Real estate · Slovakia
Land Register registration application
We prepare and file your application to register ownership in the Land Register. We check the agreement and attachments so the proceedings can run without suspension.
What we'll do for you
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Agreement and attachment review
Before filing, we check that the agreement and attachments meet the requirements of the Cadastral Act.
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Preparing the registration application
We prepare the application in strict accordance with the Land Register's current formal requirements.
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Electronic filing
We file electronically — the administrative fee is lower than for paper applications.
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Monitoring the proceedings
We monitor deadlines and respond on your behalf if the Land Register requests further information.
Deliverablefiled registration application + filing confirmation
How it works
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- You provide the documentsday 0
Send us the agreement and attachments by email or bring them to our office.
- Review and preparationusually 1 to 2 working days
We check the formal requirements and prepare the registration application. We flag errors in the agreement before the Land Register finds them.
- Filing and monitoring
We file the application electronically and monitor the proceedings until registration is approved.
The registration application is the final step in a property transfer — and the point at which time is most often lost. The Land Register suspends proceedings for every formal error in the application or agreement, and each suspension means additional weeks of waiting.
That is why we always review the agreement itself before filing. If we find a defect, we alert you before the Land Register discovers it — and propose a solution.
No-obligation enquiry
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Send us an enquiry. We usually reply within 24 hours with a price confirmation and next steps. The first 30-minute consultation is free and commits you to nothing.
- 1Send your enquiry via this form
- 2Usually within 24 h you get a price confirmation and plan
- 3We start work only after your approval
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What clients ask
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Why file through a lawyer when a form is available?
Formal errors in the application or agreement are the most common reason for Land Register proceedings being suspended. Suspension adds weeks to the process. A lawyer's review catches these errors before filing.
Is electronic filing cheaper?
Yes, the administrative fee for electronic filing is reduced compared with a paper application. We confirm the exact fee in advance according to the type of proceedings.
Can you also prepare the agreement itself?
Yes — if you do not yet have an agreement, see our Complete property transfer service, which includes the agreement, lawyer's authorisation, escrow and registration in one package.
What is the pending-entry marker that appears on the title deed after filing?
It is a notice that proceedings concerning the property are under way. The District Office enters it no later than the working day following receipt of the document and removes it only once registration is completed or a final decision rejecting the application or discontinuing the proceedings is issued (§ 44 of Cadastral Act No. 162/1995 Coll.). Constitutive registration proceedings are marked “V”, while declaratory recording proceedings are marked “Z”.
Do you also file applications for declaratory recording?
Yes. Declaratory recording is used for rights that did not arise under an agreement — for example, under an inheritance certificate, a judgment, acquisitive prescription or the auctioneer's award (§ 34(1) of the Cadastral Act). The time limit for recording is 60 days, or 30 days for an application filed using the electronic form (§ 43(1) and (3)) — which is why we file electronically.
Legal Q&A
Common questions on this topic
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When do I become the owner of a property: on signing the agreement or on land registration?
You become the owner only when ownership is registered in the land registry, not when the agreement is signed. Signing creates contractual obligations only; the seller remains the owner until the registry’s decision. That is why the price should be paid through escrow, releasing funds only after registration, rather than paid to the seller before registration is permitted.
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What is the difference between constitutive registration, a declaratory record and a note in the cadastre?
These are three types of cadastral entry with very different effects. Constitutive registration creates, changes or terminates a property right, based on an agreement and only on application. A declaratory record merely records an existing right, based on a public document such as an inheritance certificate or judgment. A note records a fact concerning the property, rather than a right, such as enforcement or a court dispute.
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What does a pending-change marker on a title sheet mean?
A pending-change marker (plomba) warns that rights to the property are affected by a change and cadastral proceedings are underway. The office marks it no later than the working day after receiving the document and removes it only when the entry is made or a decision becomes final. While it remains, the resulting legal position is uncertain, making dealings with the property unwise.
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Further reading
Sale agreement for a house and land: how to identify the building, the parcels and the appurtenances so that it passes the Land Register
With a family house it is not one thing that is transferred but a building and several parcels, often in two cadastral registers. We explain how to identify them in the sale agreement and in the registration application so that nothing is left out and the proceedings are not held up over identification.
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From reservation to registration of the owner: how the documents in a property deal should follow on from one another
A property deal passes through a reservation agreement, a sale agreement, escrow, often a bank’s lien agreement and finally the registration application. Each document is written by someone else and at a different time, yet the Land Register assesses the result as a whole. We explain where the chain of documents breaks most easily and how to set it up so that registration goes through first time.
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Registration refused by the cadastre: an appeal, or a new agreement and a new application?
Once registration has been refused, the transaction can still go ahead, but the next step has to be decided within a short time limit. We explain when an appeal makes sense, when a new agreement with a new application is quicker, and how the pending-change marker and the priority of entries behave meanwhile.
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