Electronic Access To Information From Real Estate Registers

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The days of queuing at the courts and at surveying and mapping authorities to get information about Slovenian real estate are long gone. Now, when someone needs information when purchasing real estate, securing loans or making valuations, or simply wants to know if the neighbour owns the house he lives in, this can easily be done while sitting in front of a computer.

Real estate registers

The Slovenian land registration system is bifurcated. Basic real estate records are managed by the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia (GURS). Land registers at district courts contain information on property rights and legal title. All of these records are interlinked: GURS uses information from the land register to source data on ownership, while the land