At Libellenhof near Lucerne\u2014a housing complex with about 100 apartments near the cantonal hospital\u2014the rent decreases with each additional person in the household. WBG President Andreas Bucher sums it up: a model like this has never before existed with such clarity anywhere in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how it works Space should go where it\u2019s needed Demand Exceeds Expectations An Investment with a Long-Term Perspective Same apartment, same square meters, completely different price. A housing cooperative in Lucerne is turning the traditional rental system on its head and rewarding large households instead of those with small budgets. The idea sounds simple, but it strikes a chord that\u2019s resonating throughout the entire Swiss housing market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12496,12489,56002,22698],"tags":[60330,60331,13467,12525,12526,12909,14945,12528,32953,13228],"class_list":["post-160680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-region-luzern-en","category-new-construction","category-residential","category-sustainability","tag-belegungszuschuss","tag-familienwohnungen","tag-genossenschaft-en","tag-immoinvest-en","tag-immonews-en","tag-luzern-en","tag-mietzins-en","tag-news-en","tag-wohnbaugenossenschaft-en","tag-wohnungsmarkt-en"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":["Ja"],"lead":"Same apartment, same square meters, completely different price. A housing cooperative in Lucerne is turning the traditional rental system on its head and rewarding large households instead of those with small budgets. The idea sounds simple, but it strikes a chord that\u2019s resonating throughout the entire Swiss housing market.","autor":"","ort":"","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":"3249"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
<\/strong>A 4.5-room apartment measuring about 106 square meters costs 3,140 francs gross for a single person. A couple pays 2,940 francs, a family of four pays 2,540 francs, and at maximum occupancy of five people, the price drops to 2,340 francs. This means there\u2019s a difference of 800 francs per month between a single person and a large family.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>The cooperative calls its concept the \u201cLife Mobility Model\u201d and pursues a clear goal: large apartments should primarily benefit families. The so-called occupancy subsidy is recalculated annually; if the number of people in the household changes, so does the rent. When children eventually move out, the rent for the parents increases again, unless they move to a smaller apartment.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Shortly after the marketing campaign began, the success was already evident: around 90 percent of the 4.5-room apartments have already been allocated to families. Singles and couples deliberately pay the full rent, thereby helping to finance the discounts for larger households. Bucher calls this a necessary form of cross-subsidization, without which such subsidies for families simply could not be afforded.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Bucher admits that managing the model is challenging, but he believes the effort will pay off in the long run. This way, apartments can be repeatedly allocated over the years to those households that actually need the space. The entire Libellenhof project, spanning several construction phases, will comprise up to 238 apartments, with completion scheduled for 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"