Main points
- Land registration can be rejected for a number of reasons, including arithmetic inaccuracies.
- Formal inaccuracies can also lead to a refusal of registration. The system will detect the inaccuracy and automatically send the documents back without considering the merits.
Land registration errors / Photo by Pexels
Sometimes people who apply for land registration are refused. However, this does not always indicate a critical situation with the land, sometimes it indicates confusion in the documents.
For what reasons can land registration be refused?
The material from the Land Fund of Ukraine company explains why a land plot may not be registered.
Yes, first of all, the cadastral registrar checks the seal, not the numbers and coordinates. Other reasons for stopping the process include:
- Using outdated coordinate systems. For example, from the last century, or the 1900s. Such coordinates “displace” the area from its real location.
- “Overlapping” of plots. Often, measurement errors are recorded, which causes the boundary of one plot to overlap with another. Conditionally, your plot partially overlaps with your neighbor's garden.
- Arithmetic inaccuracies. When one area is indicated in the act, but a different number is obtained in the XML file with calculations.
- Intended purpose. If the documents indicate that the plot is intended for farming or gardening, and you want to sell it for development.
What is the most common reason for refusal?
Another important reason is formal inaccuracies, which prevent anyone from spending time on revisions. Although this happens quite often.
So in such cases, they simply refuse to register the plot. This means that someone's signature on the document may not be enough, or there is no act of approval of the boundaries. There are also cases where the title page is incorrectly drawn up.
Please note! Any inaccuracy or absence of one of the elements is critical for the system. Therefore, even for trivial reasons, you can get an automatic rejection.
Yes, without reviewing the application and documents on the merits, if the system does not find one of the elements, or sees inaccuracies, the decision will be rejected.
How does land registration take place during martial law?
There is a message on the Action website that the registration procedure was simplified during the war.
If the documents are completed correctly and submitted in full, the registrar enters information about the formation of the land plot and assigning it a cadastral number into the State Land Cadastre,
– noted in the Act.
In particular, after this, as confirmation, the landowner will receive an extract from the State Land Cadastre.
Before the war, the process took months. First, the documentation had to be developed (land management project, technical documents).
The next step is to approve the documents and assign a cadastral number. Then, register the ownership.
All of this was done on separate applications and with appropriate time for consideration and decision-making. However, due to the war and security requirements in the state, a solution was found – to speed up and simplify the process of renting/purchasing land.
What do you need to know about land registration in 2026?
It is worth remembering the effect of martial law and its impact. Yes, land privatization is taking place with restrictions. Only those people who have been using the land for a long time without legal confirmation have the right to re-register the land.
And privatization in 2026 will cost between 2.5 and 3.5 thousand hryvnias. Although privatization itself is free, such money will have to be paid for some types of work. In particular, the departure of workers to the site for measurements and the creation of relevant documentation.