Alphabets guide

A B D F G H K M N Q R S T W

Alphabet (A)

Standard lease agreement

  It is an electronic rental contract in a unified format, approved by the judicial authorities.

Notarized contract

  The standard rental contract registered in the electronic network of rental services, which is signed electronically with the approval of all parties to the rental process.

Final accreditation

Accrediting the plan in the final form after applying the plan on the ground and implementing all the requirements and controls related to the rules of the urban zone.  

Property sciences

  All subjects and specialized scientific curricula that are concerned with teaching the economics, techniques and management of the Property industry.

Property

  It is the building that contains the rental units.

Common Property

  The term "common property" refers to property that is owned by several people, each of whom owns a part of the public property.

Department of development, supervision and control of the Property facility

  It is the authority responsible for supervising and controlling the Property facility to control violations - individuals, institution, or company.

Advertising

One of the forms of the partner’s journey in solidarity with “SHRAKAT” regarding private sector lands, including: qualification, study of technical offers, study of prices, development of the implementation plan, and signing of the declaration memorandum

Inquiries about the validity of an deed

  This service allows all those concerned with Property development to verify the integrity of the deed and the sequence of its ownership.

Property

  It is the building that contains the rental units.

Parties to the rental process

  The dealers in the Property rental sector are: the lessor, the Property broker, and the lessee.

Issuance of an Owners Association Registration Certificate

  This service allows the issuance of a registration certificate from the owners initiative, and this certificate seeks to regulate the relationship between owners and occupants of housing units of joint ownership.

Common parts in rent

  Parts that are shared by the beneficiaries of the rental units in the property, such as corridors, elevators, and others that are not restricted to one of the users.

Property brokerage agreement

  It is an agreement concluded by the Property broker with the property owner to rent the property or parts of it.

Families most need

  Families that fall under low income classifications.

Owners Association

  A program that aims to govern the relationship between owners and tenants of jointly owned housing units by establishing rules, regulations, and control mechanisms, arranging property and facilities management services, and promoting a culture of coexistence via education and awareness.

Conditional contract or (contract related with condition )

  It is a feature that guarantees the registration of the contract, and allows adding an agreed period prior to the contract's activation and entry into force, which the parties specify for the purpose of completing the initialization, and during this period one of the parties has the right to cancel the contract.

Common parts of ownership

It is the area of common services between all units within the property.

Examiner

  He is a completely independent and impartial engineer. The examiner's decision depends on the correctness and integrity of the application of procedures and regulations. The examiner does not have the authority to sign any document on site, but has the full responsibility to discover and evaluate Errors and defects and demand their correction. As well as the checklist, the inspector looks at the general condition of the building to determine other defects or possible occurrence at a later period.  

Adoption of the initial scheme

Initial approval of the land division plan by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, in which building systems and controls are defined, as well as land uses and the road network.

Alphabet (B)

License

The approval of the competent authority to carry out the activity. Letter (Arabic)

financial stimulus

It is a refundable amount of money provided as a grant from the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing to the real estate developer in a specified percentage of the value of the project development, and it is obtained after the approval of the concerned authority in the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing.

Reducing the cost of land

The reduction in the cost of land as a result of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing providing subsidized lands and/or free lands based on the type of project proposed by the developers; With the aim of supporting and strengthening the housing sector by offering these lands at reasonable prices.

Secretariat Authority

A service body with a legal personality with financial and administrative independence headed by an official with the title of trustee, which undertakes the implementation of the tasks entrusted to it and specified by the decisions of its competencies. Letter (Arabic) 

Urban limits

The lines shown in the maps of urban scope documents in accordance with the approved urban zoning rules, which show the various stages of urban development, the development protection limit, and represent the appropriate boundaries for the settlement of urban activities, and the absorption of urban growth during a specified period of time. Letter (Arabic)

Land Registry

A set of documents that show the descriptions of each property, its location, its legal status, its rights and obligations, and the amendments that occur to it in succession. Letter (Arabic)

Excess withdrawal

 The real estate developer has the right to withdraw the excess amount in the escrow account in his favor if the assets of the escrow account fully cover the costs of the project. Letter (Arabic)

