In Tangier, major landowners are multiplying schemes to escape the tax on undeveloped land . Facing massive tax assessments, authorities are intensifying their crackdown and promising severe penalties against tax fraud.
Faced with rumors of a new housing tax in Morocco, authorities deny it. It is solely a transfer of management to the General Tax Authority (DGI ) and digitalization of payment, with no change to tax rates.
Serious field reports expose major tax irregularities in the Casablanca region . Real estate developers have circumvented taxes on social housing construction sites, prompting the Interior Ministry to respond.
Starting June 1, 2026, Morocco will enforce a new law regulating real estate powers of attorney . This major reform aims to secure land transactions and eradicate the scourge of property seizures affecting many owners.
Often victims of land fraud due to their distance from home, Moroccans residing abroad are finally seeing their properties secured. Starting June 1, 2026, a new legislation will strictly regulate powers of attorney to eradicate real estate mafias.
Since April 8, 2026, a circular has revolutionized the issuance of real estate tax certificates in Morocco. Forced digitalization and 48-hour deadlines transform the municipal tax collector into a transaction pivot point, capable of blocking any sale in case of unpaid debts.
Opposition MPs are sounding the alarm over draft law 34.21. They are calling for a break with "concrete cities" without services and denouncing the abuses related to subdivision permits and the lack of infrastructure.
A new ministerial circular mandates the digitalization of the real estate tax certificate in Morocco. Processing times are now limited to 48 hours, while notaries and municipal tax collectors see their responsibilities strengthened to secure transactions.
The Ministries of the Interior and Finance are launching a digital service to obtain the real estate tax clearance certificate within a maximum of 48 hours. This reform simplifies real estate sales by digitizing the exchanges between the Treasury, notaries, and tax authorities.
In Agadir, a residence imposes an ultra-strict access control. Systematic registration of identities, prior agreement of residents and prohibition of real estate agents: these new rules are the subject of a lively debate between private security and respect for individual freedoms.
Moroccans are now the second largest foreign buyers of housing in Spain . With more than 5,000 transactions at the end of 2025, they are only a few units away from dethroning the British, the historical leaders in the sector.
The province of Nouaceur is launching a vast investigation targeting developers and real estate cooperatives for tax evasion. At stake: millions of dirhams in unpaid taxes on vacant land and mandatory economic contributions.