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Buying a vacation apartment in Switzerland: The areas

The cities

Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich and Zug

 


You CAN'T buy in these places

The law won't allow you to buy vacation apartments in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich or Zug. It is already difficult for Swiss people to buy apartments in these areas, so there is no way a foreigner would be allowed to buy one, let alone a house. Other options you might consider include renting an apartment or buying in a neighboring area.

 
You can buy in the following neighboring areas
 
Target City Closest area where you can buy Distance
Geneva St-Cergue 20-25 min. by car
50 min. by train
France
but you wanted to buy in Switzerland, right?		 15 min.
Lausanne Montreux or Vevey 20 min. by car
20 min. by train
Zurich Schwyz or Lucerne 1 hour
Zug Schwyz or Lucerne 20-30 min.

 
Or you could obtain a residency permit and then you can buy wherever you want ...

If you get a B or C permit you'll be able to buy pretty much wherever you want. Of course, this may involve more commitment than you wish to make if you don't want to live in Switzerland, but that's the only legal option available to you. If you want to know more about residential permits, click here.

 

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