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Serbia legislative reforms and property registration

Overview

In mid‑July 2026, Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management presented a draft Land Consolidation Law intended to speed and digitise the merging of agricultural parcels, improve legal certainty for owners and bring Serbia’s land‑use framework closer to European Union standards. The proposal includes a new Information System to digitally track procedures and refined valuation methods. A fortnight later, the Ministry of Finance introduced amendments to the Law on Public Debt that would require public enterprises receiving state guarantees to pay a commission and tie guarantees to capital‑intensive projects. At the same time, lawmakers proposed changes to the anti‑corruption law to broaden the Agency for Prevention of Corruption’s council powers, allow cooperative agreements with foreign bodies and grant the agency greater access to officials’ assets. Critics have noted that these expanded powers could “blur responsibility lines between the Council and the agency’s director.” In August, the government submitted amendments to the Law on Special Conditions for the Recording and Registration of Rights to Real Estate to the National Assembly. To distinguish multi-generational family homes from commercial developers, land development fees for residential buildings exceeding 400 square meters will only apply to the area above that threshold. Additionally, apartment owners may register property even if a developer has failed to pay required fees, provided a notation of the unpaid debt is included. Parallel to these shifts, the Agency for Spatial Planning and Urbanism reported significant progress under the ‘Svoj na svome’ initiative. By late August, the ‘Svoj na svome’ program saw 368,663 certificates issued and over 2.5 million applications submitted, with approximately 270,000 to 280,000 properties registered. In late September, a new deadline was established for property status conversion. Citizens currently registered as holders of real estate rather than full owners must complete the conversion by May 1, 2028.

Entities

Republic of Serbia · National Assembly of Serbia · Serbia · Đorđe Milić · Agency for Spatial Planning and Urbanism of Serbia

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Serbia sets May 2028 deadline for property ownership conversion

    Serbian citizens registered as property holders must convert to full ownership by May 1, 2028, to avoid automatic removal from the cadastre and potential loss of property rights.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Serbia property legalization fees exceed promised amounts

    Serbian citizens are receiving property legalization fees far exceeding the 100–1,000 euro range promised by President Vučić, sparking concerns over fee calculations and processing priorities.

  3. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Serbia amends ‘Svoj na svome’ law to streamline property registration

    Serbia's Minister Aleksandra Sofronijević reported over 368,000 certificates issued under the ‘Svoj na svome’ law and announced legislative amendments to streamline property registration.

  4. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Serbia processes 333,870 property registrations under new law

    Serbia's “Svoj na svome” program has processed over 333,000 property registration cases, with more than 250,000 citizens and entities now entered into the real estate cadastre.

  5. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Serbia proposes stricter property legalization procedures

    Proposed changes to Serbia's property legalization law introduce new reporting requirements for unfinished buildings, sparking concerns over enforcement and oversight.

  6. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Serbia proposes property law changes amid high registration demand

    Serbia is amending its property registration law to adjust fees for houses over 400 square meters, while officials report 2.6 million requests have already been filed under the ‘Svoj na svome’ program.

  7. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Serbia proposes real estate law amendments for property registration

    Serbia is amending real estate laws to change land development fee calculations for large family homes and allow apartment owners to register property even if developers fail to pay required fees.

  8. [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Serbia moves to charge fees on state loan guarantees and expand anti‑corruption agency powers

    Serbia proposes new fees for state loan guarantees and expands powers and remuneration for the anti‑corruption agency’s Council, raising concerns over oversight and responsibility.

  9. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Serbia Drafts Land Consolidation Law for Faster, Transparent Procedures

    Serbia’s new draft law on land consolidation seeks faster, transparent procedures, stronger owner protection, and EU‑aligned reforms.

Sources

argumenti.rs · bif.rs · biznis.kurir.rs · biznismagazin.rs · dan.co.me · danas.rs · mondo.rs · nhs.hr · nin.co.rs · nova.rs · novaekonomija.rs · portalanalitika.me · pp-zumberak-samoborsko-gorje.hr · radiobijelopolje.me · sremska.tv · vijesti.me · vojvodinauzivo.rs · vojvodjanskireporter.rs · vreme.com · zse.hr

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