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Swiss Government Wants to Step up Fight Against Excessive Rents

Summary by SWI swissinfo.ch
The Swiss government says it rejects the rent control initiative. However, by means of an indirect counter-proposal, it intends to lay down clear and transparent laws to protect against unfair rent increases.

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The Federal Council rejects the Asloca initiative and launches a counter-project. The proposal upsets the tenants' association without convincing the owners either.The Federal Council has succeeded in a real prowess. With its counter-project to the initiative "Yes to protection against abusive rents", it upsets the tenants' circles without causing the owners to smile.Rembobinons. The Asloca initiative, tabled in June 2026 with approximately 140,…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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The Federal Council rejects the rental price initiative and wants to submit an indirect counter-proposal to the Parliament. Its thrust causes indignation among the initiators. The most important questions and answers at a glance.

The Federal Council rejects regular rental interest controls. Instead, it wants statistical comparison rents for the determination of the initial rental interest. Jacqueline Badran is out of himself!

·Zürich, Switzerland
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The Federal Council rejects the initiative "Yes to protection against unfair rents (rents initiative)" and proposes an indirect counter-project, he said on Friday. The Swiss Tenants Association (Asloca), which has tabled the initiative, categorically rejects these first proposals.

·Geneva, Switzerland
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The Federal Council wants to strengthen the protection of tenants. It will propose an indirect counter-project to the popular initiative on abusive rents, he said on Friday. The Federal Department of the Economy will develop a concrete project for 2027.

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20 Minuten broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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