The authorities in Casablanca have launched a campaign to demolish cafes and restaurants in the city that pose a risk of collapse, and therefore a threat to the safety of customers and citizens.
A Moroccan residing in France is calling on the liaison magistrate at the Moroccan embassy in Paris to lend him a hand in order to recover his villa in Marrakech that was sold at auction as part of a case opposing him to a woman. He accuses a notary of "falsifying a real estate appraisal".
Real estate prices in Marrakech have increased by an average of 20% last summer. This is due to the strong demand from Moroccans living abroad (MREs) and foreigners, especially the French.
In Morocco, unscrupulous real estate developers do not hesitate to endanger the lives of citizens to whom they sell real estate of all standings, built with poor quality materials and in violation of the Urban Planning Code. The phenomenon is growing in the kingdom.
The legal requirement to present a tax certificate before any real estate transaction, which came into force on July 1 in Morocco, is causing discontent, both among economic operators and notaries.
Many Moroccans and Moroccans residing abroad have been waiting for years to take possession of their apartments, the construction of which was entrusted to the promoter of the real estate project "El Ghali". They are requesting the intervention of King Mohammed VI.
In the province of Kénitra, a commune president and his two deputies, as well as lawyers and civil servants, are accused of fraud and forgery in a case of spoliation of soulaliyate lands.
The Ministry of the Interior led by Abdelouafi Laftit is waging a fight against tax evasion in the real estate sector. In its sights, real estate developers who do not pay the tax on unbuilt land (TNB) and some commune presidents who cover up certain infractions.
The city of Casablanca plans to auction off its real estate, including villas whose monthly rent is too low and do not generate significant resources for the municipality.
The connection of the Nouaceur and Bouskoura areas, on the outskirts of Casablanca, to public transportation is said to be delayed due to a lobby of real estate developers.
The National Council of the Order of Notaries of Morocco intends to contribute to the efforts made to "establish contractual security". In this sense, the organization has decided to establish a blacklist of "undesirable" real estate developers.
In Morocco, real estate transactions have shown an upward trend since the beginning of the year. However, the sector remains confronted with the diversity of segments and the fragile balance between supply and demand.