You must apply for a copy of the land register or a printout of the land register. You can do this in person or in writing. The local courts maintaining the land register also provide an online form for this purpose on their respective websites.
You can also be represented by another person when submitting the application. If this person is not entered in the land register as the owner and is therefore entitled to file an application, you must authorise them. You can issue a power of attorney for this individual case or as a general power of attorney.
Please note: The land register is now regularly kept in computerised form as an automated file. In such cases, you will receive
- a printout or a copy issued by a notary instead of a copyprintout
- an official printout or a notarised printout issued by a notary instead of a certified copy.
If the land register is computerised, any land registry office can issue you with a printout. For data protection reasons, the land register printout is usually sent by post and not unencrypted via the Internet.