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…
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Tax
Tax is the item discovered too often after a price has been accepted. Official scales, conditions checked at the source, and what each scheme requires.
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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.
Advice
IBGI in Geneva: 2026 scale and how the tax is calculated
From 50% before two years to 2% after twenty-five: the Geneva IBGI scale, what can be deducted from the gain — and why an…
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 —…
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…
Advice
Reinvestment relief: deferring property gains tax in Geneva
Selling your main residence and buying again lets you defer the IBGI — five years to reinvest in Geneva. Conditions, deadlines and a worked…
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.