Registration of ownership or site leasehold

When you have bought a property or site leasehold, you must apply for registration of title or registration of site leasehold in order to register that you are the owner. This must be done within three months after the purchase took place.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for anyone who bought the property or site leasehold. In the application, the property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• Original copy of a purchase document. A purchase document may, for example, be a bill of sale or purchase contract.

Keep in mind that:

• if the bill of sale refers to a condition in a purchase contract, an original copy or certified copy of the purchase contract must also be sent in.
• if there is information in the purchase contract that a bill of sale shall be prepared, an original copy or certified copy of the bill of sale must also be sent in.

Requirements on the purchase document:

• The property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be clearly stated that the seller is transferring the property. It must also be indicated whether it is the entire property or just a share that is being transferred (for example ½ if it is half).
• The purchase price must be included.
• The purchase document must be signed by both the seller and buyer.
• The seller’s signature must be witnessed by two people.

Keep in mind that:

• if the seller is married, a written consent from the seller’s spouse must be enclosed. Consent can be provided in the actual purchase document or in a separate document. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.
• if the seller is divorced, but was married during the time that he or she owned the property, a consent may nonetheless be needed from the seller’s ex-spouse. If the property has been subject to a division of marital property due to divorce, a copy of the marital property division can be sent in instead. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.

Note that if the property is the last shared residence for the seller and the seller’s spouse or ex-spouse, a prenuptial agreement is not enough. A consent is then necessary nonetheless. The last joint residence is the address where they were last registered together.

If the property has no tax assessment value:

If the property or the site leasehold does not have any tax assessment value from the year before you are seeking registration of title or registration of leasehold, you need to send in a certificate of value. It is necessary so that we will be able to set the stamp duty, which is determined by comparing the purchase price with the tax assessment value for the year before when the application is granted. Even if the property has been given a tax assessment value in the current year, it cannot form the basis of the calculation of the stamp duty.

A certificate of value must be issued by an expert, such as a bank officer, estate agent or other competent appraiser. The certificate of value must include information on the value of the property or the site leasehold when the purchase document was signed.

There may be situations in which you need to enclose a certificate of value, even though there is a tax assessment value for the previous year. This may, for example, be because

• the property you are buying is jointly assessed with several other properties.
• the property you are buying is a parcelling from another property and the tax assessment value registered also refers to the other property.

The property is tax assessed with industrial accessory equipment:

When you apply for registration of tittle to a property that is tax assessed with industrial accessory equipment, you need to enclose a certificate from an auditor showing the value of the industrial accessory equipment.

If there is no industrial accessory equipment on the property, the seller and buyer must instead certify this in writing.

If you bought a part of a property, the following documents must be sent in:

• The application for registration of title for the person who bought a part of the property. In the application, the original property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• Original copy of a purchase document.

Application received before the property is formed:

Since the property is not formed in the processing of the title registration application, it cannot be granted. If there are no other shortcomings in the matter, Lantmäteriet will notify a decision on a dormant title registration. A dormant title registration means that you ensure your ownership to the area during the time that the parcelling is under way (you are protected from the seller selling the area again). When the parcelling is done and a new property is formed, the matter is taken up again and the complete title registration is granted for the new property. Note that this entails double processing fees of SEK 825 each, one processing fee at the decision on a dormant title registration and one processing fee at the decision on title registration. In addition to this, a possible stamp tax fee may also be required.

Application received once a new property is formed:

If the application is received once a new property is formed, it is enough for you to state the new property designation in the application. A registration of title is granted if the formality requirements and other requirements are met. If the application for registration of title takes place once a new property is formed, it means that only one processing fee of SEK 825 is charged plus any stamp tax fee. In these cases, it is enough for the new property designation to be stated on the purchase document or deed of gift.

Requirements on the purchase document:

• The original property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be clearly stated that the seller is transferring a part of the property or what will remain of the property after the cadastral procedure (exemption of area). The area must also be described carefully, preferably on a map.
• The purchase document must be signed by both the seller and buyer.
• The seller’s signature must be witnessed by two people.

