Can a foreigner buy in Tallinn?

EU/EEA citizens: yes, freely. Non-EU citizens: yes, with no restrictions on residential property.

What can foreigners own in Estonia?

Apartments freely; a house with land needs a notarized application that is routinely approved.

Estonia · EUR

Real estatein Estonia

Estonia has a transparent Land Register and a tech-hub economy. Tallinn is the capital and e-Residency centre. sivrce opens with Tallinn and Tartu.

Registry path

Title checked

3D map

≈0.5%state fee, capped

Same-weekdigital registry transfers

3 modeposit cap with interest

Approvalthe land-owning foreigner step

What a purchase really costs

200 000 € home in Estonia

State fee (0.5%) + notary (0.8%): 1600 €
Notary (≈0.3%): 600 €
Cash needed at closing: 202 200 €

≈ +1.1% over the price. Estonia is cheap and digital: state fee ~0.5% capped modestly and notary scaled to price; no transfer tax. The Land Register is the title and the e-land register entries happen same-week. Foreigners buy apartments freely; a house with land needs a notarized application to the police board that is routinely approved.

Rentals run on rules

The rent side, in three lines

Deposits run one to three months (tagatis).
Leases commonly run 12 months, registered for enforcement.
Law of Obligations act caps deposit at 3 months and interest must be paid on it.

Tallinn prices off a fintech and e-state economy; Tartu off the university.

The market is transparent with a digital Land Register. EU/EEA buyers have the same rights as Estonian citizens.

Tallinn tech boom drives demand; e-Residency programme boosts foreign interest. Kalamaja and Telliskivi are trendy.

sivrce.com/ee is the canonical Estonia URL. Listings publish only when verified.

FAQ

Can a foreigner buy in Tallinn?: EU/EEA citizens: yes, freely. Non-EU citizens: yes, with no restrictions on residential property.
What can foreigners own in Estonia?: Apartments freely; a house with land needs a notarized application that is routinely approved.

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