Plain-language guides to Saudi real estate law and practice — foreign ownership, taxes, rentals, off-plan, land and brokerage. Every statement is cited to its official or legal source and re-checked on a set date.
Who can own, where, what it costs and exactly how to apply under the 2026 law — every point sourced to REGA, the official portal or the law firms that analysed the regulations.
Transaction tax, the first-home exemption, the non-Saudi fee, brokerage and how the title transfer works — with worked examples for each type of buyer.
Five years of frozen rents in Riyadh, automatic lease renewal across the Kingdom, mandatory Ejar registration and the fines behind them — what landlords, tenants and investors need to know.
The FAL licence, the per-listing advertising licence, what every ad must show under the May 2026 regulation, brokerage contracts and commission — and the fines for getting it wrong.
The 2024 off-plan law, escrow accounts, the 5% reservation cap, what the contract must say and what happens if handover is late.
Annual fees of up to 10% on undeveloped urban land, a new levy on long-vacant buildings, and the zone rates now applied in Riyadh.
How we verify: each statement links to the source it came from. Official sources are REGA, ZATCA, ministries and the Saudi Press Agency; where the official text isn't public in English we rely on analyses by established law firms and label them as such.
