Morocco is preparing to open a new chapter in the field of securing real estate transactions, with the announcement of the implementation of the national electronic register for agencies related to real rights starting June 1, 2026, following a brief technical delay imposed by the requirements for digital and training readiness. This initiative follows years of legislative and institutional preparation, aimed at enhancing transparency and combating forgery in this vital sector.
This system is the result of a legal journey that began with the enactment of Law No. 31.18 in 2019, which established a special register for official agencies related to real estate. It was subsequently framed organizationally under a decree in 2024, with model specifications set by a ministerial decision in October 2025. With the official launch date set, various courts across the kingdom will be required to accept registration requests for these agencies within a unified digital system.
The new register is based on a simple yet crucial principle: the mandatory registration of every agency involving a legal act concerning real estate into a national electronic database, granting each transaction a unique, timestamped identifier that is tamper-proof. This allows various stakeholders, including notaries, lawyers, judicial officers, registrars, and judges, to instantly verify the validity and legal extent of the agencies, as well as track any amendments or cancellations made to them.
This digital transformation puts an end to the previous situation in which agencies were drafted on paper documents without any centralized registration, opening the door to multiple fraudulent practices, including the use of canceled or forged agencies, acting beyond the limits of authorization, and even exploiting agencies after the death of their owners. The new system is expected to significantly reduce these risks by ensuring precise tracking of each agency from its inception until its expiration.
Professionally, this register represents a qualitative leap in how legal practitioners operate, allowing them to submit and track files remotely through a secure platform, while obtaining digitally signed certificates, thereby reducing timeframes and enhancing efficiency. For citizens, the system provides additional guarantees to protect their rights, especially in cases of sale or property management, making it difficult to dispute the existence of the agency or bypass it.
This project is also part of a broader strategy to modernize justice and property management in Morocco, based on digitization, simplification of procedures, and strengthening connectivity among various information systems. In the future, this register is expected to be linked with property registry databases, ensuring comprehensive tracking of all transaction stages, from drafting the agency to registering the transfer of ownership.
Despite these gains, the transition to the digital system is not expected to be without challenges, as the initial phase may encounter difficulties related to practitioners’ adaptation and the standardization of practices nationwide. Additionally, the lack of retroactive registration poses a practical issue, as agencies drafted before June 2026 will remain outside this system, albeit still legal, which may gradually favor registered agencies as being more secure.
In conclusion, the launch of the electronic register for agencies marks a pivotal step towards strengthening trust in real estate transactions, combining digitization with legal governance in an attempt to close the loopholes that forgery has exploited for years, paving the way for a more transparent and secure environment in managing real property in Morocco.
