Jamal Yaqout, head of the Real Estate Registration and Documentation Department, stated that the House of Representatives approved the draft law submitted by the government to amend the real estate registry
To achieve the desired goal of the program pioneers
In terms of separating the performance of the real estate tax from registration, not requiring ownership as a condition for registration, registration of long-earned possession of property from seizure for a period of fifteen years, registration of permanent possession of real estate based on a customary or primary contract for a period of five years
Imposing a severe penalty in the case of submitting forged documents for the purpose of obtaining the registration through them, giving the head of the tax office or the secretary of the office the judicial police to seize those forged documents and take the necessary action in their regard
He pointed out that the law specified 3 cases in which any citizen can go to the real estate registry to register an apartment, real estate or land owned by him, which are:
Who has a final contract of ownership of the property Who has a customary “primary” contract where 5 years have passed since his possession of the property and this is proven by a utility receipt or his address on the card
Documents required for registration, which states:
Data indicating the personality, capacity and authority of each party, with the exception of final rulings that are required to be published. An official digital map showing the data and coordinates of the property or unit subject of registration or any other official document bearing the same data (No requirement of the Survey Authority is possible from a digital map from Google). The legal basis for the application for registration (contract). Acknowledgment by the owner of the rights established on the property subject of the registration
As for the fee for real estate registration, it starts from 500 pounds and reaches a maximum of 2000 pounds.