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Listed below is a detailed summary of the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants to purchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute.

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  • Standard Property Transfer

  • Property Value: QAR 15,624,216.84
  • City: Doha

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Bring the title of the property to the archive office of the real estate registry

A copy of the title needs to be submitted along with the application. Other documents that need to be also submitted are ID cards of seller and buyer and their signatures. At least one party must be present at the time of submitting the application.
After the application has been submitted at the Customer Services desk, an application fee of QAR 15 must be paid (QAR 10 price of the paper on which the new title will be printed; this is a special paper that cannot be counterfeited + QAR 5 for the plan).


Agency: Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department 		1 day No cost
2 Fill sale-purchase agreement that is available in the real estate registry

The archive office registers the title information in the Archive database.

Agency: Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department 		1 day No cost
3 The archive officer checks for encumbrances



Agency: Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department 		1 day No cost
4 The buyer pays the transfer fee at the Customer Services counter

Pursuant to law no. 14 of 1964 as amended by law no. 16 of 1989, a percentage fee is imposed upon the sale of real properties (being 0.25 % of the purchase price) in addition to fees of authentication of documents (5 riyals per document).

Agency: Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department 		1 day 1/400 of Property value
5 Checking of ownership of the seller and verification of the transfer agreement

The director of the authentication department at the Real Estate Register Department checks that that the seller is the owner and verifies the transfer agreement”
Upon paying the registration fees, the buyer is given a receipt that will then need to be show to the authentication department in the RER building. The contracting parties need to appear in person before the director of the department. The director verifies the capacities and identities of the contracting parties and witnesses as well as the legality of the application and agreement and shall review the submitted applications, documents and title deeds. If they are found to be valid, legal and complete, the director shall approve the application and verify the contracting parties’ acceptance of the application and make sure they understand its contents. The director shall then draw up minutes of the contract and have them signed by the contracting parties in the presence of two adult witnesses.
If both parties fail to attend the Government department due to sickness or other compelling reasons, the contract may be heard in a private session.


Agency: Real Estate Registration and Authentication Department 		1 day No cost
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