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Island for sale in Denmark with own farm, wood and pond

It's not often that an island in Denmark comes up for sale, let alone one with its own farm, fields, stables and barn. But Langø, off the southern Danish island of Langeland is currently on offer for around ten million kroner

Published: 9 June 2021 18:32 CEST

Island for sale in Denmark with own farm, wood and pond

Langø is linked to Langland by a narrow causeway. Photo: Pernille Sams

The island, which is linked by a narrow causeway to the bigger island, comprises eight hectares of rolling fields and woodland, with views in all directions over the surrounding waters, according to the advert on the Boliga website.

The farmhouse, which was built in 1894 and extended in 1930, is an ample 156m2 and the farm area also has a stable, barn, and a small pond.

The house has a barn, stable and small pond. Photo: Pernille Sams

When it was last sold, back in 2009, the island went for just 1.8m kroner.

The most highest price ever fetched by one of Denmark’s smaller island was the DKK 32.5m paid by the businessman Kurt Poulsen, when he bought the island of Siø between Langeland and Tåsinge.

Unusually, Langø is not the only Danish island currently for sale.

According to the online property site Boliga, the island of Masnedø Kalv in the waters between South Zealand and Lolland-Falster is also currently for sale with an offer price of 8.3m kroner.

The island, which is less than a third the size of Langø, was initially also for sale for 10m, but the price was reduced when no buyers came forward.

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Can foreigners buy a summer house in Denmark?

Many people in Denmark spend their holidays living in summer houses, properties in which residence is not usually permitted year-round.

Rules preventing permanent use are in place to ensure summer house areas remain recreational in nature; to limit new construction in valuable and uninhabited coastal areas; and to protect natural landscapes from wear and tear.

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While renting is a popular choice, owning a summer house is also relatively common and may be a financially viable option, depending on your budget and plans for vacationing and use of the property.

Foreign nationals who have lived in Denmark for less than five years are required to apply for permission to buy real estate with the Ministry of Justice’s Department of Civil Affairs (Civilstyrelsen). This also applies to Danes who have lived abroad.

Foreign nationals looking to buy property can face additional challenges, including minimum residency requirements and banks asking for a higher down payment on mortgages.

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However, the Ministry of Justice’s Department of Civil Affairs (Civilstyrelsen) states that, for both permanent homes and non-permanent or seasonal dwellings like summer houses, foreign nationals can be given permission to purchase properties, even if they have lived in Denmark for less than five years.

The application for to acquire a seasonal dwelling (such as a summer house) can be found here. The rules can be explored in full detail here.

I have lived in Denmark for less than five years. Will my application be accepted?

Citizens of EU countries are normally exempted from residence requirements because of EU free movement laws. As such, citizenship and not residence or previous stay in Denmark is decisive and EU citizens can generally acquire real estate in Denmark.

However, if you want to buy a holiday home this does not apply and the five-year residence requirement takes precedence – regardless of whether you have EU nationality.

If you don’t meet the five-year rule, you can still be granted permission to buy a summer house if you are consider to have a “special connection” to Denmark.

This can take the form of close family in Denmark or professional, cultural or financial connections, or previous stays in the country. These are taken into account by the Justice Ministry when it reviews an application.

For companies, different rules apply to those for private individuals, and companies have more leeway to purchase property in Denmark.

However, companies are only allowed to buy holiday homes in Denmark for commercial purposes or to use them for year-round residence. These means rules for private individuals cannot be circumvented by purchasing the properties under a business.

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