Cadastre procedures in the Nordic Countries : a comparison of prices costs and handling times

Eriksson, Goran

A cadastral system helps a country to maintain the right to own land and the security of its use. It contains information about land use, division into property units and how real estate is changed and registered. In the Nordic countries the cadastral systems have a long historical background: they have been developed during past centuries and have a distinctive national character. Because the division into property units provides security and stability in many societies, and is a part of the infrastructure, the real estate sector is strictly regulated by legislation. Within the framework of Nordic cooperation a benchmarking project on the subject of cadastre was implemented during 2006. The aim of the project, which was commissioned by the Nordic Cadastral Directors, was to compare the different real property management systems that are in use in the five Nordic countries and collect and compile information that could serve as the base for increased cost- efficiency and better client-service in cadastral procedures in the respective countries. The study includes prices, costs and financing for a standard subdivision of a real estate unit with an area of less than 3 000 m2, for housing development.

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