{
  "id": 9269365,
  "title": "Slakter nytt botidskrav",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/slakter-nytt-botidskrav",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:22:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/privatoekonomi/i/k0om0L/slakter-nytt-botidskrav"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the deadline for the finance minister, Jens Stoltenberg's tax commission hearing was set to begin. One of the proposals is to tighten the rules on property flipping to obtain tax-free profits from the sale of real estate. The required botid period is proposed to be increased from one to three years. Henning Lauridsen, the executive director of Eiendom Norge, stated that the commission's proposal is outrageous and should be discarded. Eiendom Norge claims that the proposal will lead to significantly higher taxes on property transfers, in addition to the already substantial 2.5 percent document fee. Lauridsen described the proposal from the tax commission as \"quite strange.\" The tax commission's leader, Eigil Knutsen, did not wish to comment on the matter. The commission argues that increasing the botid period to, for example, three years could limit the ability to make a profit on the secondary real estate market tax-free by moving into the property the year before selling it. The commission believes that different criteria, such as increasing the botid period and calculating profits and losses relatively based on the botid, could limit the accessibility to frequent changes in primary real estate that are bought and sold shortly after purchase for the purpose of tax-free profit, or \"real estate flipping.\" Eiendom Norge believes that the tax commission has misunderstood what happens in real estate flipping. According to Lauridsen, traditional real estate flippers do not usually own the property for a full year and often do not live in the property. They \"fluff up\" the property and sell it as quickly as possible to move on to the next project. Lauridsen emphasized that the second group the proposal aims to target are those who own a secondary property and move into it within a year, and then sell it without incurring tax on the profit. Eiendom Norge believes this is a very small group. Eiendom Norge is critical of the tax commission not providing documentation to prove that this is a \"tax loophole that needs to be closed.\" Most individuals living in a property for less than three years are young people moving for work or to buy a home together with others, according to Eiendom Norge. It could also be couples separating or older individuals whose physical needs change. Couples ending their relationship typically finance one property with two new ones. Lauridsen believes that imposing such a tax on divorce is outrageous. The socioeconomic consequences of such a decision could be significant, he said, leading to weakened mobility in the labor market and a \"lock-in effect.\"",
  "summary": "Eiendom Norge ber finansminister Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) legge bort Skattekommisjonens forslag til økt…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}