Real estate purchase

A specialist (architect, civil engineer) should be consulted for this. Regular water damage and large cracks are among the indications of poor building fabric.

With the building description, planning documents, service reports for the systems, overview of the investments made and renovation measures, you have the most important documents to hand.

Securing the property gains tax as well as the cost allocation of the ancillary purchase costs, the date for the transfer of benefits and damages, the payment modalities, how the purchase property is taken over (e.g. cleared and cleaned) as well as the assumption of insurance policies in connection with the purchase property and agreements regarding the inspection of the low-voltage installations are essential.

There are statutory pre-emption rights in a co-owners' association. It is therefore necessary to check whether, for example, the pre-emption right has been revoked for the parking space, which often belongs to a co-owned property. Furthermore, pre-emption rights can be agreed in a condominium constitution. There is a risk of this being overlooked, as it is not directly visible in the land register extract.

As pricing depends on many factors, we will be happy to check the negotiated price for you.

We recommend obtaining and comparing offers from various banks.

Most cantons charge a property transfer tax.