Applying for a land register extract (Grundbuchauszug) in Duisburg

That depends on the district. Innenstadt, Rheinhausen and Süd belong to the Amtsgericht Duisburg, whose land register is at the branch office Kardinal-Galen-Straße 124-132. Hamborn and Walsum belong to the Amtsgericht Duisburg-Hamborn, Meiderich-Beeck and Homberg/Ruhrort with Baerl to the Amtsgericht Duisburg-Ruhrort.

With the land register printout form at the responsible land registry, in writing, by fax or in person with your ID card. You need a legitimate interest, e.g. as owner or with the owner's power of attorney. A simple printout costs 10 euros, an official one 20 euros; the invoice comes separately.

The land registry is a department of the local court. In Duisburg the Amtsgerichte Duisburg, Duisburg-Hamborn and Duisburg-Ruhrort each have their own land registry for their districts. In North Rhine-Westphalia the land register is kept only electronically, but the application goes to the court of the property.

The Duisburg local courts warn about private online providers whose charges are often well above the official fee of 10 euros. Some lacked official approval for automated retrieval, and no printout came despite payment. We do not retrieve online; we submit a written application with your power of attorney for 49 euros including the fee.

Give the exact address with district and, if known, Flur and parcel; these are in the purchase contract or on a cadastral map, for example. What matters is that the application goes to the right one of the three Duisburg land registries and your legitimate interest is proven, e.g. with a purchase contract, proof of inheritance or the owner's power of attorney.

According to the Duisburg local courts, a printout handed over by a notary without comment costs 18 euros: 10 euros notary fee and 8 euros court expenses for the data retrieval. VAT and any postal or telecom expenses are added. At the land registry itself it is 10 or 20 euros.