Need to quickly find out independent information about your desired property? Or do you want to be sure that the land belonging to your neighbour will not complicate your access to it? Check out our guide to find out what you can check on the Land Registry map and what to look out for.
Do you need to quickly verify information about a property or do you want to make sure that there are no legal problems associated with it? With the Land Registry and free land registry search, you can find out everything important online – from ownership to restrictions on property rights to property boundaries. Looking at the Land Registry is easy, fast and accessible to everyone.
The land registry is a public list that records ownership and other property rights to real estate. By consulting the land registry you can obtain information about property owners, restrictions on property rights or geodetic data about the land. Online land registry viewing allows you to easily and free of charge find the information you need.
The cadastral map is traceable in the Land Registry. While previously the cadastral map was kept only in physical printed form, the so-called analogue form, nowadays you can search in digital maps, available free of charge on the website of the Czech Office of Surveying and Cadastre.
An available lawyer advises, “Digitisation is not yet complete in the whole territory of the Czech Republic and some parts (especially in rural areas) may not be geometrically accurate in the cadastre map. In this case, one can use the services of orthophotomap companies or use the traditional method of visiting the cadastre.”
Online viewing of the Land Registry is a free service that allows you to view basic information about real estate. Unlike a land registry extract, which is chargeable, you get an overview of ownership and restrictions on rights for free. You can find a preview of the cadastre online on the website of the Czech Office of Surveying and Cadastre.
Looking at the land cadastre allows you to quickly find out information about the area, boundaries, ownership rights and any restrictions. Free online access to the cadastre is available to everyone and offers the possibility to check buildings, protected areas or restrictions on property rights.
When you consult the Land Registry online, you enter the name of the municipality, the parcel number or the description number in the Land Registry search engine. The system allows you to zoom in on a specific parcel and view its details. Looking at the land register is useful, for example, when buying a property or when resolving disputes over land boundaries.
The cadastral maps can be easily accessed via the Land Registry consultation page. You enter the name of the cadastral area, which is the same as the name of the largest municipality. The system thinks of multiple municipalities with a similar name and will always offer all options with a distinction of districts. You will then be presented with a map of the cadastral territory, on which you can zoom in on the place you are looking for until you see the parcel number.
Tip: Try switching to a clearer orthophotomap, which allows you to view an aerial image of the site at the same time as the cadastral map.
However, if you know more information about the land, you can use the menu at the top of the cadastral map to find it more quickly via the land parcel number (parcel), description number (building) or procedure number (procedure).
An available attorney advises, “For example, we tried to find a plot of land in the village of Chvaleč where we knew the registration number of the building. Instead of using the cadastral overview map, we used the registration number of the building and got directly to the detailed information. The overview shows not only the owner, but also the specific type of plot, its area or any restrictions on ownership.”
Tip: What you can (not) find out from consulting the Land Registry
Once you have clicked on the map, it is best to work directly with the cadastral map, which allows you to see the boundaries of the land and the buildings themselves, as well as the plot or building numbers. For a better idea and control you can use the orthophoto map mentioned above at this point. The cadastral land map will then take the following form:
Tip: Be sure to click on the CN (property information) button below, which will display all important data about the property when you click the cursor.
For a complete view of the cadastre, you can use the online portal for consulting the cadastre. When verifying the data, we recommend checking that the data in the purchase contract corresponds to the data in the Land Registry.
Measure twice, cut once. That goes for official filings as well. Enrolment in the Land Registry is a formality, but a very important formality that is not to be underestimated. Do you need to register an easement in the Land Registry? Or a lien so you don’t lose the money you borrowed?
Simply use the left cursor to select the two points you want to measure, be it the length of the property, its width, the distance of the property from the access road or the distance from the nearest neighbour.
The list of cadastral map possibilities does not end here. For professionals, the digital version offers additional features where you can add layers with parcel boundaries with precision, point location fields, map sheet cladding and other specifications. If you are interested in the information, you can use the help to consult the cadastre directly on the ČÚZK website.
Of course,the cadastre offers the possibility to print or download the map as a PDF file.
Not enough map detail and need an extract? Find out what the difference is between a cadastral extract and a gazetteer, how much it will cost you and what to look out for. We’ve covered all the essentials in the next article.
A final tip not only for architects:
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Measure twice, cut once. That goes for official filings as well. Enrolment in the Land Registry is a formality, but a very important formality that is not to be underestimated. Do you need to register an easement in the Land Registry? Or a lien so you don’t lose the money you borrowed?
Ondřej is the attorney who came up with the idea of providing legal services online. He's been earning his living through legal services for more than 10 years. He especially likes to help clients who may have given up hope in solving their legal issues at work, for example with real estate transfers or copyright licenses.
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