Real estate · Slovakia
Easements
We create, vary or terminate easements: pedestrian and vehicle access, utility installations, lifetime use or residence. We prepare the agreement, precisely define the rights and obligations and arrange Land Register registration so that the easement also binds future owners of the property.
- Creation, variation and termination
- Access, utilities and lifetime residence
- Including Land Register registration
What we'll do for you
Complete handling of an easement, from the agreement to Land Register registration, or its termination.
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Initial consultation
We discuss what you need to secure and why, and propose an appropriate easement.
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Easement agreement
We precisely define the rights and obligations, whether consideration is payable and whether the easement is attached to land or a particular person.
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Variation or termination
We prepare an agreement varying or terminating the easement, or assess its expiry or an application for court-ordered termination.
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Survey plan and documents
If the easement affects part of a parcel, we coordinate the survey plan and other necessary documents.
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Land Register registration
We prepare and submit the registration application and monitor proceedings until the easement is registered or removed.
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Handover of documentation
You receive the complete documentation and confirmation of the registered change.
Deliverablean easement agreement and the easement registered in the Land Register
How it works
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- Consultationday 0
We establish what the easement should secure and whom it concerns, and propose its form.
- Agreement and documents
We prepare the agreement and coordinate the survey plan or other necessary documents.
- Land Register registrationsubject to the Land Register
We submit the registration application and monitor proceedings until the easement is registered or removed.
No-obligation enquiry
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Send us an enquiry. We 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
- 2Within 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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What is an easement and how is it created?
An easement restricts a property owner for another person’s benefit — for example by requiring them to allow access, utilities or use. It is most commonly created by a written agreement and Land Register registration, but can also arise through a court decision, inheritance or by law.
What is the difference between an easement attached to land and one attached to a person?
An easement attached to land (for example, a right of way benefiting neighbouring land) operates against every future owner. An easement attached to a person (for example, lifetime residence for a specific individual) generally expires on that person’s death. We choose the appropriate form according to its purpose.
Must an easement be registered in the Land Register?
Yes, a contractual easement over immovable property arises only upon Land Register registration. The service therefore includes preparing and submitting the registration application — we handle the matter through to registration, beyond signing the agreement.
How can an unnecessary or old easement be terminated?
Most commonly by agreement between the beneficiary and the person bearing the obligation, followed by removal from the Land Register. If a change in circumstances creates a gross disproportion between the easement and the beneficiary’s advantage, the court may restrict or terminate it for adequate compensation. Expiry due to permanent changes that prevent the property from continuing to serve the beneficiary’s needs is assessed separately; mere inconvenience to the owner is insufficient. We assess which route is feasible in your case.
Does the easement pass to the property’s new owner?
An easement attached to land passes to each subsequent owner and burdens the property regardless of a change of ownership. When buying property, we therefore always recommend carefully checking encumbrances on the title deed — we can do this for you.
Legal Q&A
Common questions on this topic
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We gifted property to our children. Can we ask for it back?
Only exceptionally. A donor may seek return of the gift if the recipient behaves towards the donor or their family in a way that grossly breaches good morals. Ordinary disagreements or a cooling relationship are insufficient: serious or persistent misconduct is required. It is therefore better to protect the donor when making the gift, typically through an easement granting lifetime use.
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Part of our land is being expropriated for a road. What happens to compensation and encumbrances?
On the date the decision becomes final, ownership passes to the expropriating party and security rights, including enforcement and tax security rights, easements other than statutory easements, rights of pre-emption with proprietary effect and the land tenancy end. The Land Register deletes these rights. If you disagree with the compensation amount, you must bring a claim within 30 days of finality, and a missed deadline cannot be excused.
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An investor wants to buy building land from an urbarial land community. What is the procedure?
Through a resolution of the assembly, not through individual shareholders. A newly created plot may be separated from land forming common property only on the basis of a decision by the co-owners at the assembly, and the separated part ceases to be common property only upon registration in the Land Register. The law prohibits transferring a share in only some of the plots forming common property, so bypassing the assembly by approaching shareholders directly will not lead to a valid registration.
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Further reading
Land consolidation: what owners can influence and why silence means consent
Land consolidation reorganises ownership across an area: original plots disappear and owners receive new ones. Several procedural windows allow influence over the outcome. Missing them means silence counts as consent in both Slovakia and Czechia, and decisions proceed without you.
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Building amnesty: three routes for legalising old and unauthorised buildings
Amendment No. 46/2024 Z. z. created three regimes: unconditional legalisation for pre-October 1976 buildings, conditional legalisation through 1989, and an application procedure for 1990–2025 buildings until 31 March 2029. None automatically enters a building in the land register.
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Land register access was meant to require login from July. Parliament rejected the amendment: what applies now?
The amendment would have required authentication to access ownership information and narrowed public data. Parliament did not advance it to second reading on 23 April 2026. We explain the proposal, its outcome and current access rules.
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