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Zurich luxury-home rental feels heat from immigration curbs

Zurich

WANTED: Tenants who can stomach paying 8,766 Swiss francs (S$12,815) a month. On offer: A six-room apartment with a fireplace and veranda in the centre of Zurich.

The city's property management office has been trying to lease two luxury homes with that description for weeks - despite the fact that Zurich has one of Europe's tightest rental markets and apartments this size are rare in Switzerland's biggest city.

"Finding someone to rent them is proving to be a bit of a challenge," said Kuno Gurtner,...

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