{"id":106590,"date":"2021-06-21T16:39:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/diritto-di-locazione-una-tavola-rotonda-con-guy-parmelin\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T09:02:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T09:02:41","slug":"tenancy-law-a-roundtable-discussion-with-guy-parmelin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/tenancy-law-a-roundtable-discussion-with-guy-parmelin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenancy law: a roundtable discussion with Guy Parmelin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tenancy law: a roundtable discussion with Guy Parmelin<\/h1>\n<h3><em>The President of the Swiss Confederation discussed rents and leaseholds with representatives of interest groups and other experts on the basis of a new study&#8230;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>What is the situation regarding Swiss rental law? Where should action be taken? These questions were the focus of a round table discussion on tenancy law held in Bern on June 21, 2021 and led by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin.<br \/>\nRepresentatives of interest groups and other experts discussed the basis of a new study on the subject.<br \/>\nThe round table is part of a discussion process that aims at a constructive and open dialogue between the parties and to bring to light areas where adjustments to new social, economic and technical developments might be necessary while maintaining the balance of the existing tenancy law.<br \/>\nThe discussions were based on a study by the research institute gfs.bern, which examined the status quo and the need for revision of the tenancy law.<br \/>\nTo this end, industry stakeholders, the general public and experts were interviewed. According to the study, the parties are basically satisfied with the current law.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Locazioni e affitti in Svizzera: calo light del contenzioso\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/leases-and-rentals-in-switzerland-light-decrease-in-litigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leases and rentals in Switzerland: light decrease in litigation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92739\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92739 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il Consigliere Federale della Svizzera Guy Parmelin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Conseiller_federal_Guy_Parmelin.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Federal Councillor of Switzerland Guy Parmelin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>The focus was on the rules for determining rents<\/h4>\n<p>At the same time, most respondents consider some adjustments necessary. At the material level, the focus is on the rules for determining rents.<br \/>\nAfter analysis of the results of the round table, the Federal Council will decide on the further course of action.<br \/>\nTenancy law is a central area of law in the Swiss state system which affects most people more or less directly.<br \/>\nIn our country, tenancy law is strongly influenced by a sense of social protection and the desire to counteract abusive situations (cf. Art. 109 of the Swiss Constitution).<br \/>\nThe last decades have been characterized by various attempts at revision and controversial discussions. Nevertheless, the current provisions of tenancy law have hardly changed since they came into force on July 1, 1990.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Il Canton Zugo non si accontenta: imposte ancora pi\u00f9 gi\u00f9\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-canton-of-zug-is-not-satisfied-taxation-even-lower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The canton of Zug is not satisfied: taxation even lower&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91856\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91856 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Franchi-di-piccolo-e-di-grande-taglio-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Un mucchio di franchi svizzeri di piccolo e di grande taglio\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Franchi-di-piccolo-e-di-grande-taglio-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Franchi-di-piccolo-e-di-grande-taglio-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Franchi-di-piccolo-e-di-grande-taglio-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Franchi-di-piccolo-e-di-grande-taglio-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Franchi-di-piccolo-e-di-grande-taglio.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pile of small and large Swiss francs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Full of important stakeholders, moderated by Andreas Rickenbacher<\/h4>\n<p>The panel discussion was moderated by Andreas Rickenbacher, former State Councillor of Canton Bern, and organized by the Federal Office of Housing (FOH).<br \/>\nThe following organizations were represented: Casafair, F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Romande Immobili\u00e8re (FRI), Swiss Association of Real Estate Owners (HEV Schweiz), Swiss Tenants Association (ASI), Swiss Association of Real Estate Economics (SVIT Switzerland), Union Suisse des Professionels de l&#8217;Immobilier (USPI), Verband der Gesch\u00e4ftsmieter, Verband Immobilien Schweiz \/ Association Immobilier Suisse (VIS \/ AIS) and Swiss Housing Cooperatives. Experts from the scientific community also participated in the panel discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"\u201cStatistica delle citt\u00e0 svizzere 2021\u201d e le dinamiche urbane\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/swiss-city-statistics-2021-and-urban-dynamics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Swiss city statistics 2021&#8221; and urban dynamics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Switzerland Pavilion at the Expo 2021\u200b in Dubai\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1TmCl0Nakcc?feature=oembed&#038;width=840&#038;height=1000&#038;discover=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106457\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106457 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/key-2114455_1920-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il diritto di locazione \u00e8 un importante tassello dell'ordinamento giuridico svizzero\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/key-2114455_1920-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/key-2114455_1920-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/key-2114455_1920-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/key-2114455_1920-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/key-2114455_1920.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tenancy law is an important part of the Swiss legal system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal President discussed rents and rents with interest group representatives and other experts based on new study<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":106454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,260,210,305,257],"tags":[1053,868,795,581,666,887],"class_list":["post-106590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-highlights","category-magazine","category-politics","category-switzerland","tag-affitto-en","tag-bureaucracy","tag-economy","tag-income","tag-security","tag-switzerland-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106590"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106592,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106590\/revisions\/106592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}