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Buying in Reykjavík: the back story
The back story
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Image courtesy of © Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Buying in Reykjavík: the back story
Reykjavík’s homes run from the corrugated-iron and timber houses of the old centre to the new apartment blocks of the harbour and Hafnartorg, the family streets of Vesturbær and Hlíðar, and the towns of Kópavogur, Seltjarnarnes and Hafnarfjörður. Anyone settling in Iceland needs an ID number, the kennitala, from Registers Iceland (Þjóðskrá); property registration and valuation moved from Registers Iceland to HMS, the Housing and Construction Authority, in its own words.
The neighbourhoods
See our property guide for 101, the harbour, Vesturbær and Hlíðar, and the towns around the capital.
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsThe first steps
Get your kennitala from Registers Iceland; property records are kept by HMS. Rules on who may buy differ for buyers from inside and outside the European Economic Area: take legal advice before you make an offer.
We never publish prices or yields: ask a licensed agent and a lawyer, and check the rules on ownership for your nationality.
Our advice: take your own legal advice before you bid.
Why it's on our list
- The neighbourhoods
- The first steps
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