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An estate is a legal entity that includes the assets and liabilities of the deceased. Before an estate sells or gives away a property, the estate must apply for registration of ownership.
Apply through our e-service or by post
Choose whether you want to use our e-service or submit the application by post.
Read about how to apply via our e-service or by post.
If you are entitled to a portion of an estate that intends to sell or give away a property
The estate must first have applied for and been granted registration of ownership for the property before the property can be sold or given away.
The estate is the seller or donor
When the estate then sells or gives away the property, it is important that the estate is listed as the seller or donor (for example, Märta Karlsson's estate) in the document of sale or deed of gift.
Subsequently, all estate heirs must sign the document of sale or deed of gift on behalf of the estate. However, the spouses of the estate heirs do not need to approve the transfer.
Note that when an estate is the seller or donor and there is a will recorded in the estate inventory, a copy of the will needs to be sent with the application for registration of ownership for the buyers or recipients.
If any of the estate heirs sign under power of attorney, the original power of attorney must be included.
Which documents need to be included in the application?
The application should include:
- Application for registration of ownership for the estate (also called estate registration).
- A certified copy of the estate inventory. Note that the estate inventory must first be registered with the Swedish Tax Agency and the property must be listed in the estate inventory.
Access the Guide for a survivor of a deceased person
The website efterlevandeguiden.se is a collaboration between the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, the Swedish Pensions Agency, and the Swedish Tax Agency. The idea is to make it easier for those who have lost someone close.
Here you will find information about, among other things, who is entitled to inherit, estate division, and estate inventory.
Access the information in the Guide for a survivor of a deceased person (in Swedish, new window).
Questions and answers
Lantmäteriet provides general information when you start a case or seek information about our operations. For example, it could be about how you apply for deed, land right, contractual easement or which e-services and forms should be used.
It can also be about which documents you need to send with your application. You can also order extracts from our registers.
It is not part of Lantmäteriet's mission to give advice on, for example, how a property division or inheritance should be carried out, on tax planning or to give advice on how regulations or older decisions can be interpreted. We also cannot give advance notice in cases.
If you need help with your questions, get suggestions on the appropriate course of action or help with interpreting or creating legal documents, we refer you to the private market via external advisers or agents.
You who have protected personal data can make your application via our e-service or by sending your application by post.
In the e-service, you need to enter your name manually as confidential information is not displayed to the user of the e-service.
A certified copy means that a photocopy has been taken of the original. On the photocopy you write that the copy corresponds to the original and your signature.