FOB & PW Update – Real Estate in Switzerland
This update contains general information with regard to various topics that may be of interest for Swiss and foreign high-net-worth individuals and/or family owned businesses.

In the overview below we discuss the conditions for the acquisition of Swiss real estate by foreigners and the Swiss taxation principles for Swiss real estate directly held as private asset during the acquisition phase, the holding phase and the selling phase.
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For individual, case related information and enquiries, please contact one of our tax and legal specialists from the Swiss FOB & PW team.
Anaïs Näscher
Associate Attorney at law, Tax adviserAnaïs Naescher, attorney at law and tax adviser, is an associate of our Zurich office. She focuses on Swiss and international taxation, in particular for (ultra) high net worth individuals, executives and entrepreneurs, and family offices.
T: +41 43 434 67 20 M: +41 79 596 26 27 E: anais.naescher@loyensloeff.comLivia Geissmann
Associate Tax adviserLivia Geissmann, tax adviser, is an associate of the Zurich office. She focuses on Swiss and international taxation as well as succession planning for Swiss and foreign (ultra) high-net-worth private clients and family owned businesses.
T: +41 43 434 67 28 M: +41 79 42 82 245 E: livia.geissmann@loyensloeff.comBeat Baumgartner
Partner Attorney at law, Swiss certified tax expertBeat Baumgartner, attorney at law and Swiss certified tax expert, is a partner in our Zurich office. He focuses on Swiss and international taxation, M&A, financing and capital market transactions.
T: +41 43 434 67 10 M: +41 79 930 63 52 E: beat.baumgartner@loyensloeff.com