Dutch municipalities have an official procedure for searching in Morocco for real estate not declared by recipients of “bijstand” (social assistance). But the 2026 UWV guide acknowledges that these investigations depend on Moroccan cooperation deemed “not always optimal.”
In Marrakech, the most prestigious properties command up to approximately 76,000 dirhams per square metre. Foreign demand remains strong, the supply of quality properties remains limited, and a further price increase is expected in 2026.
During his divorce in the Netherlands, a man denies owning a house in Morocco and claims that it belongs to his father. Land registry documents reveal two different properties. For deliberately concealing the property, he loses his entire share in favor of his ex-wife.
In the province of Barcelona, Moroccans are now the largest nationality among foreign homebuyers in Vilafranca del Penedès. They have claimed this position in a city where prices have risen by nearly 31% in one year.
In the Netherlands, not knowing about the obligation to declare property held in Morocco is not enough to avoid the consequences. A family home, plot of land or other assets abroad must be reported when they may affect entitlement to “bijstand”.
Mohamed is preparing complaints in Morocco and Belgium. His aim is to reconstruct what happened to any insurance payments, social benefits and inheritance funds after the death of his father, a Moroccan worker who died in 1977 following an accident in France.
In Casablanca, preparations for the 2030 World Cup are accelerating demolition operations that began long ago. An analysis of satellite images conducted by the Belgian daily De Standaard shows that more than 15 hectares disappeared in less than a year within the Avenue Royale area.
Wealthy property owners and influential officials are now being caught up in the campaign to reclaim public land in Bouznika. Several have been ordered to vacate their properties before September 15, under threat of demolition.
Hundreds of families, including MREs, have been waiting for years for their apartment in the Al Ghali project in Marrakech. After sometimes substantial payments and a stalled construction site, work has finally resumed, nine years after the launch of the program’s last phase.
In Morocco, some building permits may be issued before all the subdivision’s infrastructure is completed . This new, strictly regulated possibility applies in particular to public rehousing projects following a natural disaster or aimed at combating substandard housing.
Buying or selling a titled property in Morocco is about to become simpler. The new law on adouls removes a major territorial constraint, with particular benefits for MREs managing a property remotely.
A woman was supposed to transfer property located in Morocco to her ex-husband before April 2020. Six years later, nothing has been resolved. The Dutch courts have just changed their approach in an attempt to unblock a situation constrained by Moroccan rules.