Property
Cadastre registration with reciprocity limits on foreign ownership
Ownership of real estate is acquired on registration in the real-estate cadastre maintained by the Agency for Real Estate Cadastre. Foreign persons may acquire property subject to reciprocity, with agricultural land restricted.
Key rules
- Entry in the real-estate cadastre is required for ownership to pass.
- Contracts of sale must be notarised to be registrable.
- Foreign ownership of agricultural land is generally prohibited or tightly restricted.
Governing law
- Act on Ownership and Other Real Rights
- Act on Real Estate Cadastre
In practice
Cadastral digitisation is comparatively advanced, so online verification of title and encumbrances is usually possible.