Interest-free financing

 The financing provided by the Ministry without interest to qualified developers in order to support the development costs that they have put forward to start construction works. Letter (Arabic)

house

It is the house or shelter designated for housing and residence and is provided with the necessary utilities and is subject in its distribution, construction and number of floors to the desire of the inhabitant within the regulations of the competent authorities. Letter (Arabic)  

Public utility

Roads, water, electricity, communications, sewage and torrential drainage networks. Letter (Arabic)

Environmental pollution

The presence of one or more substances or factors in quantities, qualities or for a period of time that directly or indirectly leads to harm to public health, neighborhoods, natural resources or property, or negatively affects the quality of life and human well-being. Letter (Arabic)

saving amount

 keep an amount equivalent to 5% of the total value of the construction cost as a guarantee for the implementation of the project, and it is disbursed after the approval of the committee or the lapse of one year from the date of the developer’s delivery of the project and emptying to the buyers. Letter (Arabic)

The increase in the rate of construction

The increase in the built-up area factor, which occurs as a result of the Ministry allowing developers to develop more dense housing units where appropriate.

popular house

It is the house that relies in its construction on mud or cement walls and is roofed with wood and mud materials, and often consists of one floor. Letter (Arabic)  

Public services

Religious, educational, health, security and other services; Which is not covered by the regular rate of planning. Letter (Arabic)

Municipal license

It is a written approval from the competent authority in the ministry, including approval to practice the activity in accordance with the terms and requirements regulating it. Letter (Arabic)

Payments table

All payments collected from buyers in the escrow account must be linked to the completion percentage, so that the first payment does not exceed 20% of the completion percentage, and the last payment is 5% as a maximum. Letter (Arabic)

Armed house

A house in which concrete is used in its structural structure and consists of one or more floors. Letter (Arabic) A house in which concrete is used in its structural structure and consists of one or more floors. Letter (Arabic)  

Competent Committees

 The committee to consider violations and objections to the white land fees system or the committee to estimate the value of the land subject to the application of white land fees. Letter (Arabic)

Municipal fines

They are the fines and penalties mentioned in the list of fines and penalties for municipal violations or in any other legal text dealing with a municipal violation. Letter (Arabic)

Developer Qualification

A certificate issued by the off-plan sales committee to the developer after the real estate developer has passed the qualification criteria approved by the committee. Letter (Arabic)

District Municipalities

It is one of the formations created by the ministry in accordance with certain controls and standards, and it is like the parent municipality, to which a number of municipalities and village complexes have been linked in a limited area and has great powers in a desire to speed decision-making and achieve flexibility of work. It undertakes the tasks entrusted to it on its own, as well as supervising the supervision of the municipalities and the village complexes associated with it. Letter (Arabic) .  

Payment order

  The notification issued by the Ministry to the person charged with the decision regarding his land, including his name, the number of the land deed, its location, the statutory document, the amount of the fee and the date of payment. Letter (Arabic)

Environmental Health

The safety of everything that surrounds humans, including water, air, soil and food, and that they are free from diseases or their causes that may cause negative effects on public health. Letter (Arabic)

Engineering report

A report showing the percentage of completion, main activities, general information, and notes for the construction works in the project. Letter (Arabic)

sub-municipality

It is a legal person branched from either a specific municipality or municipality, established with the aim of facilitating the provision of services entrusted to the secretariat or municipality to citizens residing in its district within the limits of the powers vested in it. Letter (Arabic)

Billing cycle

Regular dates annually, with a fixed period of time to pay the fee of one year, starting from the date of imposition of the fee on the land. Letter (Arabic)

Urban Impact

It is the building that reflects a special religious, civil, historical or architectural importance, such as mosques, old towers, palaces and walls. Letter (Arabic)

Unit specifications

Building specifications and finishes that the developer is obligated to implement for each unit. Letter (Arabic)

Infringements

 It is the acquisition of government lands without a right or title, based on some people claiming ownership of land under the pretext of squatting. Letter (Arabic) 

Offense

An act or omission of an act by the taxpayer or his authorized representative, intentionally or negligently, that breaches one of the duties of the law or regulation. Letter (Arabic)

Health control

It is a set of field and administrative procedures that are taken to follow up the health conditions that are required in the shop or factory and to ensure their availability, especially in the places of manufacture, preparation and display, as well as for workers, and to verify the safety and suitability of foodstuffs for human consumption and their compliance with the prescribed specifications for each type. Letter (Arabic)