Keep in mind that:

• If the seller is married, a written consent from the seller’s spouse must be enclosed. Consent can be provided in the actual purchase document or in a separate document. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.
• If the seller is divorced, but has been married in the period when he or she owned the property, a consent may still be needed from his or her former spouse/partner. If the property has been subject to a division of marital property due to divorce, a copy of the marital property division can be sent in instead. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.

Note that if the property is the last shared residence for the seller’s spouse or the seller’s ex-spouse, a prenuptial agreement is not enough. A consent is then necessary nonetheless. The last joint residence is the address where they were last registered together.

If the property has no tax assessment value:

If the property or the site leasehold does not have any tax assessment value from the year before you are seeking registration of title or registration of leasehold, you need to send in a certificate of value. It is necessary so that we will be able to set the stamp duty, which is determined by comparing the purchase price with the tax assessment value for the year before when the application is granted. Even if the property has been given a tax assessment value in the current year, it cannot form the basis of the calculation of the stamp duty.

A certificate of value must be issued by an expert, such as a bank officer, estate agent or other competent appraiser. The certificate of value must include information on the value of the property or the site leasehold when the purchase document was signed.

There may be situations in which you need to enclose a certificate of value, even though there is a tax assessment value for the previous year. This may, for example, be because

• the property you are buying is jointly assessed with several other properties.
• the property you are buying is a parcelling from another property and the tax assessment value registered also refers to the other property.

Apply for a cadastral procedure:

You must apply for a parcelling or other cadastral procedure within six months from the preparation of the purchase document, otherwise the purchase becomes invalid. If the cadastral procedure is already done, you must state the new property designation in the application and in the purchase document.

If you acquired the property from an external party, a relative or a sibling, you need to apply for a land acquisition permit. In most cases, legal entities need to apply for land acquisition permits when agricultural properties located in rural areas are involved.

However, if you inherited the property and are seeking title registration with support of an estate inventory, distribution of inheritance or will, no land acquisition permit is required. This also applies if it is a purchase or gift in a direct line of descent, such as from a parent/grandparent to a child, or a purchase or gift between spouses. If you have been registered in the rural area in the municipality where the property is located for at least one year, you also do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit.

Example 1:

You and your live in partner receive a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit as a gift from your parents. You are both registered in another municipality. In this case, you do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since it is a gift from your parents, but your live-in partner needs to do so.

Example 2:

You inherit a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit from your aunt and apply for title registration with support of the will. You do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since it is an inheritance. After you have been granted registration of title, you want to give a part of the property as a gift to your wife. She also does not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you are married.

Example 3:

You buy a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and is adjacent to a property that you already own. Since you are not registered at either of the properties, you need to apply for a land acquisition permit even though you already own the adjacent property.

Example 4:

You buy a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and move to the property in connection with the purchase. Even though you already live on the property when you apply for registration of title, you nonetheless need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you have not been registered at that address for at least one year.

Example 5:

You are a part-owner of a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and you and your brother buy out the other part-owners. In this case, you do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you already own a share of the property, but your brother needs to do so.

The following documents must be sent in:

• The application for registration of title for the person who bought, received or inherited the property. In the application, the property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• An original copy of the acquisition document, such as the purchase document, deed of gift, distribution of inheritance, will or marital property division agreement. In the acquisition document, preferably indicate that it is, for example, a gift from a parent to his or her child.
• A land acquisition permit from the County Administrative Board or another document that shows that a permit is not needed.

Keep in mind that:

• A land acquisition permit must be applied for within three months from the signing of the acquisition document, otherwise the purchase or gift is invalid. This means that you can no longer apply for a registration of title or land acquisition permit with support of the acquisition document.
• You must apply for a land acquisition permit with the County Administrative Board in the county where the property is located.

