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Law, Costs & Returns

Law, Costs & Returns

Tenancy law, deposit, service charges, taxes and returns for owners.

9 Articles
Legally Sound Apartment Handover: Notice Period, Protocol and Hidden Defects
9 min read

Legally Sound Apartment Handover: Notice Period, Protocol and Hidden Defects

A missed notice period means a lost claim. Here is how owners and property managers run a legally sound handover: the deadline under Art. 267a CO, a court-proof protocol and the rule for hidden defects.

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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What does property management cost in Switzerland?
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What does property management cost in Switzerland?

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

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Utility cost statement: the owner guide
8 min read

Utility cost statement: the owner guide

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

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Rent adjustment and reference interest rate
8 min read

Rent adjustment and reference interest rate

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

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Avoiding vacancy: what an empty month costs
8 min read

Avoiding vacancy: what an empty month costs

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

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Finding the right tenant
12 min read

Finding the right tenant

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

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Abolition of Imputed Rental Value: what changes for property owners from 2029
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Abolition of Imputed Rental Value: what changes for property owners from 2029

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.

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Tax window until 2028: which renovation still pays off now
8 min read

Tax window until 2028: which renovation still pays off now

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.

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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Real estate gains tax on sale
11 min read

Real estate gains tax on sale

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.

Jens Herbst
Jens Herbst
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