Morocco real estate: MRE power of attorney rules change June 2026

It was a gaping loophole, regularly exploited to illegally appropriate property. Disputes based on forged or secretly revoked mandates should now become a thing of the past. This new safety net particularly reassures property owners established abroad (MREs, accustomed to delegating the management of their real estate assets remotely to avoid multiple back-and-forth trips.

On Bladi.net : Real Estate in Morocco: Power of Attorney Registration Becomes Mandatory Before Any Transaction

Official approval was given today across all courts of first instance in the kingdom. Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, formalized this rollout through correspondence addressed to the Superior Council of the Judiciary. Technical tools are finally operational, materializing the full implementation of the law 31.18 which amends the Code of Obligations and Contracts.

Concretely, whether it is a sale, purchase, donation or the establishment of a mortgage, the era of the isolated document is over. Registration in a national electronic database becomes essential. Real estate professionals can now instantly verify the existence of a document, track any modification or confirm a possible cancellation to prevent any fraudulent manipulation.

On Bladi.net : Real Estate in Morocco: Attention, the rules for powers of attorney are changing completely on June 1, 2026!

Beyond the strict protection of property, this step illustrates the digital transformation of the Moroccan judicial administration. The progressive dematerialization of deeds promises to streamline the work of legal practitioners, provided that the courts quickly and effectively adopt this unprecedented new technological architecture.