Consultation office

The engineering office licensed to engage in engineering supervision and monitor the implementation and approval of project works. Letter (Arabic)

Advantages of organization

The planning appurtenances are applied to parts of the land after widening a street, building a facility, a public space, or expropriating ownership. Letter (Arabic) 

Fine

The penalty imposed by the competent committee on the taxpayer for the violation attributed to him. Letter (Arabic)

Ministry

His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. Letter (Arabic)

Units Code statement

A statement of the number of units to be sold on the map, with a fixed symbol for each unit. Letter (Arabic)

Grants

They are the lands that are granted in schemes approved by the secretariats, municipalities and village complexes to the citizen based on orders issued by the guardian without restriction or condition. Letter (Arabic)  

Objection

The taxpayer or his representative grieved against the decision issued to impose the fee on his land before the competent committee. Letter (Arabic)

Deputy

His Excellency Deputy Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. Letter (Arabic)

Actual completion rate

The percentage of the construction work that has actually been completed on the project. Letter (Arabic)

village complex

  A legal personality with financial and administrative independence and with its own independent budget is established to serve a group of villages and choose the village in which the basic necessities of life are available and be its headquarters. Letter (Arabic) 

Ministry

Ministry of Municipalities and Housing.

Planned completion rate

The percentage of completion according to the schedule approved by the construction works of the project. Letter (Arabic)

Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing Sector System

Entities with independent legal personality (government agencies or companies) whose boards of directors are chaired by His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, which are: (Housing Program, Real Estate Development Fund, General Real Estate Authority, National Housing Company, Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company). Letter (Arabic)

Program

Housing Program Letter (Arabic)

The Commission

A commission for selling or renting off-plan real estate units. Letter (Arabic)

box

Real Estate Development Fund. Letter (Arabic)

provisions

Provisions related to the sale or lease of real estate units off-plan, based on decisions of the Council of Ministers. Letter (Arabic)

Connection

An interactive process in which information (message) is exchanged between two or more parties (sender, receiver) or more in order to convince and influence. Letter (Arabic)

Housing volunteer

  A person who has a specific skill or experience in a field of housing that he uses to voluntarily perform a social duty and choice without conditional remuneration. Letter (Arabic)

Authority

Real Estate General Authority. Letter (Arabic)

Development of real estate

The process of planning raw land and constructing residential, commercial, office, service, industrial, touristic units or other real estate construction and construction projects. Letter (Arabic)

co-operative housing

It is part of the housing program that aims to provide adequate and affordable housing units for citizens by enabling housing cooperative societies to establish housing units. Letter (Arabic)

National Company

The National Housing Company. Letter (Arabic)

market of housing

A market in which housing units of all types and sizes are sold, bought and traded, and includes relevant government agencies in addition to financiers, real estate developers, contractors, investors, brokers and citizens, and it is part of the real estate market. Letter (Arabic)

Housing Cooperative Society

They are institutions with economic and social objectives created voluntarily by a group of individuals, including legal persons, and they contribute to its capital, to meet their housing needs by building affordable housing units with the participation of members' efforts, following cooperative principles. Letter (Arabic)

Secret

Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company. Letter (Arabic)

Market of real estate

The broadest and most comprehensive concept, through which all types of real estate are sold, bought and traded (land, housing, markets, towers, complexes, farms, factories, warehouses, schemes, ..etc) and these real estate are multi-use (residential, commercial, administrative, industrial). , investment, agricultural, and others) and includes the relevant government agencies in addition to investors, investment funds, banks, real estate developers, brokers and citizens. Letter (Arabic)

A housing association

A housing association that provides housing services to beneficiaries within its scope and is subject to technical supervision by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing.

Institute

Saudi Real Estate Institute. Letter (Arabic)

Enable the request

 Meeting the increasing demand for residential real estate financing, and enabling the citizen to obtain an adequate housing. Letter (Arabic)

agreement

 A memorandum of understanding outlining the frameworks of the relationship and areas of cooperation between development housing and associations and civil institutions. Letter (Arabic)

work rules

The rules issued by the committee regulating the sale or lease of real estate units off-plan. Letter (Arabic)

white land

It is the government land located on the outskirts of each country, and it is empty and uninhabited land.