The Land Acquisition Act is a law that concerns the acquisition of properties that are tax assessed as agricultural units and are located in rural areas/reparcelling areas. If a legal entity acquires an agricultural property from a natural person or an estate, the law applies even if the property is not located in a rural area/reparcelling area.The purpose of the law is to benefit employment and housing in rural areas, but also to maintain the balance between natural persons and legal entities in terms of ownership of agricultural properties.So that legal entities will not be able to out compete natural persons in the market, the Land Acquisition Act limits their possibility of acquiring certain agricultural and forest properties from natural persons.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title for your spouse.
• Original copy of a purchase document. A purchase document may, for example, be a bill of sale or purchase contract.

Requirements on the purchase document:

• The property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be clearly stated that the seller is transferring the property. It must also be indicated whether it is the entire property or just a share that is being transferred (for example ½ if it is half).
• The purchase price must be included.
• The purchase document must be signed by both the seller and buyer.
• The seller’s signature must be witnessed by two people.

If you are separating from your live-in partner and want to change the ownership conditions for the property or site leasehold in connection with the separation, you need to apply for a registration of title or registration of site leasehold again.

If the property is joint property, meaning the property or site leasehold was acquired together with the aim of it being a shared residence, one can do a division of cohabitee property.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for anyone who has been allotted the property or site leasehold.
• An original copy of the joint property distribution document. Keep in mind that it must be indicated by the joint property distribution document that the cohabitee relationship has ended. If there are conditions in the joint property distribution document that one, for example, receives the property against the assumption of loans, a certificate must also be enclosed that shows that one has assumed the loans. It is enough if a bank officer or both parties write such a certificate.

Note that if the property or site leasehold was owned by one of the cohabitees during an earlier marriage, for example, a division of cohabitee property can not be done. This is because the property was not acquired together and it therefore is not counted as cohabitee property under the Cohabitees Act. The property can then instead be transferred as a purchase or gift.

The same thing applies if one owns several properties, in which case a joint property division can only be applied to the property that was the shared residence. The other properties can instead be transferred as a purchase or gift.

When you have received a property or site leasehold, you must apply for registration of title or registration of site leasehold in order to register that you are the owner. This must be done within three months of when you received the property or site leasehold.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for anyone who received the property or site leasehold. In the application, the property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• An original copy of the deed of gift. If it is a gift between spouses, the deed of gift must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency, the Marriage Register, before it is sent in to us.
• If there are conditions in the deed of gift, such as the assumption of loans, you must also send in a document that shows that the condition is met.

Requirements on the deed of gift:

• The property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be clearly stated that the donor is transferring the property. It must also be indicated whether it is the entire property or just a share that is being transferred (for example ½ if it is half).
• The deed of gift must be signed by both the donor and recipient.
• The donor’s signature must be witnessed by two people.

Keep in mind that:

• If the donor is married, a written consent from the donor’s spouse must be enclosed. Consent can be provided in the actual deed of gift or in a separate document. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.
• If the donor is divorced, but has been married in the period when he or she owned the property, a consent may still be needed from his or her former spouse/partner. If the property has been subject to a division of marital property due to divorce, a copy of the marital property division can be sent in instead. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.

Note that if the property is the last shared residence for the donor’s spouse or the donor’s ex-spouse, a prenuptial agreement is not enough. A consent is then necessary nonetheless. The last joint residence is the address where they were last registered together.

Conditions in the deed of gift:

If there is a condition in the deed of gift to assume a loan or pay compensation for the gift, a document must be enclosed that shows that one assumed the loan or that the donor received the compensation. If the payment is made through a promissory note, a copy of the promissory note must be enclosed. If the loan or the compensation is 85 per cent or more of the previous year’s tax assessment value, the gift is subject to stamp tax, which means that one must pay stamp tax.

If the property has no tax assessment value:

If the property or site leasehold does not have a tax assessment value for the previous year, you need to enclose a certificate of value. Even if the property or site leasehold has been given a tax assessment value in the current year, it cannot form the basis of the calculation of the stamp tax.

A certificate of value must be issued by an expert, such as a bank officer, estate agent or other competent appraiser. The certificate of value must include information on the value of the property or the site leasehold when the deed of gift was signed.

