The North Macedonian property register extract — the official document from the Real Estate Cadastre showing the ownership, encumbrances, and physical description of a specific property.
The imoten list (property sheet or ownership certificate) is the official extract from the North Macedonian Real Estate Cadastre (Katastar na nepokretnosti), issued by the Agencija za katastar na nepokretnosti (Agency for Real Estate Cadastre). It is the single most important due diligence document in any property transaction.
The imoten list records the physical description of the property (location, cadastral parcel number, area, land use), the name and ownership fraction of each registered owner (sopstvenik), and all encumbrances including mortgages (hipoteki), easements (službenosti), leases, and any legal proceedings or restrictions on disposal.
The extract is public — any person can request a certified imoten list for any property. For due diligence purposes, always request the most recent certified extract directly from the Katastar rather than relying on a copy provided by the seller. Sellers occasionally present outdated or altered extracts.
When reviewing an imoten list, check: that the seller's name exactly matches their identification, that there are no undisclosed mortgages in section C, that the property description (area, parcel number) matches the physical property, and that there are no registered disputes, sequestrations, or restrictions on sale.
North Macedonia has been modernising its cadastre system, and the imoten list is increasingly available through the online portal at katastar.gov.mk. The physical and digital records are being aligned, though older records in rural areas may still have discrepancies requiring on-site verification.
You can request a certified imoten list at any regional office of the Agencija za katastar na nepokretnosti, or via the online portal at katastar.gov.mk. You will need the cadastre parcel number of the property.
The Katastar updates in near real-time as registrations are submitted and processed. A certified extract is accurate as of its issue date. For properties in remote areas, there may be some lag in updating older records.
No. Always obtain a fresh extract immediately before signing. A mortgage, court seizure, or new owner could have been registered in the intervening weeks, and your extract would not show this.
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