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Land register; application for the deletion of a mortgage
Land charges and other mortgages can be deleted at the request of the property owner or the mortgagee.
Forms
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Antrag auf Löschung im Grundbuch
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
If the creditor of a land charge or other mortgage approves the deletion from the land register, the owner can apply for the deletion of the right at the land registry.
Requirements
The following documents must be submitted to the land registry for the deletion of a mortgage:
- The consent of all owners entered in the land register to the deletion of the mortgage in publicly notarized form.
- The creditor's deletion consent in a publicly notarized form. In the case of savings banks and Landesbanken, the bank's seal is sufficient.
- In the case of rights by letter additionally:
- The original mortgage certificate or
- Exclusion order in copy with a note of legal force
At your request, a notary will obtain the necessary documents and monitor the execution of the deletion application.
Fees
The fees according to the schedule of costs of the German Court and Notary Costs Act (GNotKG) are based on the market value of the right to be extinguished.
Legal bases
Related issues
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Land register; application for registration
Anyone who buys a plot of land or a condominium must be entered in the land register as the owner.
Status: 07.11.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
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