We found a house to buy that is perfect in everything -- except that it has electric heating (a boiler for hot water and electric floor heating on the ground floor plus simple electric radiators in bedrooms and bathrooms). The owners claim that the house is well-insulated and that their electricity bill does not exceed 350 CHF per month (the house has about 200 m2).

But to me this is terribly off-putting: back at home this kind of heating would be considered substandard as you would either pay enormous electricity bills to really heat the house in winter or be constantly freezing. Not to mention negative environmental impact of this type of heating.

Anyway, the real estate agent thought that we were crazy to base our decision on this one factor only. So I would appreciate if some of you could tell me what you think about this.