Lawyers & notaries
expat-services.ch lists 8 hand-checked English-speaking property and tenancy lawyers in Switzerland, including ADLEGEM, Borel & Barbey, Hofstetter Rechtsanwalt and Leximmo Avocat·e·s.
Besides English, they also work in French, German, Spanish and Albanian. They are based in Genève, Lausanne, Zürich and Lucerne. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Tax and finance advisers in Switzerland.
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Law firm in Lucerne with an English site. Real estate law includes Lex Koller authorisations for foreign buyers; also tenancy law and a notary's office for real estate transactions.
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Is this your business?Geneva law firm whose lawyers include a deputy judge at the Geneva Leases and Tenancy Tribunal; advice on rental, lease and real estate matters in French and English.
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Is this your business?Zurich solo practice focused on landlord-tenant and employment law, from lease review and service charges to termination and eviction matters. Works in German and English.
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Is this your business?Lausanne law firm specialising in real estate and construction law. Practice list includes Lex Koller advice for foreign non-residents, real estate sales, notarial law and lease law. English site.
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Is this your business?Zurich firm for private individuals and companies with a strong tenancy law practice, also covering family, employment, inheritance and contract law. English site.
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Is this your business?Geneva office of the Swiss business law firm MLL Legal; its real estate team covers rental law, with lawyers working in French, English and German.
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Is this your business?Geneva law firm (Menut Winiger Revelo) with a tenancy and lease practice; its lawyers practise in French, English and Spanish.
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Is this your business?Law firm in Lausanne and Geneva for individuals and businesses: divorce and family, employment, lease and real estate, traffic and debt collection. Lawyers speak six languages.
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