- Basic property law
- Legislation affecting the role of public authorities in municipalities
- Planning and Building Act requirements for land use, construction and conservation
- Planning, building permit and control processes under the Planning and Building Act
- The Environmental Code's rules on national interests and area protection
- The architectural history of Swedish buildings
AF1751 Building Permit and Real Estate Law 7.5 credits

The course: AF1751 Building Permit and Real Estate Law 7.5 credits is 100 % in Swedish.
Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2025 Start 27 Oct 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 27 Oct 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
- Periods
Autumn 2025: P2 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
50083
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
- No information inserted
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus AF1751 (Autumn 2025–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF1751 (Autumn 2025–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the students should be able to:
- use legal documents relevant to property management and development
- use the knowledge gained regarding laws and regulations concerning detailed plans, building permit assessment and building control
- apply relevant parts of the Planning and Building Act in building permit cases
- use the knowledge gained regarding the legislation that affects the role of authority within municipalities.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Completed courses: AF1749, AF1757
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- PROA - Project, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TENA - Written exam, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Architecture
Education cycle
First cycle