Buyer
Buying in Your Own Name a Property Held by an SI in Geneva
You are not buying a flat but the shares of a company: why banks no longer follow, what latent tax is, how to calculate…
Buyer
Casatax 2026 in Geneva: Cap, Reduction and Conditions
Up to CHF 20’924 less in registration duties and half-price mortgage note, under a cap of CHF 1’394’928: the 2026 scheme, in figures.
Buyer
Moving to Geneva with a Lump-Sum Tax Arrangement
Taxed on your lifestyle rather than your income: who is eligible, how the base is calculated in Geneva — 7 times the rent —…
Advice
Documents to Sell in Geneva: The Complete File
Land register extract, OIBT, PPE documents — and the two documents everyone throws away even though they reduce the tax on resale. The complete…
Advice
Can a Property Sale Be Cancelled in Geneva?
Before the notarial deed, almost everything is still open; afterwards, almost nothing is — except hidden defects and defects of consent. The details, step…
Advice
How to negotiate the price of a house in Geneva?
Reading the balance of power, costing renovation work through quotes, knowing when there is no margin — the buyer's negotiation method, without illusions.
Legal
Promise to Sell, Option, Pre-emption: What They Commit You To
The notarised promise to sell that obliges you to sell, the option agreement that reserves, the right of pre-emption that gives priority: the three…
Legal
Abolition of Imputed Rental Value: In Force in 2029
Voted on 28 September 2025, the abolition of imputed rental value will come into force on 1 January 2029. What changes — and what…
Rousseau 5 — Estate agency, Geneva Left Bank
Rousseau 5 has been the high-end estate agency specialising in residential property on Geneva's Left Bank since 2012. Villas, apartments, penthouses and off-market opportunities — every mandate is handled by a dedicated broker with precise knowledge of Cologny, Champel, Chêne-Bougeries, Collonge-Bellerive, Vandœuvres and the whole lakeside area.