Swiss Government proposes to remove restrictions on foreigners

[delgirl]

The Swiss government proposes to scrap the outdated law restricting foreigners from purchasing Swiss property.

The majority of Swiss cantons completely restrict the sale of second homes to foreigners. Buying in cities such as Geneva, Lausanne, Basle, Berne, Zug, and Zurich is extremely difficult.

Interesting Herald Tribune article [broken link removed] for anyone who may be interested in investing in Switzerland.

 

[asdfg]

Is there a double taxation agreement with switzerland in relation to property investment. I doubt it if there has been little investment by foreigners for over 30 years.

 

[delgirl]

[broken link removed] some info on double taxation.

Here's some general info on purchasing property in Switzerland - although the law hasn't been changed yet and the restrictions still apply, there's still some useful info on this site.

[broken link removed] is some general information on Switzerland for potential investors.