Aim
The objective of this course is to give fundamental knowledge about real estate formation in Sweden with a comparative perspective from other countries.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• Command the rules of real property formation.

• Be familiar with fundamental concepts of establishing, managing and reconsideration of joint facilities.

• Be familiar with fundamental concepts of utility easements.

• Understand the authorities role in real property formation and be familiar with alternatives in other countries.

• Be familiar with adjacent legislation of importance to real property formation.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to use the different methods for real property formation

• be able to present a property formation order

• understand descriptions in English on how spatial planning and real property formation works in other countries.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• understand the legal and economic meaning of the concept of property, and how the need of stability and flexibility ought to be coordinated.

Contents
Different learning forms include:

• Lectures as introductory moments treating the areas not treated in the course literature and showing how the course is to progress

• Seminars adressing important issues

• Projects giving training in performing larger tasks

• Assignments giving practical and deeper knowledge in certain areas

• Course literature giving knowledge as to fundamental concepts, legislation, regulations and methods;

Literature
Julstad B: Fastighetsindelning och markanvändning. Norstedts Juridik
Grauers F: Fastighetsköp, Juristförlaget i Lund
Kalbro T: Markexploatering. Norstedts Juridik
Ekbäck P. Fastighetssamverkan för utförande, drift och förvaltning av gemensamma anläggningar. Särskilt om anläggningslagen och lagen om förvaltning av samfälligheter. KTH
Good governance in land tenure administration. FAO Land Tenure Studies.
Lantmäteriverket: Handböcker och Anvisningar CD Fastighetsbildning

Code: ?002. Name: Written exam.
Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: TH.

Code: ?003. Name: Written exam.
Higher education credits: 5. Grading scale: TH.

Code: ?004. Name: Projects.
Higher education credits: 4. Grading scale: TH.