Egypt - Apply for Land Title Deed (Transfer of Ownership)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Land Title Deed (Transfer of Ownership) in person, the applicant has to approach the  Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Contact link
2. Request a search and obtain Consent form at the Registry of Titles: Here the registry gives a ticket with the amount to be paid, which one takes to the bank to pay in full.
3. Pay Search Fee and Stamp Duty at any Commercial Bank and obtains a receipt that will later be presented again at the land registry to complete the procedure.
4. Conduct a search at the Registry of Titles and this is done after presenting the receipt of payment of the search fee from the bank
5. At this time one also picks up the consent to transfer application (in cases where the land was registered in another person’s names.
6. Attach all required documents like Transfer and Consent Forms, Mutation Form, Application for certificate of Customary Ownership and the sale agreement (in cases where the applicant is buying the land in question). It is not mandatory to use a lawyer to draw up the sale agreement or conduct the transaction, but in our case it would be common practice.
7. Valuation of property for transfer purposes by Chief Government Valuer's Office in order to determine its valuation for transfer purposes and for assessing and paying stamp duty
8. Obtain income tax clearance certificate and assessment form for payment of stamp duty from the Authority: Once the Chief Government valuer has given his consent on the cost, the file is taken to the Authority, where an assessment form for Stamp duty is provided. At that time, the name of the designated bank will be provided.
9. Payment of stamp duty at the designated commercial bank: In the first instance there is an assessment form which is taken to the bank and payment is made. The Bank will inform the Authority that payment has been received. There is a reconciliation process between the Bank and the Uganda Revenue Authority which can take up to 3 days.
10. Obtain consent to transfer from Land Office: This is done by lodging the transfer forms with the Land office.
11. Present documents to the City Council: The documentation include: Signed sale agreement, Receipts of stamp duty payment and Companies resolutions to buy and sell. Here the embossed sale agreement is given to the Authority for assessment of Registration Fee.
12. An assessment form is given providing the amount to the paid for Registration Fees. This form will also provide the name of the designated bank where payment is to be made.
13. One makes Payment of registration fee at a designated commercial bank to continue with the registration process.
14. Lodge the sale contract (including Receipts of payment for registration fees, Photocopies of IDs and passport size photographs of both Seller and Buyer) at the Land Office where it is transmitted to the Registrar who passes the Instrument of Transfer.
15. The file goes to typing and is then sent to the Commissioner in charge of Land Registration for verification. The registrar cancels out the old owner in handwriting and signs against the new owner.

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Required Documents

• Proof of land ownership
• PIN certificate (copy)
• Identity card (copy) for the applicant if Kenyan.
• Foreign national registration certificate- alien card (copy) For foreigners who are residents in Egypt
• Passport (copy) for the applicant if a non-citizen.
• Duly filled booking form
• Consent to transfer land (copy)
• Official land search (original)
• Land rates clearance receipt (copy)
• Land rent certificate (copy)
• Transfer instrument (3 original + copy)

Office Locations & Contacts

 Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
Address: 1 Shooting Club Street - Dokki – Giza
Email: [email protected]
Business Hours: from 9 am to 2 pm
Fax: 0237498128
Phones: 0233372596- 0233372677- 19561
Postal Code: 11312
Contact link

Eligibility

• A Egypt citizen may hold a land on either a freehold or leasehold basis
• A person who is not a citizen of Egypt. However they may only hold land on basis of leasehold tenure only, and any such lease, however granted, shall not exceed ninety nine years.

Fees

• A fee of EGP 500 is paid for official land search
• The fee of obtaining a land rates clearance certificate varies between counties. EGP 10,000 is charged in Nairobi County for a land rate clearance certificate.
• A fee of EGP 1000 is charged for Consent to Transfer from commissioner of Lands.
• A stamp duty is 4% of property value for urban lands and 2% for rural lands is payable.
• EGP 500 is charged for registration of transfers
• EGP. 5,000 is charged to obtain process a new title deed certificate.

Validity

• The validity of holding an Egyptian title deed depends on the land tenure it is under.

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 3 months.

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Instructions

Obtain official land search:

• Pay for land search
• Submit application for official land search
• Obtain official land search B. Obtain land transfer documents
• Contract an advocate
• Submit request for land transfer documents
• Obtain land transfer documents C. Obtain valuation for stamp duty
• Submit request for land valuation
• Site visit for valuation
• Obtain valuation for stamp duty D. Stamp duty payment
• Obtain payment slip
• Payment of stamp duty
• Submit documents for franking
• Obtain franked documents E. Land registration
• Pay registration fees
• Submit documents for registration
• Obtain registered documents.
  

Required Information

• Name of owner / buyer
• Address of owner / buyer
• Nature of title
• Plot Number
• Approximate area.
• Registry map Sheet Number
• Title Number

Need for the Document

• A Land Title Deed is a legal document showing evidence of ownership of land. In Egypt Land Title deeds are issued by the Deeds Registry under Ministry of Lands.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The document can be used as collateral when applying for bank loan or as a bond in court.

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