No queries around title deeds received by DLD for the past four years
[Dubai - United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2014] – Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced its complete settlement of all land disputes in the Emirate. This milestone represents a new record to add to its list of successes, which was attained by DLD due to successful application of Article no. 12 of the Land Registry Law No.7 of 2006, relating to land registration in the Emirate of Dubai.
Article no. 12 lays out procedures which provide the DLD Chairman with executive powers to resolve issues in regards to land disputes and registrations, considering applications for possession of property and the addition of names to title deeds through the adjustment of land status where appropriate. Following the issuance of the law, DLD received a number of requests which stopped at the year 2010, and for the four years since this date, DLD hasn't registered any further applications for registration settlements.
Sultan Al Akraf, Director of Real Estate Registration Services at DLD said: "We are delighted to announce this great achievement and the resolution of this previously widespread problem is an extremely positive and welcome result of an extensive programme. Our achievement stems from the successful progression of a number of cases, combined with the absence of any further requests to settle disputes over land holdings in Dubai for an extended period since the year 2010 ".
Al Akraf added: "We believe that our effective and fair application of Article no. 12 of the Land Registry Law No. 7 of 2006 has successfully increased customers' confidence in Dubai's real estate market. These positive results stem chiefly from the prerequisite official registration of all land in the Emirate with the names of respective owners, which has culminated in the current position of a complete absence of legal disputes on this issue. "
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, issued Law No. 7 of 2006 regarding real estate registration in the Emirate. Here, 11 chapters of legal documentation included 29 articles relating to the definitions and general provisions of the law along with the system of application and the right to own property, providing DLD with authority to execute changes to land registry data and to allocate title deeds where appropriate.
Article number 7 of the Land Registry Law set out terms for the creation of a property register to be maintained by DLD, in order to record all real property rights and amend them as necessary. This property register carries absolute evidentiary value against all parties, with the validity of its data only disputable in the case of fraud or forgery.