Real estate in Morocco: changes for the transfer of ownership

In Morocco, the transfer of property will no longer take place as before, the 2025 finance law having revisited the conditions applicable to the registration of deeds and agreements with the National Agency for Land Conservation, Cadastre and Cartography (ANCFCC ).

New rules for the transfer of property. In an internal note for the attention of all conservatives distributed on December 30, 2024, the National Land Conservation Agency emphasizes the new operating method. “Thus, no act relating to the transfer of real estate ownership, necessarily subject to the formality of registration, will be accepted by the registrars if it has not been previously registered with the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI), on the basis of a model form established by the administration and serving as a certificate of registration”, we can read in this note. Thanks to this document, the registrar can check whether the deed has been registered and the corresponding fees have been paid.