Grundbuch (land register) - priority notice of transfer of ownership or priority notice of conveyance (Auflassungsvormerkung)
Grundbuch - Eigentumsübertragungs- bzw. Auflassungsvormerkung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
There is often a long period between conclusion of the Verpflichtungsgeschäft (obligating transaction, e.g. the property purchase or gift agreement) and registration of the change of ownership in the Grundbuch (land register). To protect the acquiring persons against actions in breach of contract, an Eigentumsübertragungsvormerkung or Auflassungsvormerkung (priority notice of conveyance) can be entered in the Grundbuch (land register).
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Requirements
• Application
The land register procedure (Grundbuchverfahren) is an application-based procedure.
• Prior registration (Voreintragung)
The person transferring the property must be registered as the owner in the land register (Grundbuch).
Exception: The transferring person is the heir.
Documents you need
• Application
As a rule, the authorized notary (Notar/Notarin) submits the registration application.
• Declaration of consent (Bewilligungserklärung)
The owner must expressly consent to the registration. This declaration of consent is certified by a notary.
• Other evidence
Proof of representation (e.g. owner's power of attorney, extract from the commercial register), proof of legal succession (e.g. certificate of inheritance (Erbschein), notarial will).
Fees
A half fee based on the value of the property (e.g. the purchase price) is charged under § 34 GNotKG (Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz [Court and Notary Costs Act]) (Schedule 1 KV 14150 GNotKG). The amount is determined by § 34 GNotKG (Schedule 2, Table B).
Legal basis
• § 13 GBO (Grundbuchordnung, Land Register Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__13.html
• § 19 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__19.html
• § 29 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__29.html
• § 39 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__39.html
• § 40 GBO www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbo/__40.html
• § 883 BGB (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, Civil Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__883.html
• § 34 Annex 1 GNotKG (Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz, Court and Notary Costs Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gnotkg/anlage_1.html
• § 34 Annex 2 GNotKG www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gnotkg/anlage_2.html
Who is responsible
Responsibility (Zuständigkeit) lies exclusively with the Grundbuchamt (land registry office) that maintains the Grundbuch (land register) in question. You can find the responsible Grundbuchamt using the following link. https://www.berlin.de/gerichte/_assets/was-moechten-sie-erledigen/zustaendigkeit-in-grundbuchsachen.pdf www.berlin.de/gerichte/_assets/was-moechten-sie-erledigen/zu
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