Processing registration cases - step by step

The most common registration cases involve applications for registration or ownership of properties and site leaseholds, mortgages, or easements. Here you can see what the process looks like when you apply for registration and get an overview of what happens when we have received your application.

1. Application

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Lantmäteriet receives your application, which is assigned a case number. Read more about:


2. Decision

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The application is processed, and a decision is made. All registration cases are handled in chronological order. The processing time is counted from the day Lantmäteriet receives your application.

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3. Registration

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The decision is registered with in the Land Register.


4. Notification and payment

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Notification of the decision and any invoice is sent to the invoice recipient.

If the invoice recipient is connected to an electronic mailbox for notifications from government agencies, then the notification and invoice will be sent to that mailbox.

If the invoice recipient is not connected to an electronic mailbox, the notification and any invoice will be sent by post.

Read more about expedition fees and stamp duty.


5. Documents are returned

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Original documents are sent back (if the application has been submitted by post).


6. If you have applied for a mortgage, a mortgage certificate is issued

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Once we have received the payment, if you have applied for a mortgage, you will ultimately receive a mortgage certificate, which is proof that the mortgage has been granted.

The mortgage certificate can be either written or electronic (electronic mortgage certificate). Written mortgage deeds are sent to the invoice recipient.

Read more about mortgage certificates.

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