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🔑 Sell yourself (private sale)
You run the sale and save the agent's fee. Folkemarked gives you the tools — the responsibility is yours. Rather use an estate agent? Get a free, no-obligation valuation →
When you publish (with at least one photo), we automatically generate a sales prospectus (PDF) gathering all the information about the home — key facts, price and photos. Completely free.
🛡️ Important about private home sales — read in full
- Folkemarked is an intermediary / marketplace — not a party to the transaction. We publish the listing and give you tools. We are neither seller, buyer nor estate agent, and we never handle the settlement.
- The Norwegian Property Sales Act (avhendingslova) applies both ways. The buyer's rights against you as the seller (defect claims, price reduction, rescission) are the same whether you sell yourself or with an estate agent.
- Self-selling gives you none of the Estate Agency Act's protections. You do not get the agent's duty of care, the statutory bid log/consumer information, settlement via a secured client account, or supervision by the Norwegian FSA (Finanstilsynet). The responsibility is yours alone.
- A condition report is strongly recommended. An approved condition report is your most important protection under the Property Sales Act (avhendingslova, 2022) — documented defects cannot be claimed afterwards. Check that the surveyor is certified: the Norwegian Consumer Council's checklist before choosing a building surveyor.
- The settlement must go through an authorised settlement firm. Banks do not pay the purchase sum directly to a private seller. Land registration and the transfer of funds must go through an authorised firm or a lawyer (see the settlement step).
- The home must have a valid energy certificate. The Norwegian energy-labelling regulation (energimerkeforskriften), supervised by NVE (the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate), requires an energy certificate when selling a home. You can register it yourself, for free, via Enova's energy-labelling portal.
This is information, not legal advice. If in doubt, talk to an estate agent or a lawyer.
Tips for a good ad optional
- ✓ A condition report from an authorised building surveyor
- ✓ A self-declaration form from the seller — feel free to use Norsk Takst's standard form
- ✓ An energy certificate and a complete sales prospectus
💸 Settlement — how to do it safely
The settlement must be handled by an authorised settlement firm. Folkemarked never holds the money — we are an intermediary, not a party to the transaction. An authorised firm ensures a secure transfer of funds, registration of the deed and deletion of charges.
- Find an authorised firm in the Norwegian FSA's register of firms.
- One example of an authorised settlement firm is Norsk Eiendomsoppgjør AS.
Folkemarked is partner-independent and only refers — we never receive or handle the settlement. Information, not legal advice.