If the property’s type code or tax assessment value has changed:

An assessed value certificate does not normally need to be sent in when applying. It is only if the tax assessment value or the type code has changed (for the year before the year in which title registration is sought) that you must enclose an assessed value certificate that shows the new information. (The type code states what kind of property it is, such as a year-round residence, agricultural property, etc.).

If you received a part of a property, the following documents must be sent in:

• The application for registration of title for the person who received a part of the property. In the application, the original property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• An original copy of the deed of gift. If it is a gift between spouses, the deed of gift must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency, the Marriage Register, before it is sent to us.
• If there are conditions in the deed of gift, such as the assumption of loans, you must also send in a document that shows that the condition is met.

Application received before the property is formed:

Since the property is not formed in the processing of the title registration application, it cannot be granted. If there are no other shortcomings in the matter, Lantmäteriet will notify a decision on a dormant title registration. A dormant title registration means that you ensure your ownership to the area during the time that the parcelling is under way (you are protected from the seller selling the area again). When the parcelling is done and a new property is formed, the matter is taken up again and the complete title registration is granted for the new property. Note that this entails double processing fees of SEK 825 each, one processing fee at the decision on a dormant title registration and one processing fee at the decision on title registration. In addition to this, a possible stamp tax fee may also be required.

Application received once a new property is formed:

If the application is received once a new property is formed, it is enough for you to state the new property designation in the application. A registration of title is granted if the formality requirements and other requirements are met. If the application for registration of title takes place once a new property is formed, it means that only one processing fee of SEK 825 is charged plus any stamp tax fee. In these cases, it is enough for the new property designation to be stated on the purchase document or deed of gift.

Requirements on the deed of gift:

• The original property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be clearly stated that the donor is transferring a part of the property or what will remain of the property after the cadastral procedure (exemption of area). The area must also be described carefully, preferably on a map.
• The deed of gift must be signed by both the donor and recipient.
• The donor’s signature must be witnessed by two people.

Keep in mind that:

• If the donor is married, a written consent from the donor’s spouse must be enclosed. Consent can be provided in the actual deed of gift or in a separate document. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.
• If the donor is divorced, but has been married in the period when he or she owned the property, a consent may still be needed from his or her former spouse/partner. If the property has been subject to a division of marital property due to divorce, a copy of the marital property division can be sent in instead. If the property is separate property through, for example, a give, will or prenuptial agreement, a copy of that document can be sent in instead.

Note that if the property is the last shared residence for the donor’s spouse or the donor’s ex-spouse, a prenuptial agreement is not enough. A consent is then necessary nonetheless. The last joint residence is the address where they were last registered together.

If the property has no tax assessment value:

If the property or the site leasehold does not have any tax assessment value from the year before you are seeking registration of title or registration of leasehold, you need to send in a certificate of value. It is necessary so that we will be able to set the stamp tax, which is determined by comparing the purchase price with the tax assessment value for the year before when the application is granted. Even if the property has been given a tax assessment value in the current year, it cannot form the basis of the calculation of the stamp tax.

A certificate of value must be issued by an expert, such as a bank officer, estate agent or other competent appraiser. The certificate of value must include information on the value of the property or the site leasehold when the purchase document was signed.

There may be situations in which you need to enclose a certificate of value, even though there is a tax assessment value for the previous year. This may, for example, be because

• the property you are buying is jointly assessed with several other properties.
• the property you are buying is a parcelling from another property and the tax assessment value registered also refers to the other property.

Apply for a cadastral procedure:

You must apply for a parcelling or other cadastral procedure within six months from the preparation of the deed of gift, otherwise the gift becomes invalid. If the cadastral procedure is already done, you must state the new property designation in the application and in the deed of gift.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title for your spouse. In the application, the property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• An original copy of the deed of gift. The deed of gift must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency, the Marriage Register, before it is sent in to us.
• If there are conditions in the deed of gift, such as the assumption of loans, you must also send in a document that shows that the condition is met.

