Guides
What applies in your situation – and what do you keep?
Each guide answers a question owners really have before a sale. With the legal source, a worked example and the honest next step.
Inherited or widowed
Keep, buy out or sell – and what does each person keep?
- Inheritance and heirs
We inherited our parents’ home – sell, take over or keep?
- Joint heirs and a property
Several of us inherit a house – keep it, buy each other out or sell, and what does each of us keep?
- The house after a spouse dies
My husband or wife has died – may I stay in the house, and what are the children entitled to?
- Clearing and selling your parents' house
What may we clear after our parents die, and in what order do we sell?
- Right of residence and usufruct
We hand the house to our children and stay – right of residence or usufruct, and what does it mean for a sale?
Later life and care
What does the care home cost, what do benefits cover, and what happens to the house?
- Home check
Keep, adapt or sell – what suits us now?
- Later life and care: keep or sell the house
A parent needs care – what do supplementary benefits cover, and what happens to the house?
- Care home cost calculator, Canton of Zurich
A parent has to move into a care home – how long will the money last, and what happens to the house?
- Sell your house and rent it back
Release capital and stay – how safe are rent-back, a right of residence or a life annuity?
Separation and divorce
Who stays, who is paid out, and when is tax due?
- The house in a divorce or separation
We are separating – who may stay, how is a spouse paid out, and when is tax due?
Selling: process, value, documents
How does a sale work, what is the house worth, and what is needed?
- How we sell
How does a sale with Immosmile work – from the first conversation to the notary?
- Property valuation with net calculation
What is my home worth – and what is left after tax and costs?
- Online valuation
How do I get a first estimate without anyone visiting?
- Selling a condominium
What applies when selling a condominium – renewal fund, regulations, pre-emption right?
- Sell first or buy first?
We are swapping the house for a flat – how do selling and buying fit together safely?
- Hedonic valuation explained
How do banks and online tools value my house – and where do they miss?
- Early repayment charge when selling
I am selling before my fixed-rate mortgage ends – what does it cost, and how can I avoid it?
- Selling a house: the process step by step
How does a house sale work, and when does it become binding?
- Documents for selling a house
Which documents do I need to sell, and where do I get them?
- Sell or rent out?
Is it worth renting out the house instead of selling – after tax and effort?
- Selling an apartment building
What happens to the tenants, how do buyers calculate, and which taxes apply?
Tax and calculators
What remains after property gains tax, mortgage and costs?
- Property gains tax calculators: 15 cantons
How does my canton calculate property gains tax – and which calculator fits?
- All calculators
Which calculator answers my question – selling or buying?
- Imputed rental value calculator, Zurich
What does abolishing the imputed rental value in 2029 change for our taxes – with our own figures?
- Net Proceeds Report Canton of Zurich 2026
What remains in my municipality after property gains tax?
- Imputed rental value: what abolition means
Imputed rental value is being abolished – what changes for me as an owner, and does it matter for a sale?
Land and building plots
What is possible on the plot, and what does it cost the owner?
- Selling land: land potential check
How much unused potential is in our plot – and which route fits?
- Floor area ratio in the canton of Zurich
How much may be built on our plot?
- Value capture levy in the canton of Zurich
Who pays the levy after rezoning – and when?
- Granting a building lease instead of selling
Keep the land and still earn – how does a building lease work?
- Subdividing a plot in the canton of Zurich
Can we split off part of the garden as building land?
- Property gains tax on building land
What is left after tax when we sell building land?
- Building land prices Canton of Zurich 2026
What does building land cost in my municipality, and what does it mean for my plot?
From abroad
What applies when the buyer or seller does not live in Switzerland?
- Selling Swiss property from abroad
I live abroad – how do I sell my house in Zurich, and where do I pay the tax?
Finding the right estate agent
Which models exist, and how do I recognise good work?
- Estate agents in Zurich: four models compared
Fixed fee, commission, platform or success share – which agent model leaves me the most, net?
- Choosing an agent: 12 questions
Which questions do I ask every agent before I sign?
Buying
What can I afford, and how does buying work?
- Buying a home step by step
How does buying a home in Switzerland work – from viewing to land registry?
- Making an offer
What goes into an offer – and how does a fair offer round work?
- Can foreigners buy property in Switzerland?
Can I buy property in Switzerland with my permit?
- Buying a home: how it works with us
How do I hear early about a matching property – and what are the rules for offers?
- Create a search profile
How do I get only matching properties – free and without a mandate?
- Purchase costs by canton
What does buying cost on top of the price – and who pays which tax in my canton?
- Affordability calculator
Will the bank still support the mortgage with our income or pensions?
Ask directly
Your situation is not listed?
Then ask directly. I will assess your situation and work out what you keep in the end – free of charge and without obligation.
Prefer to talk? +41 76 325 11 95 – you speak directly with Dominik Devaja.