Property templates and checklistsSweden

Buying

• TemplatePurchase offer template
• TemplatePreliminary sale agreement template
• ChecklistBuyer's due diligence checklist

How buying works

1. 1

   Agent runs the bidding

   A licensed estate agent (fastighetsmäklare) acts for the seller and runs an open bidding round. Bids are not binding on anyone.

2. 2

   Sign the purchase contract

   The sale binds only when both sign a written köpekontrakt for a house, owner-occupied flat (ägarlägenhet) or land (fastighet). No notary takes part.

3. 3

   Cooperative flat (bostadsrätt)

   Both sign a written transfer contract (överlåtelseavtal). The association's board must accept the buyer as a member, or the transfer is void.

4. 4

   Pay the deposit

   The buyer usually pays a deposit (handpenning) of about 10% into the agent's client account within a week.

5. 5

   Pay the rest at possession

   The buyer pays the rest of the price on the possession date (tillträde).

6. 6

   Deed and title for a fastighet

   The seller signs a köpebrev before two witnesses. The buyer applies for title (lagfart) at Lantmäteriet within 3 months.

7. 7

   Stamp duty and ID number

   Stamp duty is 1.5% (4.25% for a company). Since 1 July 2026 the buyer needs a Swedish personal or coordination number (samordningsnummer) for lagfart.

Renting

• TemplateResidential lease agreement template
• TemplateMove-in inventory report template
• TemplateLease termination letter template

How renting works

Professional landlords (hyreslagen)

Land Code (Jordabalken) chapter 12 covers lets by companies and professional landlords, and sublets of a rented flat.

Tenant rights under Chapter 12

Security of tenure (besittningsskydd), rent control by utility value (bruksvärde) and a 3-month notice period.

Private Letting Act (SFS 2026:772)

Privatuthyrningslag, in force since 1 July 2026. Leases signed before that date keep the old Act (SFS 2012:978).

Who the private Act covers

A private person or estate letting a house, bostadsrätt or ägarlägenhet, unless they regularly let more than two homes.

Rent in a private let

The parties agree it. The rent tribunal (hyresnämnden) can cut a rent substantially higher than comparable private lets.

Notice and tenure in a private let

3 months' notice for either party. The tenant has no security of tenure.

Consent to let or sublet

A bostadsrätt owner needs the board's consent to let. A tenant needs the landlord's consent to sublet.

Deposit cap

None. The law sets no deposit cap.