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Practical guides for owners, sellers and buyers of cabins.

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Sell a cabin privately

Step by step for sellers — valuation, photos, contracts and handover.

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Buy a cabin privately

Step by step for buyers — mortgage, viewings, inspection, bids and title deed.

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Move-out cleaning

Room-by-room checklist for handover — leave the cabin ready for the new owners.

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Cabin inspection

What to look for during an inspection — from roof and foundation to plot and finances.

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Energy declaration for cabins

Rules, validity and what's included when selling a cabin.

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Mortgage deeds and title deed

What do title deed and mortgage deeds cost, and who is responsible?

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On-site sewage and private well

What applies for sewage, well and water when buying or owning a cabin?

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Forms of tenure

The difference between freehold, bostadsrätt, rental, arrende, tomträtt and right of use.

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Easements and encumbrances

What easements and encumbrances mean for owners and buyers of a cabin.

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Closing up for winter

Checklist to winterise the cabin — water, power, frost, ventilation and pests.

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Building permits and attefall rules

What requires a permit — attefall houses, friggebod and shoreline protection.

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Inheritance, gift and transfer

Giving, inheriting or transferring a cabin — tax, title deed and common pitfalls.

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