Transforming Qatar’s Real Estate Landscape with Law Update
Qatar has announced update to its real estate registration laws, marking the most significant overhaul since 1964.
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This significant update marks the debut of digital real estate registration, signaling a pivotal transformation in the country’s property law administration. The Ministry of Justice explains that the implementation of Law No. (5) of 2024, issued by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, leads a revolutionary period for public services with the introduction of electronic registration processes for the first time.
This legislation aims to dramatically enhance real estate registration services by leveraging the latest technological innovations. It represents a groundbreaking step since the introduction of Law No. (14) in 1964, aligning with Qatar‘s comprehensive development strategies across various real estate fields.
The Ministry elaborates that the law, with its 55 articles, replaces the old legislation, introducing wide-ranging amendments designed to update and improve service provision in numerous critical areas. These include the realms of real estate registration, record-keeping, documentation, and processes for the adjudication of unregistered property applications. The reforms are geared towards enhancing efficiency, flexibility, and accommodating the broad development of the state and its society.
Implementing Modern Solutions for Property Management
A pivotal move towards modernization allows for the electronic conduct of real estate registration procedures, ensuring that electronic copies, requests, and transactions are legally valid, just like their paper originals. This effort aims to streamline processes for individuals and legal entities, including companies, facilitating easier access to real estate services.
Protection of citizen rights is a core aspect of the new law, mandating the registration of all transactions that affect ownership rights. The legislation ensures stakeholders are notified through their national address for all actions taken under its provisions. The real estate registration administration is recognized as the definitive authority on ownership, based on entries in the real estate registry.
The law also addresses the technical aspects of property management, such as partitioning and unifying properties, and sets penalties for illegal registration activities. It introduces a reconciliation process for certain offenses, allowing resolution before lawsuit by paying a fine and correcting the violation.
Saeed Abdullah Al Suwaidi, assistant undersecretary for Real Estate Registration and Documentation Affairs, praised the law’s introduction, noting it follows extensive discussions and reviews with stakeholders and legislative authorities.
This effort aims to meet Qatari citizens’ expectations for improved, more convenient judicial services. Al Suwaidi highlighted the comprehensive change designed to satisfy the real estate sector’s needs and citizens’ aspirations by ensuring all legal procedures protect the rights of involved parties during the registration process.
Moreover, the law is integral to Qatar’s national development strategy, aligning with the Qatar Third National Development Strategy 2024-2030 objectives. This strategic direction aims to enhance the country’s investment appeal and develop the real estate sector as a vital economic component.
The Ministry of Justice‘s responsibility to issue executive regulations and decisions will ensure a structured approach to implementing the new legal framework, supporting Qatar’s continued real estate development and legislative progress.
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This collaboration will extend into the fourth phase of Azizi’s Riviera project in MBR City, with Cummins supplying top-tier power generators.
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Azizi Developments, a prominent private developer in the UAE, and Cummins Inc., a global leader in power solutions design, manufacturing, distribution, and supply, are extending their partnership into the fourth phase of the large-scale Riviera project. Cummins, known for its diverse range of products including diesel, natural gas, electric, and hybrid powertrains, as well as powertrain-related components, like filtration, after-treatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, control systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, electric power generation systems, batteries, hydrogen generation, and fuel cell products. The manufacturer is globally renowned for its excellence in both innovation and sustainability.
Mr. Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, said: “As we continue our collaboration with Cummins Inc. for the fourth phase of our flagship project, Riviera, we reaffirm our commitment to procuring and utilizing only the highest quality materials. This partnership highlights our dedication to providing exceptional lifestyles for our investors and end-users through the careful selection of premium components. We are confident that our now-broadened alliance with Cummins Inc. will help in maintaining the high standards established for Riviera and further elevate the benchmarks of quality and excellence.”
Riviera is part of Azizi Developments’ award-winning portfolio. It is a stylish waterfront lifestyle destination that comprises 75 mid- and high-rise buildings with approximately 16,000 residences.
Designed to introduce the French-Mediterranean lifestyle to Dubai, which is not merely about architectural art, but also about a certain ‘joie de vivre’ — a celebration of life, an exultation of spirit, Riviera represents a new landmark destination that is both residential and commercial, with an abundance of retail space. Riviera features three districts: an extensive retail boulevard, a lagoon walk on the shores of its 2.7 km-long swimmable crystal lagoon with artisan eateries and boutiques, and Les Jardins — a vast, lush-green social space.
With its strategic location near the upcoming Meydan One Mall and the Meydan Racecourse — home of the Dubai World Cup — as well as Dubai’s most noteworthy points of interest, Riviera represents one of Azizi Developments’ most coveted projects.
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Chris Dixon, a partner who led the charge, says he has a ‘very long-term horizon’
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