Requirements on the deed of gift:

• The property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be clearly stated that the donor is transferring the property. It must also be indicated whether it is the entire property or just a share that is being transferred (for example ½ if it is half).
• The deed of gift must be signed by both the donor and recipient.
• The donor’s signature must be witnessed by two people.

If you are separating from your live-in partner and want to change the ownership conditions for the property or site leasehold in connection with the separation, you need to apply for a registration of title or registration of site leasehold again.

If the property is joint property, meaning the property or site leasehold was acquired together with the aim of it being a shared residence, one can do a division of cohabitee property.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for anyone who has been allotted the property or site leasehold.
• An original copy of the joint property distribution document. Keep in mind that it must be indicated by the joint property distribution document that the cohabitee relationship has ended. If there are conditions in the joint property distribution document that one, for example, receives the property against the assumption of loans, a certificate must also be enclosed that shows that one has assumed the loans. It is enough if a bank officer or both parties write such a certificate.

Note that if the property or site leasehold was owned by one of the cohabitees during an earlier marriage, for example, a division of cohabitee property can not be done. This is because the property was not acquired together and it therefore is not counted as cohabitee property under the Cohabitees Act. The property can then instead be transferred as a purchase or gift.

The same thing applies if one owns several properties, in which case a joint property division can only be applied to the property that was the shared residence. The other properties can instead be transferred as a purchase or gift.

If you acquired the property from an external party, a relative or a sibling, you need to apply for a land acquisition permit. In most cases, legal entities need to apply for land acquisition permits when agricultural properties located in rural areas are involved.

However, if you inherited the property and are seeking title registration with support of an estate inventory, distribution of inheritance or will, no land acquisition permit is required. This also applies if it is a purchase or gift in a direct line of descent, such as from a parent/grandparent to a child, or a purchase or gift between spouses. If you have been registered in the rural area in the municipality where the property is located for at least one year, you also do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit.

Example 1:

You and your live in partner receive a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit as a gift from your parents. You are both registered in another municipality. In this case, you do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since it is a gift from your parents, but your live-in partner needs to do so.

Example 2:

You inherit a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit from your aunt and apply for title registration with support of the will. You do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since it is an inheritance. After you have been granted registration of title, you want to give a part of the property as a gift to your wife. She also does not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you are married.

Example 3:

You buy a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and is adjacent to a property that you already own. Since you are not registered at either of the properties, you need to apply for a land acquisition permit even though you already own the adjacent property.

Example 4:

You buy a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and move to the property in connection with the purchase. Even though you already live on the property when you apply for registration of title, you nonetheless need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you have not been registered at that address for at least one year.

Example 5:

You are a part-owner of a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and you and your brother buy out the other part-owners. In this case, you do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you already own a share of the property, but your brother needs to do so.

The following documents must be sent in:

• The application for registration of title for the person who bought, received or inherited the property. In the application, the property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• An original copy of the acquisition document, such as the purchase document, deed of gift, distribution of inheritance, will or marital property division agreement. In the acquisition document, preferably indicate that it is, for example, a gift from a parent to his or her child.
• A land acquisition permit from the County Administrative Board or another document that shows that a permit is not needed.

Keep in mind that:

• A land acquisition permit must be applied for within three months from the signing of the acquisition document, otherwise the purchase or gift is invalid. This means that you can no longer apply for a registration of title or land acquisition permit with support of the acquisition document.
• You must apply for a land acquisition permit with the County Administrative Board in the county where the property is located.

The Land Acquisition Act is a law that concerns the acquisition of properties that are tax assessed as agricultural units and are located in rural areas/reparcelling areas. If a legal entity acquires an agricultural property from a natural person or an estate, the law applies even if the property is not located in a rural area/reparcelling area.The purpose of the law is to benefit employment and housing in rural areas, but also to maintain the balance between natural persons and legal entities in terms of ownership of agricultural properties.So that legal entities will not be able to out compete natural persons in the market, the Land Acquisition Act limits their possibility of acquiring certain agricultural and forest properties from natural persons.

When you have inherited a property or site leasehold, you must apply for registration of title or registration of site leasehold in order to register that you are the owner. This must be done within three months after the acquisition.

