Query Portal Terravis

Query Portal Terravis

Terravis – Real Estate Queries for Professionals

Developed in consultation with the federal and cantonal authorities, Terravis offers you access to real estate information. Cross-system, standardised presentation throughout Switzerland.

The granting of access rights to land register data by Terravis is based on article 9 of the Federal Land Register Regulation (Grundbuchverordnung, GBV). Thus the following have access rights:

The granting of access rights to land register data by Terravis is based on article 9 of the Federal Land Register Regulation (Grundbuchverordnung, GBV). Thus the following have access rights:

  • notaries, surveyors entered in the Register of Surveyors, tax authorities and other authorities needing the data to fulfil their statutory duties;
  • banks, [the] Swiss Post Office, pension funds, insurers and institutions recognised by the Federal Government [as per the Federal Law on Rural Land Rights (BGBB)] […] needing the data to fulfil their duties in respect of mortgage business (credit or pension institutions);
  • lawyers entered in the Register of Lawyers needing the data to exercise their profession;
  • certain persons (institutional) needing the data:
    - on plots of land which belong to them, or
    - on plots of land to which they have rights, if they need the data to carry out their business or exercise their rights.

On this legal basis, the cantons specify the access rights per professional group (user group) applicable in their territory.

Those with access rights may use the data made available to them to fulfil their legal, professional or business duties and are not required to provide proof of interest in individual cases. Current access rights for each user group and canton can be found in Overview of cantonal fees and access rights.

Contractual Documents

For all user groups, the Terravis directory assistance portal consists of the following documents:

  • General Terms and Conditions 
  • User agreement
  • Services SIX Terravis AG
  • price list

The usage agreement and general terms and conditions comply with the legal requirements of the Land Register Ordinance and have been approved by the Federal Office of Justice and the cantons. You will find all contract documents for your user group in our download center.

Downloads

Pricing

The costs are made up of two factors:

  • cantonal fees, for which SIX carries out the collection in the name and on behalf of the data owner; and
  • Terravis fee for access to the Terravis platform.

These may vary depending on the canton or user group. 

Manuals

To make it easier for you to use Terravis, we provide you with operating instructions. These are valid when using the Terravis user interface (Web-GUI). When using Terravis in your own processing system, please follow the operating instructions of the corresponding system.