Tag Archive: Rent Zurich

Swiss rents and property prices up in 2020 due to pandemic

2021-01-08

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2021-01-08

The pandemic had a significant impact on Swiss real estate prices in 2020, according to industry experts.

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Rising numbers struggling to pay rent in Switzerland

2020-10-05

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2020-10-05

Nearly 44% of renters surveyed said that coming up with the money pay rent is now harder than it was before Covid-19, according to ASLOCA, a renters’ association.

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No relief for Swiss renters

2018-06-06

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2018-06-06

Every three months the rate of interest used to set Swiss rents is reviewed. If it goes down some renters have the right to request a decrease in rent. This time it remained at 1.50%. The last time it dropped was 1 June 2017 when it fell to its lowest level since 2008.

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Finding a place to rent getting easier in Switzerland

2017-09-04

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2017-09-04

A recent Credit Suisse report, entitled: Tenants Wanted, says capital continues to flow into Swiss real estate, boosting the supply of rental properties. Against a backdrop of negative interest rates at Switzerland’s central bank, investors continue to plough money into constructing new residential properties. At the same time, declining immigration has hit the demand for rental apartments.

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Swiss rents 40 percent too high, according to bank’s calculation

2017-03-03

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2017-03-03

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According to the bank Raiffeisen, if rents had followed the path prescribed in the Swiss Code of Obligations, they would be much lower. Their figures show that changes in interest rates have not flowed through to renters. If rents had fallen in step with mortgage interest rates they would be 40% lower than they are currently.

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