Land register entries

Have you bought or been donated a real estate? Is the contract sufficient proof of your ownership? Will the notary, who has drawn up the contract in the form of a notarial record, arrange all necessary entries?

Not all citizens are aware of the fact that all matters concerning ownership or other rights in land must be recorded in the land register to provide evidence of title. A mere contract or deed is not sufficient – you need a land register proposal, according to which the Land Registration Court will issue a decision. To register the ownership or other right in rem in the land register you must obtain a valid land register permission ('registration clause'), issued by the owner of the real estate or other right in rem. The registration clause is an explicit, unconditional declaration by a person, whose right is being transferred, altered, encumbered or extinguished permitting an entry in the land register. His/her signature must be notarised (unless the registration clause is included in the contract concluded in the form of a notarial record). The registration clause can already be included in the purchase agreement or it can be, upon meeting specific conditions stated in the contract, submitted subsequently.

When the notary draws up a notarial record or verifies the signature on the document containing the registration clause, he/she must, according to the Land Registry Act, notify you about his/her immediate submission of the proposal for entry in the land register on the basis of the registration clause, unless the parties explicitly express their disagreement. The record or statement on contending the land register proposal for entry in the land register must be recorded in the notarial record or the document on which the signature is being verified.