Registration of vehicles, personal property, land and real estate at the land registration office.

The Faroese land register was administered by the Danish Court Administration up until 1 February 2006 when it came under the jurisdiction of the Faroese Ministry of the Interior. It was subsequently taken over by the Environment Agency on 1 June 2007.

The Faroese land register administers:

• Vehicle registration: The current provisions on vehicle registration came into force on 1 January 2015. Prior to this date, all such registrations were listed as personal property. The vehicle registration system consists of the following categories:
  • Loan papers
  • Cancelled papers
  • Other papers
• Personal property: This category covers all personal property. Prior to January 2015, all vehicle registrations were included in this category. Personal property is divided into the following categories:
  • Registered personal property
  • Cancelled personal property
• Real estate: Real estate is divided into the following categories:
  • Title deeds
  • Loan papers
  • Other documents
• Transcripts regarding real estate