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Empty dwellings survey 2021 First decrease in the number of empty dwellings in twelve years

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Renewed decline in the dwelling vacancy rate in 2023

13.09.2021 - On 1 June 2021, there were 71 365 empty dwellings in Switzerland. This was 1.54% of the total dwelling stock (including single-family homes). There were thus 7467 fewer empty dwellings compared with the previous year, representing a decrease of 9.5%. This was the first decrease in the number of empty dwellings in twelve years. These are some of the findings of the empty dwellings census from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Empty dwellings census of 1 June 2021


 

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