EU citizens may acquire ownership of real estates situated in Hungary with no restrictions, with the same terms and conditions as Hungarian buyers. The only exception is agricultural land and/or forestry land.

Non-EU citizens need to obtain permit for acquiring ownerhip of real estate. This is more a formal procedure, than a real permit, however CRB check is to be submitted with the claim. The procedure takes approximately 4-6 weeks and the stamp duty of HUF 50,000 (€160) has to be paid.