Ah yeah, this is very different from rent-control as American left-NIMBY's advocate. There's some more information here: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Eu

Ah yeah, this is very different from rent-control as American left-NIMBY's advocate. There's some more information here: https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe/Switzerland/Landlord-and-Tenant https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe/Switzerland/Landl... One important distinction: The amount of the initial rent can be freely agreed upon between landlord and tenant based on market rates. And most claims with the "conciliation" authority are unsuccessful. Because rents in Switzerland closely track the mortgage rate, it's derived from the market value of the purchased property, and rent increases are rarely blocked by the Federal government. Research that establishes negative effects on housing markets caused by rent control usually analyze the Bay Area variety of rent control, not this quasi-mortgage-driven-market-based-rent-control-that's-rarely-enforced-meaningfully.