Our specialist lawyers provide advice and assistance to the Firm’s clients on all legal matters relating to real estate law, including civil, administrative, tax, and financial aspects.
Our clientele includes individual property owners, institutional and private investors, general contractors, property developers, financial institutions, public authorities, and foreign nationals looking to acquire property in Switzerland.
We advise our clients in all areas related to real rights, particularly in the negotiation of authentic deeds (acquisitions, easements, land charges, etc.) and represent them before civil courts in cases of neighbour disputes, as well as contractual issues (construction defects; warranties; etc.).
Our Firm is particularly active in the following areas:
- Real estate transactions (asset sales, share capital sales, sale and leaseback)
- Real estate development projects (feasibility analysis with regard to land-use planning, construction, and environmental law)
- Planning and building permit procedures
- Advice on real estate financing
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts for architects, engineers, developers, and general or total contractors
- Commercial, residential, and usufructuary leases
- Acquisition of real estate by persons living abroad (Lex Koller)
- Matters related to second homes
- Neighbour and co-ownership rights (including condominiums)
- Real rights and actions to correct the Land Register
- Legal mortgages (for craftsmen, contractors, and co-owners)
Our team works in French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, and Turkish.
