Registration of real estate in Ukraine / © TSN
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine published a message that in Ukraine there are new rules for registering real estatewhich caused panic on social networks.
The Ministry of Justice’s advice to convert paper documents into electronic form was perceived as a requirement be sure to re-register ownership of real estate.
TSN.ua explains whether it is really necessary to urgently re-register housing, who and how to do it.
New rules for registering real estate from October 13: what is known
Thus, the Ministry of Justice reported that from January 1, 2013, Ukraine introduced new system of state registration of rights to real estate and launched the State Register of Rights to Real Estate.
“The register of ownership rights to real estate has become an archival component of the new register, and all registered proprietary rights to real estate, including property rights, have been recognized as valid by law,” the Ministry of Justice reported.
Until 2013 in Ukraine, registration of property rights was carried out technical inventory bureau (BTI). All information was stored on paper, which created the risk of its loss – for example, due to fire or damage to archives, etc.
To make the system more transparent and reliable, the State Register of Rights to Real Estate began operating on January 1, 2013. He united all the BTI archives and converted the data into digital format.
“Since both in 2013 and in 2025, the owner, whose ownership of real estate was registered before 2013, no action needed for the state to recognize his property rights. At the same time, the owner of such real estate may apply at his own request for state registration of their property rights in the State Register of Rights to Real Estate,” the Ministry of Justice noted.
Is it necessary to re-register property registered before 2013?
No, there is no obligation to re-register. After panic on social networks, the Ministry of Justice published an explanation that all property rights registered before 2013 remain valid.
The law recognizes them automatically, so owners no need to re-confirm or re-register right to property.
However, in some cases, an entry in the DRRP is necessary:
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when selling or donating real estate – in this case, the notary will enter the data into the register automatically
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to receive compensation under the “єVіdnovlennya” program – without entering information into the register, it is impossible to submit an application through “Diya”
People’s Deputy, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy Igor Fris noted on his Facebook page that for Ukrainians nothing changes since October 13th:
“Today, many telegram channels came out with the news that new rules for registering real estate will come into effect from October 13, citing the news of the Ministry of Justice. I appeal to the administrators of telegram channels: nothing has changed since October 13.”
He emphasized that the rights to real estate of Ukrainians were registered before January 1, 2013 are valid and do not require additional confirmation by law
“There should not be and will not be any new registration rules from October 13. Let’s hold on and don’t fall for fakes,” the people’s deputy said.
How to enter real estate data into the State Register
Owners of properties registered through the BTI can update information about their property in the DRRP for free. This requires any document confirming ownership:
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certificate of ownership
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sales contract
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certificate of inheritance
If documents are lost, the data can be confirmed using the BTI archives.
You can submit an application:
For property owners in Crimea, Sevastopol, as well as in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Kherson, Sumy and Chernigov regions simplified rules apply — they can apply to any CNAP or notary on the territory of Ukraine.
Online registration through “Diya”
You can also update real estate data online through the “Diya” portal (except for the city of Kyiv, Lugansk and Donetsk regions). Submitting an application takes about 10 minutes, and registration can take up to five business days.
It should be noted that when creating an electronic application paper extract is not issued. However, a document in electronic form has the same legal force as a paper one. It can be printed and used like any other document.
Therefore, owners of real estate registered before 2013 no need to re-register your rights. But in order to be able to conduct transactions or participate in government programs, you must update the data in the State Register of Real Estate Rights. This can be done for free and even online.
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