Renting in Swiss cities
The apartment race looks different in every city. Pick yours for local market stats, what agencies expect, and the canton-specific way to order your documents.
- Basel 0.78% vacancy Basel is friendlier than Zurich or Geneva but still tight. What local agencies expect and how to order the debt register extract online within 48 hours.
- Bern 1.04% vacancy Bern's rental market in numbers, how to order the debt register extract online for CHF 18, the 14-day registration rule and the official initial-rent form.
- Geneva 0.31% vacancy Geneva has one of Switzerland's lowest vacancy rates. What the régies expect in a dossier de location and how to order your extrait des poursuites online.
- Lausanne 0.87% vacancy What Lausanne's régies expect in a dossier de location, how the Vaud online document portal works, and where students fit in the rental race.
- Lucerne 0.70% vacancy Lucerne's rental market in numbers, the same-day online debt register extract for CHF 18, the 14-day registration rule and the official initial-rent form.
- St. Gallen 1.16% vacancy St. Gallen has more vacant flats than the Swiss average. How to order the debt register extract online, the 14-day registration rule and where to challenge your rent.
- Winterthur 0.52% vacancy Winterthur rents in Switzerland's tightest big canton. How to order the debt register extract online in 24 hours, register within 14 days, and read the initial-rent form.
- Zug 0.20% vacancy Zug pairs low taxes with a scarce rental market. What landlords expect from international tenants and how to order documents via the eZug app.
- Zurich 0.52% vacancy How competitive Zurich's rental market really is, what local agencies expect in your dossier, and the fastest official way to order your documents.