Rents have risen across Switzerland – in some cases more than 6 percent
The average rental prices have risen in all cantons – in some cases by more than 6 percent. A mountain canton made the biggest leap.
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the essentials in brief
- Rental prices in Switzerland have risen again on average.
- Graubünden made the biggest leap – it is expensive in Zurich, Geneva, Vaud and Lucerne.
- Bern and Basel-Stadt are on average, with Freiburg and Jura clearly below.
Life in Switzerland is becoming more and more expensive – this also applies to rents. Again current Homegate rental index shows have adopted the average rental prices throughout Switzerland.
the Real Estate Marketplace Index was published on Tuesday – in cooperation with the Zürcher Kantonalbank. Since 2009 in 13 cantons and since 2016 in all cantons and selected cities the monthly rental prices recorded.
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In the latest survey, the strong increase in the cantons of Zug and Graubünden. Rents there have risen by more than 6 percent. The mountain canton greets from the top with 6.7 percent.
home gate in a statement: “The desire for a holiday home seems to be unbroken for many people looking for it”. According to the experts, this is leading to rising asking rents in the mountain regions.
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This development can also be seen in the figures for the canton of Valais – rents there have risen by almost four percent. The search for new tenants in the southern canton has often been hesitant in recent years – the same applies to the cantons of Ticino and Jura (increase: 2 percent, 1.8 percent).
Rental prices are trending upwards
how home gate According to further reports, rental prices in the cantons have been trending upwards since 2009. Only between 2014 and 2018 can the Swiss average stagnate.
Exciting: The average is pulled up by four cantons in particular: Geneva, Vaud, Zurich and Lucerne. Thurgau, Bern and Basel-Stadt are on average, with Freiburg, Jura and Neuchâtel clearly below.
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