Grundbuchamt - Namensänderung im Grundbuch

If your name has changed, e.g. due to a marriage, you can have the entry in the land register corrected accordingly.

If the name changes, this can be notified to the land registry, enclosing appropriate proof, and an application can be made to correct the name entered in the land register.

• Proof of name change

  It is either

  • a certificate from the registry office confirming the name change or
  • a certified extract from the family register must be submitted.

  The original or a certified copy is required.

  The documents can be returned to you afterwards.

  Simple copies are not sufficient. A copy of the identity card is also not sufficient.

• Request for name change

  The request must be made in writing. An e-mail does not comply with the written form.

  You can use the form under "Forms".

The change of name must be proven to the land registry by means of a public or publicly certified document. A simple copy is not sufficient.

After examination of the submitted documents, your previous name will be underlined in red in the land register and your new name will be entered with a note that the entry will be made by way of correction.

At the latest, if you want to dispose of the real estate, you must prove the name change with the appropriate evidence.

Information on the 2022 Real Estate Tax Reform

On the part of the land registry, only an extract from the land register will be sent to the owners, as this contains all the information that the land registry can provide in this regard. For further questions on the subject, please refer to the homepage of the Senator of Finance. Detailed information is provided there.

Important: The living space calculation is not carried out by the land registry, as this information does not result from the land register!