Land Register Extract in Bern
In canton Bern, five regional land registry offices — Bernese Jura, Bern-Mittelland, Emmental-Oberaargau, Oberland and Seeland — plus two branch offices (Frutigen, Interlaken) keep the land register. This page shows you how to order the extract online and what fees to expect.
This page explains publicly accessible registers and does not constitute tax, legal, construction, or financial advice. Consult a qualified professional for legal or tax questions.
Why the land register extract matters before buying in Bern
The land register extract shows you who owns a property and what easements, mortgages, or annotations burden it — information the PLR cadastre does not provide. In canton Bern, the cantonal land registry office keeps the main register through five regional offices, including the Seeland land registry office in Nidau; ordering and fees are set uniformly across the canton.
What the land register extract shows
The full extract contains all information about a property: ownership, easements, land charges, reservations, annotations, and mortgages. The public extract, by contrast, contains only public information: ownership, easements, land charges, and public annotations. Owners, easement holders, or mortgage creditors are entitled to the full extract; anyone may order a partial extract showing ownership and easement relationships.
Source: Orders, Cantonal Land Registry Office Bern (gba.dij.be.ch) · Glossary: land register
Finding your responsible land registry office
Canton Bern does not keep the land register in one place — it runs through five regional offices (Bernese Jura, Bern-Mittelland, Emmental-Oberaargau, Oberland, and Seeland) plus two branch offices of the Oberland office in Frutigen and Interlaken. The Seeland land registry office is located at Schloss Nidau, Hauptstrasse 6, 2560 Nidau.
Source: Land registry office locations, canton Bern (gba.dij.be.ch)
Ordering the extract
You order the land register extract canton-wide through the shared online form of the Bern land registry office — regardless of which regional office keeps your property.
Source: Orders, Cantonal Land Registry Office Bern (gba.dij.be.ch)
What the extract costs
Both a full and a partial land register extract cost CHF 20.00 per property. If extracts for multiple properties of the same owner are ordered at the same time, each additional property costs CHF 10.00; the certification surcharge is CHF 20.00 per order. These fees apply uniformly across the canton, regardless of the responsible regional office.
Source: FAQ, Cantonal Land Registry Office Bern (gba.dij.be.ch)
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Guide: reading and ordering a land register extract · Which cantons alpflo covers
The Four Honesty States
Every fact in an alpflo report carries exactly one of these states — so you can see at a glance what's documented and what isn't.
Confirmed in an official Swiss register. Direct source.
Register queried; nothing on this parcel. The absence is documented.
Derived from a model or an API: real, but not directly from the register. Please verify.
Hit an edge case. Stated honestly at the boundary, never silently discarded.
Frequently asked questions about the Bern land register extract
How much does a land register extract cost in canton Bern?
CHF 20.00 per property for the full or partial extract; each additional property ordered at the same time by the same owner costs CHF 10.00. Certifications cost an additional CHF 20.00 per order.
Is the Seeland land registry office responsible for my property?
Canton Bern keeps the land register through five regional offices, including the Seeland land registry office in Nidau. The cantonal office's locations page shows which office is responsible for which region.
Who can order a land register extract?
The full extract is reserved for owners, easement holders, or mortgage creditors. Anyone can order a partial extract showing ownership and easement relationships.
What's the difference between the land register and the PLR cadastre?
The land register records private-law relationships — ownership, easements, mortgages. The PLR cadastre shows public-law restrictions such as zoning and building lines. You need both for a complete picture.
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