Capital Contribution

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Take Over the Loans and Reduce Your Monthly Costs in Your Condominium

Voluntary Capital Contribution or Collective Capital Contribution - An Option to Lower Your Monthly Costs

Lower your monthly costs by taking over all or part of the association’s loans through a capital contribution to the housing cooperative.

The reduction is achieved because, as an individual, you can claim a tax deduction of 30 percent on the interest paid on loans.

When purchasing a condominium, the prospective member often borrows money from a bank to cover the purchase price. Many buyers do not realize that the fee to the association largely consists of interest and amortization on the association’s loans. This can amount to several hundred thousand kronor up to millions in the member’s share of the association’s loans. The interest paid through the fee is not deductible, neither for the association nor for the member.

Capital contributions can also be an option for major renovations to avoid raising fees.

Forum takes full responsibility for implementing the capital contribution. We guide you safely through the entire process, providing support for both the board and the members.

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There are two ways to implement a capital contribution: voluntary or collective.

Voluntary Capital Contribution

The association adopts new bylaws that allow for two types of share ratios – capital share ratio and operating share ratio. Thereafter, each member contributes to their share of the association's loans according to their own financial capacity. Equal apartments may have different capital share ratios after a voluntary capital contribution, depending on the portion of the association’s loans attributable to each apartment.

Collective Capital Contribution

Members pay off their share of the association's loans or parts of it according to their share in the association. This can be significant for members who purchased their apartment later and have high loans. If not all members agree, approval from the Rent Tribunal is required.

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