The standard period is 30 days from receipt of the application for registration. If the agreement is authorised by an attorney or drawn up as a notarial deed, the land registry decides within 20 days; expedited proceedings with a higher administrative fee take 15 days. In practice, people lose most time not because of these periods, but because proceedings are suspended over errors in the agreement or application.
What are the statutory periods for registration?
Section 32 of the Cadastral Act (No. 162/1995 Z. z.) sets the periods for deciding an application for registration:
- 30 days from receipt of the application — the standard period;
- 20 days if the transfer agreement was drawn up as a notarial deed or authorised by an attorney, does not conflict with the cadastral records, and the procedural conditions are met;
- 15 days in expedited proceedings, on request and payment of the higher administrative fee; if the authority does not decide within that period, the standard period applies (the additional fee is refunded in that case under the fee regulations).
Attorney authorisation therefore both increases legal certainty and shortens the proceedings. The land registry examines a narrower range of issues when an agreement is authorised.
Why does registration take longer than the law says?
The statutory period runs only when the application is free of defects. In practice, most time is lost through suspension of proceedings: the land registry asks for defects to be remedied — a missing attachment, a discrepancy between the agreement and the cadastral records, incorrectly identified parcels, or a missing property manager’s certificate for an apartment — and registration is not decided until they are remedied. More serious errors can result in outright refusal, and the whole process, including the fee, starts again. If your proceedings have already been suspended, see our suspended and refused land registration proceedings service: the request must be answered correctly and on time.
How to complete it as quickly as possible
The quickest route to registration combines an error-free agreement, complete attachments and a correctly completed application for registration, with either attorney authorisation (20 days) or a request for expedited proceedings (15 days), depending on your priorities. For transfers we handle from start to finish, we authorise the agreement, submit the application electronically at a reduced fee and monitor the proceedings until registration. The client therefore does not have to deal with requests to remedy defects or deadlines.
This answer provides general information on the law as at 21 July 2026. It does not constitute legal services or replace an assessment of an individual case. The details of your situation may differ. Book a consultation to discuss them.
