Reference interest rate and rent in Switzerland: the rules
The federal reference rate is 1.25% since 2 September 2025. How it can justify a rent increase or a reduction, the forms, the deadlines and the exceptions.
Der Blog von Apartments Switzerland
Ratgeber und Tipps zum Mieten und Kaufen einer Wohnung in der Schweiz, von Apartments Switzerland.
Rental deposit in Switzerland: cap, account and refund
How much a Swiss landlord may ask as a rental deposit, where it must be held, how to get it back and where cantons such as Geneva and Ticino add rules.
How to rent an apartment in Switzerland as a newcomer
What a Swiss rental application needs, how to order a Betreibungsauszug, what landlords may ask, and the lease, move-in report and notice rules, with sources.