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Peru — Property: Buying Process

How a property purchase is registered in Peru's public registry according to SUNARP: notarial deed, registration request, a fixed qualification fee plus a registration fee based on the transfer value, and an automatic legal mortgage if the price is unpaid. The page shows no publication date and gives no processing time; fee amounts should be checked against the current SUNARP tariff.

VerifiedGovernment / official sourceSUNARP (Superintendencia Nacional de los Registros Públicos) – Compraventa (registering a property sale), Servicios al CiudadanoLast reviewed: 2026-10-27

Key facts

  • Requirements: the notarial part (parte notarial) of the public deed of sale, a registration request form (free), and payment of the registry fee, initially S/ 35.00, subject to final settlement.
  • Before buying, the buyer should know the registry entry (partida registral) number of the property and confirm the seller is registered there as owner; if the seller is a company, check the representative's power of attorney is current.
  • The notary or their accredited staff must present the notarial part to the registry; only exceptionally and at the applicant's own responsibility may another person present it. In Lima the filing can be made through the Digital Intermediation System (SID) for simple cases.
  • Costs: a fixed qualification fee of S/ 34.00 plus a registration fee of the transfer value x 1.5/1000 for acts up to S/ 35,000, or x 3/1000 for acts above S/ 35,000.
  • If the price has not been paid in full, or was paid with a third party's money, the registrar enters a legal mortgage on the property automatically, unless the seller expressly waives it.
  • The legal basis is articles 93 to 101 of the Property Registry Regulation (Resolution 097-2013-SUNARP/SN). The page gives no processing time and says the registrar may ask for additional documents.

Steps

  1. Step 1 — Confirm the registry entry number and that the seller is the registered owner.
  2. Step 2 — Sign the public deed before a notary and obtain the notarial part.
  3. Step 3 — The notary files the notarial part and registration request with SUNARP.
  4. Step 4 — Pay the qualification and registration fees.
  5. Step 5 — The registrar qualifies the title and enters the sale; an unpaid price leads to a legal mortgage entry.

Costs

  • Qualification fee: S/ 34.00
  • Registration fee (value up to S/ 35,000): 1.5 per 1,000 of the transfer value
  • Registration fee (value above S/ 35,000): 3 per 1,000 of the transfer value

Required documents

  • Parte notarial of the public deed of sale
  • Registration request form (free)
  • Proof of payment of the registry fee

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