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Computerised National Land Computerised National Land Book of LatviaBook of Latvia

Ints LukssProject Manager

MikroKods Ltd.

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OverviewOverview

Factors facilitating development of the Land Market The clear legal background Financial resources available for mortgage loans Transparency of the Registration system of real property

ownership rights Wide access to the data on real property Data should be actual and with high level of trust

The main land and real property market development indicators are dynamics of transactions registered into National Computerized Land Book, including:

Sales contracts Gift agreements Mortgage contracts

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Latvian National Land BookLatvian National Land Book Development steps:

1993. – introduced first computers within WB project 1995.-1998. – PHARE assistance project 22.10.1998. – Law on Land Books are supplemented with

chapter “Computerised Land Book” 1999.-2004. – development and maintenance of National

Land Book (NLB) by outsourcing services to the private company

Main principles: Storage of the all Land Book data in central database

(CDB) Only data in CDB has legal force stated by Law Only Land Books staff have read/write access to data in

CDB Separate Data Distribution System to provide Public access

of Land Book information

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Architecture of NLBArchitecture of NLBRegistration System Data Distribution System

Central registration

server

Central Data Distribution

Server

Internet Information

Server

Land Book Offices (28)

Owners and other interested parties

Certificates and printouts

Other State Registers

MunicipalitiesPublic, registered and

unregistered users

Applications

Data Replication

Data ch

ecking

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ternet

Administration Administration

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Dynamics of RegistrationDynamics of Registration

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nth Initial registration

Apartments privatisationProperty transferEstablisment of mortgagesRepayment of mortgagesChanges of propertyEncumbrances and easementsOther deals

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Internet Access of NLBInternet Access of NLB http://www.zemesgramata.lv/

Provides: General information about Land Books and Real Property

legislation Authorisation of users Searching on Real Property data for all territory of Latvia

– On-line viewing and printing of legal Real Property data

Other services: notifications about new registration, manual telephone service, ordering of certificates etc.

Ensures: Publicity of Real Property information Transparency of land market activities

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Available InformationAvailable Information

Genera

l Inform

ation:

Genera

l Inform

ation:

- legisla

tion

- legisla

tion

- insti

tutions

- insti

tutions

- serv

ices

- serv

ices

- pric

es

- pric

es

Legal inform

ation:

Legal inform

ation:

- desc

riptio

n of real p

roperty

- desc

riptio

n of real p

roperty

- owners

hip

- owners

hip

- encu

mbrances and ea

semen

ts

- encu

mbrances and ea

semen

ts

- mortg

ages

- mortg

agesSearch

property data by:

Search propert

y data by:

- regist

ration number

- regist

ration number

- cadastr

al number

- cadastr

al number

- addres

s

- addres

s

- owner*

- owner*

- applic

ation*

- applic

ation*

Registratio

n statis

tics:

Registratio

n statis

tics:

- by te

rritory

- by te

rritory

- by re

gistratio

n type

- by re

gistratio

n type

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Necessary ImprovementsNecessary Improvements Simplification of users services:

Additional distribution channels Working through agents

Integrated access other data sources: Cadastral data Spatial data Business data

Support for data analyses and integration: Statistical analysis and aggregation Estimation of credit ratings Decision support Etc.

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Additional ChannelsAdditional Channels Access of Land Book

information from Hanzanet Hanzanet user requests

e-service “Land Book” Hanzanet sends

information about user to the NLB

NLB offers information searching service

When user asks the data about certain property, NLB sends payment request to the Hanzanet

User accepts payment request and have access to the Land Book information

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PPublic/Private Partneshipublic/Private Partneship Legal background:

Freedom of Information Law Personal Data Protection Law Law on State Information Systems Land Book Law Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information

Cumbersome obstacles: Monopoly on information and services Competition between public authority and private sector Legislative contradictions

Expectations: Extended land information usage Better services New value added information products