If you are the sole estate beneficiary

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for you who have inherited the property or site leasehold.
• A certified copy of the estate inventory. The estate inventory must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency.

Keep in mind that:

• The property must be taken up in the estate inventory.

If there are several of you who are estate beneficiaries

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for those of you who have inherited the property or site leasehold.
• An original copy of the estate distribution document.
• A certified copy of the estate inventory. The estate inventory must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency.

Keep in mind that:

• The property must be taken up in the estate inventory.
• The estate distribution document must be witnessed by two people if it is prepared for a person who died before 1988.
• Permission from the chief guardian is required if any of the heirs are not legally competent or have a guardian.

If you received the property or site leasehold through a will. If swedish law is applicable.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for you who have inherited the property.
• An original copy of the will.
• A certified copy of the estate inventory. The estate inventory must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency.
• Documents that show that the will has gained legal force

A will gains legal force in that:

• it is approved by all heirs
• or that it has not been contested within six months of its reading
• or that none of the direct heirs have requested an adjustment of the will to get out their statutory portion within six months from the reading according to Chapter 7 Section 3 of the Inheritance Code
• or that the will applies through a judgment that gained legal force.

Have you received the property as a bequest? If swedish law is applicable.

A bequest is when somebody has left a particular piece of property, such as a property, to a person. If you received the property as a bequest, in addition to the documents above, you also need to show that the bequest has been given out. This is done by the party or parties that are competent to represent the estate; so as a legatee, you cannot certify this yourself.

You must also send in:

• A certificate signed by all estate beneficiaries indicating that the property has been given out to the legatee. It is also possible if the person sending in the matter (the submitter) or one of the estate beneficiaries writes a certificate, but then it must be stated by the certificate that the property has been given out with the consent of all estate beneficiaries or
• an estate distribution document where the property has been given out to the legatee or
• a certificate from the estate administrator/executor of the will that the property has been given out to the legatee.

If you acquired the property from an external party, a relative or a sibling, you need to apply for a land acquisition permit. In most cases, legal entities need to apply for land acquisition permits when agricultural properties located in rural areas are involved.

However, if you inherited the property and are seeking title registration with support of an estate inventory, distribution of inheritance or will, no land acquisition permit is required. This also applies if it is a purchase or gift in a direct line of descent, such as from a parent/grandparent to a child, or a purchase or gift between spouses. If you have been registered in the rural area in the municipality where the property is located for at least one year, you also do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit.

Example 1:

You and your live in partner receive a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit as a gift from your parents. You are both registered in another municipality. In this case, you do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since it is a gift from your parents, but your live-in partner needs to do so.

Example 2:

You inherit a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit from your aunt and apply for title registration with support of the will. You do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since it is an inheritance. After you have been granted registration of title, you want to give a part of the property as a gift to your wife. She also does not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you are married.

Example 3:

You buy a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and is adjacent to a property that you already own. Since you are not registered at either of the properties, you need to apply for a land acquisition permit even though you already own the adjacent property.

Example 4:

You buy a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and move to the property in connection with the purchase. Even though you already live on the property when you apply for registration of title, you nonetheless need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you have not been registered at that address for at least one year.

Example 5:

You are a part-owner of a property that is tax assessed as an agricultural unit and you and your brother buy out the other part-owners. In this case, you do not need to apply for a land acquisition permit since you already own a share of the property, but your brother needs to do so.

The following documents must be sent in:

• The application for registration of title for the person who bought, received or inherited the property. In the application, the property’s official designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• An original copy of the acquisition document, such as the purchase document, deed of gift, distribution of inheritance, will or marital property division agreement. In the acquisition document, preferably indicate that it is, for example, a gift from a parent to his or her child.
• A land acquisition permit from the County Administrative Board or another document that shows that a permit is not needed.

Keep in mind that:

• A land acquisition permit must be applied for within three months from the signing of the acquisition document, otherwise the purchase or gift is invalid. This means that you can no longer apply for a registration of title or land acquisition permit with support of the acquisition document.
• You must apply for a land acquisition permit with the County Administrative Board in the county where the property is located.

