This is the information concerning checking the ownership status of your new home by taking a look at the title deed..
The document you need to see is a copy of the Tulajdoni Lap (title deed). This contains the current records the Land Registry Office (Földhivatal) has on their files about the property.
Up until now, you had to go to the locally relevant Land Registry and wait a few hours to receive the copy of title deed you needed to see. you can still do that, but you don't have to any longer. If you still want to do this, or need their addresses for any reason, here you can contact them (for a more convenient way, read further):
Budapest Capital City Land Register (Fővárosi Kerületek Földhivatala)
Address: Budafoki út 59, Budapest 1111 Mailing Address: 1519 Budapest Pf.: 415 Tel: (1) 372-1400, fax: (1) 372-1400
Pest County Land Register (Pest Megyei Földhivatal)
Address: Sas u. 19. 1051Budapest Mailing Address: 1371 Budapest Pf.: 558 Tel: (1) 269-4550, fax: (1) 269-4564
There is a new service, and I recommend you to use them for your convenience:
You can now order the title deed (tulajdoni lap) document on-line, and these dear people will deliver it to you. This is their new website: www.tulajdonilap.net
Until the on-line service only has a Hungarian website: www.tulajdonilap.net I suggest you to contact their kind and English-speaking representative directly, and order your tulajdoni lap on the phone.
Her contact information: Eszter Budai personal cell phone: 06 (20) 516 6242
Check on the website it they have an English service, since they plan to start it soon. If they do, please follow the instructions on the website and order online, do not call Eszter.
Your cost will roughly be 3,500 HU Ft for the "nem hiteles" document copy, their acquiring it and mailing it to you. It can be less, depending on your location. To check if your ownership has been registered, it is enough to get this version.
You will only need the more expensive "hiteles" (original) one, when you need to submit the document ito some office, for example, when you are selling your property.
Important! Before you call Eszter to order your Tulajdonli lap, make sure you have at hand with you:
The complete street address of your property,
The HRSZ # (helyrajzi szám, or property ID number) of your property.
These you will find in the purchase contract, or, in the document "Egyszerűsített Határozat" you must have received in the mail a few months after your purchase.