A property unit can be altered in any of many different ways. You can do a lot split (divide up) or merge properties, or transfer land between properties. Our method of helping you when a property unit is to be altered is usually by means of a cadastral procedure. We describe here some of the most common requests to alter a property unit.
Divide up a property unit
You can divide a property by a lot split (avstyckning) or by a subdivision (klyvning) of a property. To assist you with either of these measures, we carry out a cadastral procedure.
Merging properties together
Merging several properties is called a consolidation (sammanläggning). To assist you with that measure, we carry out a cadastral procedure.
This is what you need to know if you are considering a consolidation
In order to do a consolidation (merger), it is required that the properties to be merged have the same owner. If the properties are owned by several co-owners, each co-owner must have an equal share in each property, i.e. have the same percentage in their registered legal ownership.
During a consolidation, the new property obtains a new property designation. You do not need to submit a new registration of legal ownership for the newly-formed property.
A party who wants to merge properties must have legal title to those properties. If you have a dormant title deed, it may not contain conditions that may result in the application for title deed being later rejected. Read more about registering legal ownership, i.e. entry into the land register (lagfart).
If the properties do not have the same legal conditions, you can apply to transfer land by means of a property reallotment.
Transfer land between property units
Transferring land between properties is referred to as “property reallotment” (fastighetsreglering). To assist you with that measure, we carry out a cadastral procedure.
Property reallotment
Do you want to expand your property with land that you purchased, inherited or received as a gift? If so, then you will need to apply for a property reallotment. You can expand or reduce the size of your property, or form different types of legal rights, by means of a property reallotment. Joint/communal facilities and easements can also be established, changed, or relinquished via a property reallotment.
Apply within six months with a purchase or ownership via a gift
If you have purchased or received part of a property that you want to transfer to your existing property, the transfer document submitted may not be older than six months. If the application is made after six months have passed since the transfer, the sale is invalid, and a new sale document/new document evidencing/granting the gift (gift deed) needs to be prepared.
Examples of what you can change with a property reallotment
A property reallotment can involve several different types of changes. Here are a few examples:
- An entire property, or a part of a property, is to be transferred from one property to another.
- One or more buildings or facilities associated with the property, such as a building or a jetty, are to be transferred from one property to another.
- An easement (servitut), i.e. the right of a property to utilise another property, can be established, altered, or relinquished. For example, this may refer to the right to use a road that runs over the neighbour’s property.
- A joint facility/communal facilities (anläggningssamfällighet) can be established, changed or wound up. A joint facility/communal facilities is land or facilities/installations that are owned by several properties jointly.