Government Decree No. 448/2025 (XII. 29.) amends Government Decree No. 327/2015 (XI. 10.) on the detailed rules of professional practice related to surveying and cartographic activities for non-cadastral purposes by introducing a new concept and new rules. These amendments will enter into force on 14 January 2026.

The most significant change is the introduction of the concept of the planning base map, the preparation of which now mandatorily requires the setting out of the property boundary.

In practice, the new regulation aims to ensure more uniform, more accurate and, from the perspective of the planning process, more reliable base maps, which may help prevent future conflicts and legal disputes. At the same time, the additional requirements are likely to slow down procedures and increase costs, and stakeholders should be prepared for this impact.

When can a condominium be established?

A condominium can be established for an existing or to-be-constructed building if it contains at least two units that can be registered as separate ownerships, which can either be residential or non-residential premises. Any other parts of the building become the common ownership of the co-owners.

In the first quarter of 2019 we have been seeing some speculation regarding how demand and supply of the housing market in this year will develop. In our previous article we have explained how the applicable VAT is most likely going to affect house pricing.

As a follow-up to our previous entry, we hereby introduce the most important changes regarding real-estate law in October-December 2018.

The year 2018 has brought many changes in the legislation of Hungary regarding real estates. There were many aspects that motivated the change in legislation, the most prominent of which were the social goals of the lawmakers like the state’s right of pre-emption, the increase of the security of real estate transactions, and the reform of the territorial administration for quicker and more efficient processes.