What is a BBR report?

BBR (Bygnings- og Boligregisteret — the Building and Housing Register) is Denmark's national register of all buildings and properties. A BBR-meddelelse is an extract from this register showing the official recorded information about a specific property.

You'll typically encounter this document when buying a home — sellers are legally required to provide it as part of the sale documentation.

What does it contain?

A BBR report includes: the property's cadastral number and type; the year the building was constructed and last renovated; total floor area, residential area, and any commercial area; number of floors and dwellings; heating and energy supply; drainage information; and details of any outbuildings, garages, or carports. It also shows the registered use code — what the building is officially designated for.

What should you check?

Floor area: Is the registered residential area correct? Discrepancies affect both the purchase price and your property value tax (ejendomsværdiskat). Resolve any differences before completing the purchase.

Use code: Is the property registered as year-round housing (helårsbolig) or seasonal/holiday use (fritidshus)? This affects whether you can legally live there full-time and what mortgage products you can access.

Outbuildings: Are all buildings on the plot legally registered? Unauthorised structures may need to be regularised or demolished — at the owner's cost.

Heating: Does the registered heating type match what's actually installed?

What if the BBR contains errors?

Errors in BBR are common, especially for older properties. As the new owner, you're responsible for correcting them via the digital BBR self-service system or your municipality. Note that BBR shows what's registered, not necessarily what's legally built — use the tilstandsrapport alongside it.