Strategy

A long-term plan based on the analysis and understanding of all current variables and future expectations and the development of appropriate procedures and interventions to deal with them appropriately. Letter (Arabic)

Supply support

Supply support is an essential pillar of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, and is achieved through three axes: Planning, regulation and control, research and studies, awareness communication, and the sustainability of the Ministry's resources with funding and investment.

partner association

A civil society whose framework agreement has been signed, provides developmental housing services to beneficiaries within its scope. Letter (Arabic)

The project

Building construction or land development for the purpose of selling or renting off-plan real estate units. Letter (Arabic)

Secretariat Authority

A service body with a legal personality with financial and administrative independence headed by an official with the title of trustee, which undertakes the implementation of the tasks entrusted to it and specified by the decisions of its competencies.

Public relations

 A communicative activity that helps to create a good reputation, a positive mental image, and to gain the public's trust and sympathy. Letter (Arabic)

A balanced and sustainable housing environment

 Introducing and developing programs to stimulate the private and public sectors through cooperation and partnership in organizing, planning and controlling to facilitate housing for all segments of society at an appropriate price and quality. Letter (Arabic)

Obverse for usufruct

It is a symbolic financial consideration that is deducted from the beneficiary in exchange for the use of the housing unit. Letter (Arabic)

real estate

The sorted part of the project, including the parts of the white land if the project is for establishing the infrastructure. Letter (Arabic)

Municipal

A legal personality with financial and administrative independence and has its own independent budget and serves the city in which it is located and the villages associated with it in accordance with a ministerial decision issued by the Minister of Rural Affairs.

Media

A communication activity in which the means of mass communication are used to disseminate objective facts and communicate correct information to the public with the aim of influencing and attracting it. Letter (Arabic)

Ministry Resources Sustainability

To maintain the continuity of support resources for the Ministry on a permanent basis in order to ensure financial sources that help it achieve its goals. Letter (Arabic)

Obverse for usufruct

It is a symbolic financial consideration that is deducted from the beneficiary in exchange for the use of the housing unit. Letter (Arabic)

beneficiary

Buyer or renter of the real estate. Letter (Arabic)

village complex

A legal personality with financial and administrative independence and with its own independent budget is established to serve a group of villages and choose the village in which the basic necessities of life are available and be its headquarters.

Marketing

A communication activity that aims to persuade the public to link to the existing and available solutions and products to satisfy their needs while providing an easy, smooth and positive experience that reinforces this link and supports its continuity. Letter (Arabic)

financing solutions

Home financing solutions (loans) from financial institutions to suit the needs of citizens and help them to own a home at an affordable price. Letter (Arabic)

Development programs

Programs aimed at building the capacity of the beneficiaries to move them from pastoral to developmental and are implemented by partner associations. Letter (Arabic) 

map

Dedicated to the detailed engineering plan of the real estate units subject to sale or lease approved by the competent authority. Letter (Arabic)

Sub-municipality

  It is a legal person branched from either a specific municipality or municipality, established with the aim of facilitating the provision of services entrusted to the secretariat or municipality to citizens residing in its district within the limits of the powers vested in it

Ministry lands development

The lands belonging to the Ministry, which were allocated to it by various parties, with the aim of developing basic infrastructure. Letter (Arabic)

Beneficiary development plan

 A plan according to which the best programs and solutions are studied to transfer the beneficiary from pastoral to developmental, empowering him and building his capabilities. Letter (Arabic)

Financial consideration

What the committee charges in return for the licenses it issues or for the services, works or advice it provides, which shall be determined by a decision of the minister. Letter (Arabic)

Natural Resources

They are all the resources that man has nothing to do with their existence, except that man can, with his effort and the knowledge he possesses, transform these resources into elements of wealth. Letter (Arabic)

Housing Products

They are products provided by the "Sakani" program, and they include: housing units, developed housing lands, subsidized housing finance, and others. Letter (Arabic)

Disclaimer of usufruct

 The beneficiary’s exit from the circle of need for housing and from the category sponsored by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. Letter (Arabic)

Advantages of organization

The planning appurtenances are applied to parts of the land after widening a street, building a facility, a public space, or expropriating ownership.

