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Purchase offer template for Norway

Bid to buy a homeBud på bolig (kjøpetilbud)

A written bid to buy a named home at a stated price, with an acceptance deadline, a financing plan, a handover date and any conditions. Once the seller knows the bid, it binds you until the deadline. If the seller accepts it in time and without changes, the sale is binding.

Use it to bid on a home an estate agent sells, after you read the sales prospectus, the condition report and the seller's self-declaration. Most agents take bids through their own online form signed with BankID. Use this text when the agent accepts a signed bid by email, or when you buy from a private seller. Bid only if you are ready to buy at that price. There is no withdrawal right.

Reviewed October 28, 2026. Not legal advice. Have a notary or lawyer check your case before you sign.

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country. Written for a consumer sale of a used home through an estate agent.
Form
Written only. The agent must check your ID and signature before passing on the bid (eiendomsmeglingsloven § 6-8 (4)).
Earliest acceptance deadline
Consumer sale: 12:00 on the first working day after the last advertised viewing, Saturday excluded (eiendomsmeglingsforskriften § 6-3 (3)).
When the bid binds you
Once passed to the seller, until the deadline, unless rejected first (Forbrukerrådet bidding information; avtaleloven §§ 5 and 7).
Withdrawal right
None for a purchase of real property (Forbrukerrådet bidding information).
Secret bids
Not allowed since 1 July 2025 (eiendomsmeglingsloven § 6-8 (3)).
Acceptance with changes
Counts as a rejection and a new offer (avtaleloven § 6).
Agent's bid log
Buyer and seller get a copy after the sale. Other bidders can ask for an anonymised copy (eiendomsmeglingsforskriften § 6-4).
Buyer's costs on top of the price
Document duty of 2.5% of market value for a freehold home, and a registration fee of NOK 545 per document in 2026 (Kartverket).
Loan limit
Up to 90% of the value for a repayment loan, as a rule (utlånsforskriften, Regjeringen.no).

The document

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You sign the Norwegian Bokmål version. The English version helps you understand it. Your answers fill both.

Bid to buy a home

  1. 1.Bidder

    1. 1.1

      The undersigned Full name of each bidder, national ID number/D-number National ID, D-number or date of birth, address Bidder's address, phone and email Phone and email, hereinafter "the bidder", hereby makes a bid on the property below.

      Every person who will own the home signs. If two people bid together, state each person's share in the conditions field or later in the purchase contract.

    2. 1.2

      The bid is sent to Estate agent firm and responsible agent, assignment number Assignment number from the prospectus, to be passed on to the seller.

      In a private sale without an agent, write the seller's name here and send the bid to the seller directly.

  2. 2.The property

    1. 2.1

      The bid concerns the property Address of the home, Land register reference, with its rights and accessories as described in the sales prospectus.

      Give the municipality, gnr. and bnr., plus the section number (snr.) for a condominium. For a borettslag, give its name and share number (andelsnr.).

  3. 3.Purchase price

    1. 3.1

      The bid is NOK Bid price in NOK, in figures, in words Bid price in words kroner, plus the costs stated in the sales prospectus.

      Costs include document duty on a freehold home and registration fees. For a cooperative share, the price excludes your share of the common debt (fellesgjeld).

  4. 4.Financing

    1. 4.1

      The purchase price and costs are financed with a loan of NOK Loan amount in NOK from Bank, adviser, phone and email and own funds of NOK Own funds in NOK. The bidder consents to the agent contacting the bank to check the financing.

      The agent must check financing before the sale is agreed. Attach the bank's written financing confirmation if you have one.

  5. 5.Handover

    1. 5.1

      The desired handover date is Desired handover date, or as further agreed.

      If no date is agreed, the buyer can demand handover at the third change of month after the agreement became binding, once the buyer has paid.

  6. 6.Conditions

    1. 6.1

      The bid is made subject to the following conditions: Conditions, if any.

      State each condition precisely, with the date it must be met by. The agent tells the seller and other bidders about them.

  7. 7.Acceptance deadline

    1. 7.1

      The bid binds the bidder until Acceptance deadline, date and time. The acceptance must reach the bidder before the deadline. If no acceptance arrives before the deadline, the bid lapses.

      In a consumer sale the deadline cannot be earlier than 12:00 on the first working day after the last advertised viewing.

    2. 7.2

      The bidder knows that the bid cannot be withdrawn after the seller has learned of it, and that there is no withdrawal right when buying real property.

    3. 7.3

      A reply from the seller that changes the price, the handover date or other terms is a new offer and not an acceptance of this bid.

  8. 8.Sales documents

    1. 8.1

      The bidder confirms having read the sales prospectus and its annexes, including the condition report, the seller's self-declaration and the Consumer information on bidding, and has had the opportunity to inspect the property.

      You are treated as knowing what the condition report and the sales documents clearly state. Read them before you bid.

  9. 9.Signature

    1. 9.1

      Place: Place of signature. Date and time: Date and time of signature. Signature of the bidder.

    2. 9.2

      Seller's acceptance: The bid is accepted on the terms stated above. Date and time: Date and time of the seller's acceptance. Signature of the seller.

      Every registered owner signs the acceptance. A spouse must also consent in writing if the home is the couple's shared home.

Formalities

  1. The agent may pass on only written bids, and must first check your identity and signature.
  2. Email and text messages count as written when they can be kept.
  3. In a consumer sale, the agent must not pass on a bid with a deadline earlier than 12:00 on the first working day after the last advertised viewing.
  4. Since 1 July 2025, the agent must not pass on a bid that asks to keep the bid or its conditions secret from other bidders.
  5. Since 1 July 2025, the agent must also check your financing before the sale is agreed.
  6. No witness, notary or registration is needed for the bid.
  7. A foreign buyer without a Norwegian ID number needs a D-number to be registered as owner.

Common mistakes

  • Bidding on two homes at once. Each bid binds you until its deadline, so two acceptances can leave you owning two homes.
  • Setting a very short deadline to pressure the seller. The agent must advise against it and may tell the seller the bid is hard to handle.
  • Bidding without a written financing confirmation from your bank. The agent must check your financing, and a bid that depends on a loan not yet granted is weak.
  • Relying on a condition to protect you. A seller rarely accepts a conditional bid before the condition is cleared, and a vague condition can be read against you.
  • Forgetting the costs on top of the price. Document duty is 2.5% of market value on a freehold home.
  • Forgetting the common debt. A housing cooperative share has no document duty, but you take over a share of the cooperative's common debt.
  • Bidding before you read the condition report and sales documents. You are treated as knowing what they clearly state, and cannot later claim it as a defect.
  • Treating a seller's counter-bid as a formality. It is a binding offer, and your written acceptance in time forms the sale.

Legal basis

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