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Finding a flat in Bern: search and your rights
Looking for a flat in Bern with a vacancy rate of 0.44 %: where to search, what goes into your application, which rights apply. With sources, free, no tracking.
This page helps you look for a flat in the city of Bern, where the vacancy rate is 0.44 % according to SRF. It sums up where to search, what goes into your application file and which rights are new since 2025. At the top are three key figures: the vacancy rate, the start of the form requirement on 1 Dec 2025 and the 30-day deadline for challenging the initial rent.
The content is split into six sections you can expand. “Where to look” lists cooperatives, city-owned flats, portals such as Homegate, ImmoScout24 and Flatfox, sublets and shared flats, and notices in the neighbourhood. The section on the application file lists what should be ready: the application form, a debt enforcement register extract (not older than three months), a copy of your ID or residence permit, a salary statement or employment contract and a short, honest cover text.
Two sections explain the new rights. On every new letting the landlord must disclose the previous rent on the official form. An excessive initial rent can be challenged at the conciliation authority within 30 days of taking over the flat; the day of the key handover counts. Further sections cover the handover report and the deposit when moving in, and help when things get difficult, for example with a termination or discrimination.
As sources the page names the Canton of Bern, the tenants’ association (Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband) and the City of Bern; practical tips are marked as such. Figures and deadlines were checked against the linked sources on 25 Sep 2026. The page is not legal advice and is available in German, French and English.
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