Ownership and land title
Full ownership, convertibility guarantee and capital repatriation.
September 2026 edition · 6 pages · PDF, 181 Ko
What you will learn
- Why the land title is the best guarantee of ownership in Morocco
- What full ownership allows you to do, with no time limit
- The conditions of the convertibility guarantee
- What ownership changes, or not, for residency
Contents
1Ownership, land title and repatriation of capital
- The land title, foundation of security
- What full ownership includes
- The convertibility guarantee
- Residence and stays
- Frequently asked questions
- 2Checklist before signing
The land title, foundation of security
Since 1913 Morocco has applied a land registration system inspired by the land register model: each registered property receives a numbered title, kept by the land registry (conservation foncière). The title is final: once established, it extinguishes all prior unrecorded rights.
Any transfer, mortgage or easement has legal existence only once recorded on the title. The certificate of ownership issued by the land registry therefore gives, at a given date, the exact status of the property. It is the first document the notary asks for.
Unregistered properties, known as melkia, are governed by traditional deeds. A foreign buyer should avoid them: proof of ownership is weaker and the convertibility guarantee harder to obtain.
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