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Minister of Municipalities and Housing clarifies mechanism for charging fees on vacant properties after adopting executive regulations

Reading time: 2 MinutesThe Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majid Al-Hogail said that the decision to impose fees on vacant units is part of efforts to regulate the real estate sector and achieve a balance between supply and demand, explaining ... Read more

The new regulation adopts gradual fees on vacant units according to specific market indicators, to stimulate their utilization and increase the real estate supply.

13/05/2026

Engineer Abdullah bin Saud Al-Hammad

Head of the Real Estate Authority: The rental market is vast and diverse. We are working on a regulation that promotes confidence and reduces inflation

Authority: Riyadh has 538,000 residential units, 332,000 commercial units, and more than one million rental units.

Video... Text of Al-Haqeel's and the head of the Real Estate Authority's speeches on regulating the real estate market at the government press conference

Offer practical steps to open up land and apply white land fees to control housing prices and stabilize the market.

Saudi Central Bank

Saudi Arabia's central bank approves visitor ID to open bank accounts

The Visitor ID is officially accepted as a verification document to open bank accounts for visitors to the Kingdom through technical platforms.

Building Compliance Certificate

Building Compliance Certificate Request Cases in Saudi Arabia

A certificate issued electronically by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing after a field inspection and is required when selling, renting or financing.

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Citizen Account sets 3 conditions to ensure the validity of the lease contract

Conditions for accreditation: Registering the contract in Ejar, registering the electricity meter in the tenant's name, and matching the address with the citizen account.

Real estate applications

10 tips to help you buy real estate at the best price and with the least risk

إرشادات عملية لتحديد الاحتياجات، الميزانية، الموقع، الفحص القانوني والتمويل وضمان صفقة عقارية آمنة ومربحة

Minister of Municipalities and Housing

Al-Haqeel: Rental regulations increase the attractiveness of living and settling in the Kingdom

New regulations curb rental inflation, require contracts to be documented through Ejar, and promote transparency and protection of rights.

Off-plan real estate projects

Financial penalties for violating Riyadh's rental relations provisions Learn about them

General Real Estate Authority sets fine up to 12 months' rent and offers reward of up to 20% for whistleblowers

Tayseer Al-Mufaraj - Real Estate Technologies - Real Estate Sector

After being approved by the General Real Estate Authority: New regulations establish justice between landlord and tenant

Stop the annual increase in Riyadh, effective from September 25 for five years, and require contracts to be documented on the Ejar platform

Video. Provisions governing the relationship between landlord and tenant in Riyadh that came into effect today

A five-year freeze on rent increases, mandatory documentation of contracts in Ejar, automatic renewal and fines up to 12 months« rent.

Al-Haqeel

Al-Haqeel: Provisions to regulate the relationship between landlord and tenant achieve balance in the real estate market

Provisions to regulate the landlord-tenant relationship and suspend annual rent increases in Riyadh for five years.

In detail... Riyadh's landlord-tenant procedures after approval

Riyadh adopts a package of measures that includes a five-year moratorium on increases, rent stabilization, and documenting contracts through Ejar

Approval of statutory provisions to regulate the relationship between landlord and tenant

Suspending the annual increase of rents in the Riyadh city area for five years starting on September 25, 2025, with the obligation to document contracts.

Public Authority for State Properties

Infographic: Modernized rules for allocating and recovering state properties

الهيئة تعتمد تحديثات لضوابط تخصيص واسترداد عقارات الدولة تشمل خطة ثلاثية وتقييم رقمي ولجنة دائمة.

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“Real Estate Authority” launches the draft regulatory framework for the legislative pilot environment via a “survey platform”

Invitation for beneficiaries to participate in a consultation on a regulatory framework that allows testing of innovative real estate models until October 18, 2025

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