The typical state of inherited property
The house grandfather built was often never registered; the meadow has been used differently from the cadastre for decades; only the neighbour knows the boundaries. Probate transfers ownership but solves none of these.
The order that saves money
- 1Status check — what the cadastre and land registry show versus what actually exists on the ground.
- 2Registration of the inheritance in the land registry per the probate decision.
- 3Registration of unrecorded buildings (for pre-1968 buildings a certificate of construction time suffices).
- 4If the estate is divided among heirs — subdivision; through inheritance, agricultural land may even be divided into parcels under 1 ha.
- 5Boundary marking where lines are unclear, while witnesses of old agreements still exist.
Why not postpone
With every generation the number of co-owners grows and consensus gets harder. Papers are cheapest to sort right after probate — while heirs are few and everyone agrees.
Related service
Land registry and cadastre →