Polish property and inheritance records
Land register extracts, cadastral documents and planning applications for Polish property, with correspondence handled in English.
What we can obtain for you
Choose the record or application you need. The price depends on the document and scope; we confirm the full quote before payment.
Local Planning Extract & Map
Request the relevant written extract and map from a local spatial development plan (MPZP). Individually quoted.
View serviceDevelopment Conditions Application
Administrative support with a WZ application, using your project information. Scope and price agreed before work begins.
View serviceLand Register Extract
Księga wieczysta: ownership, mortgages, easements and encumbrances.
Order extractCadastral Documents
Plot boundaries, area, land classification and recorded ownership.
Order nowInheritance Support
Document retrieval and administrative coordination for Polish inheritance matters, with separate notarial or legal assistance where required.
Discuss your caseTwo registers that answer different questions
Polish real estate is described in two separate systems, and you usually need both. The land and mortgage register (księga wieczysta), kept by district courts, establishes legal title and shows mortgages, easements and claims. The cadastre (ewidencja gruntów i budynków), kept by district authorities, establishes physical facts: location, boundaries, area, land classification, buildings.
Notaries check that the two agree with each other. Older holdings may contain discrepancies. A notary or legal professional assesses which corrections are needed for the proposed transaction.
Why the register is decisive
Under Polish law the land register carries a presumption of correctness: what it says about ownership is treated as true, and a buyer acting in good faith on its contents is protected. That makes the extract the first document in any property matter, not a formality at the end.
Register updates after inheritance
Polish inheritance does not update the land register automatically. Somebody has to apply. Until that happens the register still names the person who died – sometimes two generations back.
A notary or legal professional must assess the succession evidence, ownership chain and register updates required for the proposed sale or mortgage. A register extract helps identify the recorded position; it does not establish the complete inheritance history on its own.
When there is no register at all
Polish law does not require every property to have one, and rural land in particular is often unregistered. Ownership is then proven through other documents: notarial deeds, agricultural land certificates, inheritance rulings. Establishing which of these exist is itself part of the work.
What we need to start
The address or location of the property and the name of the person you expect to find as owner. The register number if you have it. If you do not have it, we assess whether the address and cadastral data are sufficient to identify the register before ordering the extract.
Common questions
What does the land register prove?
Under Polish law it is the primary evidence of ownership, and it also reveals mortgages, easements and claims against the property.
I inherited property but know only the address.
We check whether the address and cadastral data are sufficient to identify it. Identification is not guaranteed; we explain any additional information needed before ordering the extract.
Do all heirs have to travel to Poland?
Usually not. Most steps in a Polish inheritance case can be handled by power of attorney.
Describe your case
We identify the right record and the office that holds it, then quote before starting.