Renewable resources

They are those resources that remain available in the natural environment as a result of the interactions of ecosystems, as they increase and grow over time, such as fish, pastures, forests and all kinds of plant and livestock. However, the available stock of these resources and the possibility of their renewal in the future is negatively affected if humans drain and exploit them in irrational ways. Letter (Arabic)

Housing

 It is a program intended for the citizen in the first place, to facilitate access to various housing solutions through easy and smooth steps. These solutions are carried out in partnership with the private sector and financing agencies, to speed up the process of obtaining the first home. Letter (Arabic)

Off-plan sales

Selling or renting any off-plan real estate units, regardless of their purpose, whether they are residential, commercial, investment, office, service, industrial, touristic or other, and whatever method of development or establishment, in which the developer receives sums from the beneficiaries or financiers of the project. Letter (Arabic)

Etmam

The Developer Services Center “Etmam” is an initiative of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing to accelerate the pace of work on residential projects in the Kingdom and increase the volume of investment in the real estate sector.

Real estate developer

 The concerned entity licensed to engage in the sale, purchase and development of real estate or off-plan sale and lease activity. Letter (Arabic)

Inspection

The technical procedure that includes detection, review, and reporting to the committee. Letter (Arabic)

Grant land

It is a gift and giving from the state to the citizen without compensation for those who do not have independent housing or land on which independent housing can be established, in addition to the fact that they reside in the country in which they are requesting grants.  

Regulation

The executive regulations for the white land fees system. Letter (Arabic)

Wafi

 The off-plan sale program (Wafi) aims to market and sell the real estate unit before or during the development or construction phase, by setting a description of the final plan or a model for the shape of the building in its final form after the completion of the development or construction process, and the real estate developer's commitment to implementation according to the model and agreed specifications. Letter (Arabic)

Grantee account

 The project’s bank account in which the amounts paid by the buyers of the units sold off-plan or by the project’s financiers are deposited, and the disbursement from it is made to the project in return for the percentages of completion on the project’s land with the approval of the project’s parties. Letter (Arabic)

mediation

 Mediation between the seller and the buyer to complete the sale in return for the pursuit fee. Letter (Arabic)

Grants

They are the lands that are granted in schemes approved by the secretariats, municipalities and village complexes to the citizen based on orders issued by the guardian without restriction or condition. Letter (Arabic) 

Blank land

Land that has not been urbanly developed for the purpose for which it was allocated, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations in force at the time of the announcement. Letter (Arabic)

Development housing

One of the initiatives of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, which aims to meet the neediest families in the community for housing and enable them to own or use the appropriate housing according to their needs. Developmental housing provides housing units either through purchasing from the units offered in the market, through construction and building, or through the housing units of the Ministry, which are available in all regions of the Kingdom. To ensure that families’ needs are quickly met, partnership agreements have been concluded with more than 200 NGOs spread across all governorates of the Kingdom, to undertake the tasks of communicating, visiting families, assisting them in choosing housing, following up on delivery, and managing and operating housing units.

Account Secretary

Financial or banking institutions licensed by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), whose tasks include monitoring and following up on deposits in the escrow account and disbursement on the project. Letter (Arabic)

Building area

 The total building areas mentioned in the regular license issued by the competent authority (building license, construction license or equivalent), provided that it does not include areas for services. Letter (Arabic)

Taxpayer

A natural or legal person registered in his name with a document proving ownership of the land subject to the drawing at the time of the issuance of the relevant decision, and this includes his heirs or successors. Letter (Arabic)

Sustainable construction

Sustainable building aims to provide a range of services and solutions to contribute to raising the quality of residential construction and raising the efficiency of energy and water consumption. Letter (Arabic) 

Legal accountant

A person authorized to work in accounting and legal auditing. Letter (Arabic)

small projects

The project whose construction area does not exceed (5000 m2). Letter (Arabic) 

House

It is the house or shelter designated for housing and residence and is provided with the necessary utilities and is subject in its distribution, construction and number of floors to the desire of the inhabitant within the regulations of the competent authorities. Letter (Arabic) 

Advertising

The announcement issued by the Ministry regarding the lands subject to the drawing within one of the stages of the timetable, according to what is specified in Article (sixth) of the Regulations. Letter (Arabic)

