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The calculators and the laws for buying or selling a home in Sweden – every rule with its source and the day we read it. The same model as VERA PI's buyer's tools in France.

The rules in 2026

What applies now – read 4 Nov 2026

  • The mortgage capAt most 90 % of the home's value for a new mortgage – from 1 April 2026 (previously 85 %). Act (2026:226) s. 4. Act (2026:226) on limiting mortgage credit
  • Amortisation1 % a year above 50 % LTV, 2 % above 70 %. The stricter rule for loans above 4.5 times income was removed on 1 April 2026. Act (2026:226) s. 7. Act (2026:226) on limiting mortgage credit
  • Title (lagfart)1.5 % stamp duty on the higher of the price and the assessed value, plus SEK 825. Stamp Duty Act s. 8, Lantmäteriet. Lantmäteriet: stamp duty and fees
  • Mortgage deeds2 % of the new deeds, plus SEK 375 per deed. Existing deeds come with the house. Stamp Duty Act s. 24, Lantmäteriet. Lantmäteriet: stamp duty and fees
  • Interest deduction30 % of interest up to SEK 100,000 a year, 21 % above. Income Tax Act ch. 67 s. 10. Skatteverket: gain, loss and tax
  • Property fee0.75 % of the assessed value, at most SEK 10,425 per house for 2026 (SEK 10,074 for 2025). Skatteverket. Skatteverket: property fee and tax
  • Gains tax22 % of the gain (22/30 taxed at 30 %). Deferral SEK 50,000–3,000,000 when you buy a new permanent home. Income Tax Act ch. 45–47. Skatteverket: deferral
  • The co-op registerLantmäteriet's new register of co-op flats and pledges: the introduction act (2026:485) applies from 1 January 2027 and associations report by 31 December 2027; the register itself (Act 2026:484) applies from a date the government sets. Act (2026:485) introducing the co-op register

General information – not financial or legal advice.

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