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Leases

Our lawyers specialising in lease law have extensive experience in the field. Whether you are a landlord, tenant, private, or institutional property owner, we provide advice on all aspects of rental law, including commercial leases (and usufructuary leases), and represent clients before the country’s competent courts.

We offer expertise in several areas of lease law, including:

  • Assistance with lease negotiations
  • Drafting and reviewing lease agreements
  • Contesting unilateral lease modifications (rent increases, terminations, etc.)
  • Eviction proceedings
  • Representation before the relevant courts

News Real Estate Law

Swiss law strengthens protections against illegal occupancy, or ‘squatting’

From 1 July 2026, the Civil Code (CC) and the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) will strengthen the rights of real estate holders – whether owners or tenants – facing...
18 March 2026

A new practice has been introduced in the canton of Valais concerning the application of the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (LFAIE)

Since 26 January 2026, the Valais land registry has instructed notaries to no longer execute any deeds of sale (including forward sale, conditional sale, promise of sale, pre-emption agreement, etc.)...
17 February 2026

The Federal Supreme Court rules on whether the transfer of a holiday home to a trust is subject to authorisation regime under the LFAIE

The Federal Supreme Court was seized of an appeal by the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) against a judgment of the Bern Administrative Court, which had held that the transfer...
11 February 2026