Apartment too cold in Switzerland? Minimum temperature rules
No legal minimum in Switzerland: the 18 °C and 20 to 21 °C court thresholds, proving the cold, writing to the landlord, rent reduction, rent on deposit.
The Appartement à Louer blog
Guides for tenants in French-speaking Switzerland, from the move-out inspection and defects to the rent and the end of the lease, under Swiss tenancy law.
Fixed-term lease in Switzerland: your rights and pitfalls
Fixed-term lease in Switzerland: how it ends without notice, tacit renewal, the 60-day extension deadline, leases the Federal Supreme Court made open-ended.
Lausanne housing cooperatives: how to join in 2026
Housing cooperatives in Lausanne or Geneva: who is eligible to join, what the cooperative shares cost and how the waiting lists work in 2026.
Student housing in Lausanne: FMEL rents and 2026 deadlines
FMEL, FSLE, flatshares and Geneva's Cité universitaire: Lausanne student rents house by house, the 6 to 9 month wait and the sign-up dates not to miss.
How to challenge your initial rent in Geneva and Vaud (2026)
Official form, 30-day deadline, real odds and the conciliation hearing: how to challenge your initial rent in Geneva and the canton of Vaud.
Average rent in Lausanne: 2024 figures by number of rooms
Average rent in Lausanne by number of rooms, for new and older leases, by neighbourhood and in nearby towns, from FSO and Statistique Vaud figures.
Finding an apartment in Geneva in 2026: a realistic guide
Only 0.31% of homes are vacant. How to find an apartment in Geneva in 2026: letting agencies, your application, HBM and HLM, City housing, scams and timing.
Move-out inspection in Switzerland: wear and tear or damage?
Normal wear and tear, item lifespans, the landlord's deadline, free conciliation: what you really pay at a move-out inspection in French-speaking Switzerland.