Adding a building to the cadastre

Why the building must be in the cadastre

A building missing from the cadastral map causes problems with sales, mortgages, inheritance and commissioning. Notaries and banks check the cadastre data, and a scheme of a separate unit can only be issued for a unit that is on the map.

A building is added through a cadastral map amendment project prepared by a licensed surveyor. Once the project is approved, the building receives an identifier and sketches of the building and schemes of the units in it can be issued.

When you need it

• You have built a new house or residential building and it has to be commissioned.
• The building is old but has never been added to the cadastre.
• You have an extension, an extra storey or a garage that is not on the map.
• An apartment, office or studio is recorded with the wrong area or not recorded at all.
• You are selling, buying or mortgaging a property and the cadastre data does not match reality.

Documents required

• proof of ownership of the land plot and of the building or unit;
• construction permit and approved architectural designs, if any;
• commissioning document, if the building has already been commissioned;
• for old buildings without building permits: a certificate of tolerance or other documents from the municipality (see legalisation and tolerance);
• for separate units: architectural floor plans.

Adding separate units

In a block of flats, each apartment, office, shop, garage or studio is a separate unit with its own identifier. Units are added according to the approved architectural floor plans, and their areas are checked against the ownership documents. If anything changed during construction, it must be reflected in the documents, otherwise the schemes will not match reality.

When only one unit in the building is recorded incorrectly, the whole building does not need reworking: the amendment can cover just that unit.

Adding separate units

In a block of flats, each apartment, office, shop, garage or studio is a separate unit with its own identifier. Units are added according to the approved architectural floor plans, and their areas are checked against the ownership documents. If anything changed during construction, it must be reflected in the documents, otherwise the schemes will not match reality.

When only one unit in the building is recorded incorrectly, the whole building does not need reworking: the amendment can cover just that unit.