Any natural person wishing to subdivide a building into co-ownership units, either on their own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity, may submit an application to the Land Registry and Topography Administration.

The services provided by the Land Registry and Topography Administration, in particular the determination of the cadastral designation of the lots (descriptive division table) concerning the division of a property into co-ownership units, are subject to regulated tariffs.

Filing an application

You can submit your application:

• yourself; or
• through the professional drawing up the descriptive table and plans, such as:
  • an architect;
  • a consulting engineer; or
  • a chartered surveyor.

Application format

Your application must be submitted to the Land Registry and Topography Authority:

• in paper format; and
• using the official form, duly completed and signed by hand.

Supporting documents

You must attach the following documents to the application form:

1. a recent cadastral extract showing the cadastral map and the land register for the plots on which the property is situated;
2. the official survey plan, validated by the Administration, showing the same plots;
3. a site plan in duplicate at a scale of 1:250 or 1:500, drawn up and signed by a chartered engineer, showing the location of the building on the cadastral map;
4. floor plans and sectional plans of the building, at a scale of 1:100, drawn up and signed by a qualified professional;
5. two copies of the descriptive division table or the amended descriptive division table;
6. the spreadsheet setting out the calculation of the shares for each private lot;
7. the building permits confirming that the building complies with the local regulations in force.

The required plans must be drawn up by a qualified professional, in accordance with the technical regulations in force.

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