tenants, the contract models, how to check creditworthiness and what applies when rooms are assigned to employees.

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