Who wants to rent in certain Swiss holiday regions in an apartment, has to dig deep in the bag. In St. Moritz, you pay about hirer for a family apartment more than in Zurich, where Rents are generally considered to be very high. A study by the Internet comparison service, Comparis .
Therefore, must be used to scroll in St. Moritz for a family apartment (4.5 rooms) in section 3590 francs per month. For comparison: In Zurich, a similar apartment costs according to the study, 3320 francs. The price in St. Moritz, which is more than 75 percent over the Canton median.
Also in Few – and single flats expensive
Even with few apartments, with three to four rooms, the price in St. Moritz in the cut at 2400 francs, and thus at the top of the Comparis studied holiday destinations. Here is the Median, therefore, is 45 percent above the Central value of the Canton. The same applies to single dwellings with 1 to 2.5 rooms. Here are the prices in 1494 francs per month, 37 percent above the Canton median.
In comparison: In Zurich a couple of apartment will cost Comparis according to 2450 francs, a single apartment 1727 francs. In Geneva, where the Rent is also in Switzerland to the highest, in comparison 3810 francs for a family apartment, 2330 for a few apartment and is 1460 for a single apartment.
The comparison service has investigated for the analysis, the prices for 14 of the Swiss holiday destinations. Data based on the formed on Comparis.ch published apartment listings. Were involved advertisements in the period of 2017 and 2018, but only for apartments, houses and multi-family homes, not for apartments.
Rather be empty than lower Rent
For the Locals and the workers in St. Moritz part is impossible to find affordable accommodation, criticized Comparis financial expert Frédéric cardboard. Here, destination of Jetset holidays, around 200 apartments uninhabited, and the share of empty apartments standing make around 4 percent.
The prices were stable, because property owners felt little pressure, the Rent-to-bottom to match cardboard. “You leave the apartment rather unused and wait until someone is willing to pay the required rent.”
population fell
there was another reason for the high prices, St. Moritz is rising as a brand and a financially strong audience. “Bear the brunt of this development, Locals who do not own a residential property, and people who want to work permanently in St. Moritz”, so cardboard.
This had even led to the result that the population decreased in number in St. Moritz in 40 years, around 1000 people to around 5000. These residents had sought cheaper apartments in the neighboring communities.
Dodge in neighboring municipalities
another rent-a Hotspot is next to St. Moritz and Zermatt. Here is a family apartment, the average monthly 2800 francs, which is 49 percent above the Canton median. Few apartments will be around 2200 francs, and single apartments at 1022 Swiss francs.
unlike in St. Moritz, the living room is in Zermatt, close to – especially in the winter season. “For Working and non-residential property, hardly an affordable place to Stay,” cardboard from Comparis. “The high prices drive therefore, households in the lower and middle income class increased in the more favorable neighboring municipalities Täsch and Randa.”
Zermatt wants to create affordable housing
The Problem has also been recognized in the community, she has called the project “Affordable housing in the inner valley”. Zermatt and the Neighbouring village of Täsch rely on a cooperative to take over the responsibility on behalf of property owners housing management and affordable housing. This will be established up in the summer.
“The apartment owners would lose money and no longer would need to manage your property, and you back to get you after a period of 15 to 20 years, renovated again,” said parish President of Zermatt, Romy Biner-Hauser, compared to SRF News. Comparis-expert cardboard are skeptical: “It would be difficult to find enough owners who are willing to sacrifice for the common good of higher rental income,” he says.
Cheap Flumserberge
in addition to St. Moritz and Zermatt are also Crans-Montana (2500 francs for a family apartment) and Davos (2400 francs for a family apartment) is relatively expensive. Significantly cheaper, about Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland or the Cape are, according to the study of mountains. In Flumserberg there are all the three apartment types of cheap deals. A single apartment costs about 900 francs and is 21 percent cheaper than the cantonal median value. A family apartment is for 1670 francs.
The deeper Rents in the flumserberge mountains explain the Comparis experts, so that the Region of the pendulum was technically developed much better.
Also in the monastery is the residential rents are among the cantonal Central value. Single homes for 860 francs, which is 21 percent below the cantonal median value. The difference in price is due to Oversupply, caused by new buildings in recent years. Not added flats from the 1970s and 1980s, which correspond to today’s standard, cardboard of Comparis. Such apartments were often empty or at a reduced rent to seasonal workers. (Editorial Tamedia)
Created: 26.02.2019, 11:46 PM
