Published Series

    2021 | Year of Urban Change

    Analysing a torrent of  housing and urban related laws drafted, modified or passed between 2020 & 2021

    Betterment Levies – Development Brief

    In recent years, the government began implementing a fairly old law that’s rarely used, to tax real estate which is adjacent to public urban development projects. And in 2020, a decision was issued to collect in exchange for improvement on all the properties adjacent to the new urban development projects in Cairo. Does this mean that the owners of the properties adjacent to the Heliopolis bridges, Nasr City, and street expansion projects, may pay a tax soon in exchange for the improvement ?!

    Expropriation Law Amendments – Development Brief

    The law of expropriation for the public benefit is one of the most important laws that affect urbanization and daily social life in Cairo. The law has been amended so once in the ten years that have passed regarding compensation and the methods by which money is paid to the beneficiaries / injured. Read more about the amendments to the law and their impact on urbanization and housing in Cairo.

    Real Estate Registration Law Amendments – Development Brief

    The Real Estate Registration Law stipulates that no service provider transfers facilities to the names of new real estate owners or allows facilities to be delivered/supplied to newly built real estate, which was immediately sold unless proof of real estate registration is submitted. After the law was almost neglected by the Landlords, officials began a campaign in February 2021 to remind landlords to register before March 4. Read more about the importance of real estate registration, the reasons why some people object to it, and how it has affected the housing situation and security of tenure in Egypt.

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