Legal information on acquisition of
real estate in Switzerland by persons abroad

Indirect real estate acquisition

Real estate can also be acquired indirectly via a specific legal entity:

  • www.immobilien-kaufen.ch/indirekter-immobilienbesitz/uebersicht

Indirect real estate acquisition may be chosen for reasons of anonymity, holding structures as well as succession and tax implications.

In respect of “acquisition by non-Swiss citizens” the implications are: