On Sunday, the Egyptian government announced the postponement of the application of the real estate registration law until the end of this year, after a great controversy and a state of anger on the part of citizens because of this legislation, which carries exorbitant fees, and threatens to lose their home.
The Egyptian Cabinet said, in an official statement, that a draft law would be submitted to the House of Representatives providing for the postponement of the enforcement of the law on real estate registration until the end of December 2021.
The Council of Ministers indicated that based on a meeting held on Sunday, it was decided that the government would submit a draft law to the House of Representatives amending Law No. 186 of 2020, regarding amending some provisions of Law No. 114 of 1946, regulating the real estate registry, giving the Council of Ministers the opportunity to delay the implementation of this law until End of next December 2021.
Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly affirmed that the state’s primary goal is the interest of citizens and facilitation for them, pointing out that delaying the entry into force of this law until the end of this year will provide an opportunity to cooperate with Parliament in putting forward some ideas to facilitate citizens ’and stimulate registration, on top of which is the separation of tax payments. Real estate transactions for real estate registration procedures, and utility delivery.
"About 95% of our real estate in Egypt is not registered, and the government hopes that all citizens will register their properties, with the aim of fortifying and preserving the properties, so the government will work on its part to facilitate the procedures for real estate registration," Madbouly said.
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Counselor Omar Marawan, Minister of Justice, explained during the meeting that the registration step in the real estate registry aims to inventory real estate wealth, create an identity for each property, and the planned expansion of construction sites, as well as work to secure citizens' ownership and maximize their benefits, as well as control and secure And revitalizing the real estate market, and at the same time eliminating unauthorized construction and slums.
Wave of jitter
It is noteworthy that the new law, which sparked outrage, was scheduled to enter into force next week and stipulated that utilities such as water, electricity and others would not be connected except to registered properties.
But lawyers said that the new amendments threaten the Egyptians ’ownership of real estate and apartments for a while, as the property is not stabilized except through long and complicated procedures, in addition to being costly for a people whose children are at risk of poverty.
Social media erupted with a wave of anger, as many considered that the matter was nothing more than a new procedure of collection that the government had recently mastered in a way that many Egyptians were unable to pay, and brought them out to protest, as happened in the village demonstrations in September of last year against huge fines for reconciliation. In building violations, the government was forced to reduce the pacification of the street.