Amaken Realty · Swiss Riviera
An Arabic-speaking, buyer-side search and viewing service for Gulf families on the Swiss Riviera (Montreux, Vevey, the Vaud Alps and the Valais resorts). The qualification form tells you at once what Swiss law allows you; if your route is open, you can book the kick-off call straight away. We read every request personally and reply within two working days.
For buyers living outside Switzerland. Tap a place to see the rules. Living in Switzerland with a B or C permit? Other rules apply.
Tap a shaded area or a canton to see more; tap a town to see its rules.
144 communes of Vaud, Valais and Fribourg are open to you, 54 of them with limits.
Sources: cantonal lists of holiday-home places (Vaud, Valais, Fribourg; September 2026) · federal ordinance on the acquisition of real estate by persons abroad, annex 1 (quotas) · second homes: Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, 31.12.2025 · prices: UBS Swiss Alpine Property Focus 2026, asking prices of upmarket homes, Q1 2026, indicative · map and boundaries © swisstopo.
Swiss law (Lex Koller) decides by where you live and what you want, not by your nationality.
One holiday home per family, in your own name, in a listed tourist commune (Montreux, La Tour-de-Peilz, Veytaux, Villeneuve, the Vaud and Valais resorts), up to 200 m² of living area, for your own use. It may not be let all year round. Buying residential property as an investment or to rent out is not permitted.
If you genuinely live in Switzerland, you may buy your principal residence where you live. EU and EFTA citizens with a Swiss residence buy freely.
You buy freely, like any Swiss citizen.
A few short questions about your situation and what you are looking for, one per screen. No documents, no passports. If your route is not open by law, the form tells you at once and explains what is possible.
If your answers show a route open by law and a budget that fits, you can book the 60-minute kick-off call and pay the fee at once. Otherwise, or if you would rather talk first, Bassem reads your request himself and comes back to you within two working days, usually on WhatsApp.
After payment you complete your client file and search mandate online, before the call. Then: the 60-minute kick-off call, a written search brief, up to three proposed properties with our notes, and viewings organised with our licensed partner agency.
Buying or renting, you pay one fee, once, and it is refunded in full if you buy or rent a property we proposed. Each service has its own guarantee, set out below.
Buying
CHF 1'999
one-time, all-in, paid only if your route is open by law
Price negotiation; contracts and the notary; the Lex Koller application (handled by the agency and the notary); financing; legal, tax, immigration or investment advice. We never guarantee an authorisation, a mortgage, a price or a completed purchase.
Renting
CHF 999
one-time, paid only after Bassem accepts your request
Negotiating the lease, the lease contract, the rental deposit, and your right to stay in Switzerland, which is your own matter.
No. Residence permits are a separate matter and property ownership plays no part in them.
Not for a holiday home. Swiss law treats it as circumvention: the purchase is void, the property is sold by force and it is a criminal offence.
Plan five to nine months from the start of the search to the keys: opening a Swiss bank account, the cantonal authorisation (six to twelve weeks) and the notarial process run in sequence.
Swiss banks typically finance 50–60% for non-residents. Plan 35–50% of the price in cash plus about 5% of purchase costs. We do not broker mortgages.
Geneva has no holiday-home route for non-residents. We propose the Riviera, about an hour away by car or direct train.
Fill in the form. We read every request personally and answer within two working days.
