Entry in the land register

You must apply for entry in the land register at the land registry. If the requirements for entry are met, the land registry will make the entry.

Once the entry has been made, the land registry notifies the notary submitting the application, the applicant, the registered owner and all persons shown in the land register in whose favor the entry is made or whose right is affected by it.

Ask a notary for information on this. They will provide you with information on the procedure and the documents you need, tailored to your situation.

The requirements for registration are normally

• Application for registration
• Eligibility to apply (anyone in whose favor the registration is to be made or whose right is affected by the registration)
• authorization for registration
• Authorization (the person whose right is affected by the registration)
• In the case of transfer of ownership - conveyance
• Compliance with special formal requirements

Depending on the individual case

• additional documents are required (e.g. proof of inheritance, permits, certificates of pre-emption rights, tax clearance certificate) or
• the land register must first be corrected before the requested entry (e.g. by entering the heirs of a deceased owner).

• Identity card or passport
• Submission of the registration documents as public or publicly certified documents

Costs are incurred for the notary's work and the entry in the land register. The amount of the costs is largely determined by the amount of the purchase price.
- Business value according to KV No. 14110 ff. of Annex 1 to § 34 of the Court and Notary Costs Act

depending on the workload of the responsible land registry office

• § Section 13 (1) of the Land Register Regulations (GBO) - Application for entry
• § Section 19 of the Land Register Regulations (GBO) - Authorization of entry
• § Section 20 of the Land Register Regulations (GBO) - Conveyance
• § Section 29 of the Land Register Regulations (GBO) - Form of the registration documents
• § Section 39 of the Land Register Code (GBO) - Pre-registration of the person concerned
• Court and Notary Costs Act (GNotKG)

14.11.2020