Buying property in Sweden

1. The seller is responsible for giving the buyer as much information about the property as possible and the buyer is responsible for finding out as much as possible about the property
2. Agree a price and then contact "Lantmäteriet" (The land registration Authority.) They will write a "Köpebrev" which is a contract between buyer and seller. In this contract you describe the property, specify the price, when and how to pay and date of entry. This costs approx. 2000 sek (£150 / €200 euros)
3. If the property is more than 2 hectars the buyer has to ask for "förvärvstillstånd", This is also done at the "Lantmäteriet" and costs approx. 3.000 sek. (£240 / €330 euros)
4. The "Lantmäteriet" will then register the new ownership and the buyer gets a document called "Lagfart". The cost for this is 825 sek. (£65/ €90 euros) and a stamp duty, which is 1.5% of the purchase price. (Please note, if the property is sold furnished, deduct the cost of furniture, curtains, ornaments, rugs etc.)

Property Tax

There is an annual property tax of approx. £200 / €275 euros.

Free Electricity

Due to an old agreement with the electricity company, Ol-Halvars has an allowance of 7400 kWh FREE ELECTRICITY per year in perpetuity.

Regarding Surveys

Most house owners take out an insurance with Anticimex ( the Swedish equivalent of Rentokil) against woodboring insects, dry/wet rot etc. To get this insurance the house has to pass a very rigorous inspection by Anticimex. This has been done for Ol-Halvars and Björkliden, the annual insurance premium is approx. £50 / €70 euros (with no excess). This means that each potential buyer does not need to arrange and pay for a survey.