The Land Acquisition Act is a law that concerns the acquisition of properties that are tax assessed as agricultural units and are located in rural areas/reparcelling areas. If a legal entity acquires an agricultural property from a natural person or an estate, the law applies even if the property is not located in a rural area/reparcelling area.The purpose of the law is to benefit employment and housing in rural areas, but also to maintain the balance between natural persons and legal entities in terms of ownership of agricultural properties.So that legal entities will not be able to out compete natural persons in the market, the Land Acquisition Act limits their possibility of acquiring certain agricultural and forest properties from natural persons.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title for the person who is allotted the property.
• The registration of the division of joint property under an existing marriage that has been registered with the Swedish Tax Agency, in the Marriage Register
• An original copy of the joint property distribution document.

Requirements on the joint property division document:

• The property’s complete property designation must be included (for example Gävle Torp 1:1).
• It must be indicated what share of the property is to be divided between the spouses (for example ½ if it is half).
• The joint property division document must be signed by both spouses.
• The joint property division document must be dated after the Swedish Tax Agency received the registration of joint property division.

If you are getting divorced and want to change the ownership conditions for the property or site leasehold in connection with the divorce, you need to apply for a registration of title or registration of site leasehold.

It is common to do a joint property division in connection with a divorce and you can be allotted the property or site leasehold both if one of you was the sole owner since before or if you, for example, each owned half.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for anyone who has been allotted the property or site leasehold
• An original copy of the joint property distribution document. Keep in mind that the joint property division document must be dated no earlier than the same day as or after the day that the application for divorce was received by the district or city court. It is also good if it is indicated by the joint property division document that you are dividing joint property on the basis of divorce.

Note that if you do not subject the property to joint property division, but rather that you buy or receive your spouse’s share as a gift, there is still a community property right left in the share of the property that you own since before. The same thing applies if you only subject half of the property to joint property division; then there is still a community property right left in the share that you own since before. This means that your ex-spouse will always need to provide consent to actions concerning the property even if you are the sole owner.

If you are separating from your live-in partner and want to change the ownership conditions for the property or site leasehold in connection with the separation, you need to apply for a registration of title or registration of site leasehold again.

If the property is joint property, meaning the property or site leasehold was acquired together with the aim of it being a shared residence, one can do a division of cohabitee property.

The application must include:

• The application for registration of title or application for registration of site leasehold for anyone who has been allotted the property or site leasehold.
• An original copy of the joint property distribution document. Keep in mind that it must be indicated by the joint property distribution document that the cohabitee relationship has ended. If there are conditions in the joint property distribution document that one, for example, receives the property against the assumption of loans, a certificate must also be enclosed that shows that one has assumed the loans. It is enough if a bank officer or both parties write such a certificate.

Note that if the property or site leasehold was owned by one of the cohabitees during an earlier marriage, for example, a division of cohabitee property can not be done. This is because the property was not acquired together and it therefore is not counted as cohabitee property under the Cohabitees Act. The property can then instead be transferred as a purchase or gift.

The same thing applies if one owns several properties, in which case a joint property division can only be applied to the property that was the shared residence. The other properties can instead be transferred as a purchase or gift.

If an estate is to sell or give away a property, the estate must first apply for and be granted title registration.

The application must include:

• The application for title registration for the estate.
• A certified copy of the estate inventory. Keep in mind that the estate inventory must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency and the property must be included in the estate inventory.

When the estate then sells or gives away the property, it is important that the estate is indicated as the transferring party (for example the estate of Märta Karlsson). Then, all estate beneficiaries must sign the purchase document or deed of gift on behalf of the estate. The estate beneficiaries’ spouses do not, however, need to approve the transfer.

Keep in mind that when an estate is the transferring party, a copy of the will needs to be sent with the application for registration of title for the buyers/recipients if there is such taken up in the estate inventory. If any of the estate beneficiaries signs under an authorisation, an original copy of the authorisation must be enclosed.