Rental program

It is an integrated system that aims to develop the housing and real estate sector system in the Kingdom in a balanced manner by finding sustainable solutions to the challenges of the real estate market that preserve the rights of all parties involved in the standard housing lease contract. The electronic network for rental services is one of the most important solutions that aim to regulate the relationship between the parties to the rental process (the tenant, the lessor, the real estate broker), which contains a set of integrated electronic services that will contribute to creating the rental sector with transparency, trust and impartiality. Letter (Arabic)

Engineering consultant

An engineering supervision office licensed to work on engineering consultancy. Letter (Arabic)

Medium projects

The project in which the construction area exceeds (5000 m2) and does not exceed (10,000 m2). Letter (Arabic)

popular house

It is the house that relies in its construction on mud or cement walls and is roofed with wood and mud materials, and often consists of one floor. Letter (Arabic)

Developed land

The Blank land whose planning has been finally approved by the competent authority. Letter (Arabic) 

Saudi Real Estate Institute

It is an institute specialized in disseminating the best international practices in the real estate sector, providing training and qualification for practicing professionals in the Saudi real estate sector, and granting them professional certificates that enable them to enter the labor market with high efficiency.The institute is one of the initiatives launched by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing within the National Transformation Plan 2020 to achieve the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030, in cooperation with local and international partners and houses of expertise in the real estate field. 

Sub-developer

The legal entity contracting with the real estate developer to complete and manage the project during the development phase. Letter (Arabic)

Sharakat

A program released by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing with the aim of establishing partnerships between the ministry (the government sector) and the private sector by providing high-quality housing solutions and facilities that suit the requirements and needs of the citizen and at a price that is commensurate with his income.

Armed house

A house in which concrete is used in its structural structure and consists of one or more floors. Letter (Arabic)

Urban development

For undeveloped land; It is the completion of the implementation of its development in accordance with the regulatory requirements at the time of approving its plan, and for the developed land; It is the completion of the construction of residential facilities on it - except for fencing and the like - in accordance with the building permit issued to it. Letter (Arabic)

Municipal real estate

Real estate owned by the municipality as specified by the system. Letter (Arabic)

Real estate broker

  Everyone who practices   Activity of brokerage business or marketing and sale of real estate. Letter (Arabic)

Building under construction

One of the housing solutions provided by the "sakani" program, through which several models of housing units are presented to the beneficiaries with different spaces, designs and suitable prices to be sold before or during the development or construction phase. The housing unit is approved, and the real estate developer is committed to implementation in accordance with the agreed designs and specifications. Letter (Arabic)

Grant land

 It is a gift and giving from the state to the citizen without compensation for those who do not have independent housing or land on which independent housing can be established, in addition to the fact that they reside in the country in which they are requesting grants. Letter (Arabic) 

Decision

The decision issued by the Minister to subject a certain land to the application of the fee. Letter (Arabic)

Activity

Any commercial, service or craft business that the regulations and instructions allow to be practiced by the investor by leasing lands and real estate owned by the municipalities, provided that they are planned and designated for the practice of these businesses. Letter (Arabic)

Exchange document

A document designed by the developer in coordination with the account custodian, according to which the escrow account is disbursed for the construction of the project. It is signed by the real estate developer, engineering consultant and chartered accountant. Letter (Arabic)

Partnerships Incentives

The incentives and privileges offered by the “Sharakat” program to encourage developers, by facilitating procedures and working to create a flexible mechanism for implementing project plans; In order to create a stimulating environment for developers and the government that allows the provision of more housing units for citizens. Letter (Arabic)

White land

Each Blank land designated for residential, residential or commercial use; Within the boundaries of the urban area. Letter (Arabic)

City

 Any gathering of the population, whether it is a city, governorate, or center. Letter (Arabic)

Alphabet (D)

Support defaulters

  It is a government program that assists Saudi tenants who are unable to pay their rent or evacuate their apartment due to their incarceration, sickness, death, or lack of financial means, and competent committees certify their eligibility for assistance according to their special processes.

Residential support

  A platform that supports defaulters in paying housing.

Rental support

  Supports rent payment cases.

Value added tax (VAT)

  With few exceptions, an indirect tax charged on all products and services purchased and sold by businesses. The tax is imposed in more than 160 nations throughout the world as a main source of revenue that helps countries improve their budgets.

Housing support

  Availability of housing for acceptable cases.

Property finance cycle

  Qualified Property finance consultants, who are familiar with Property finance systems, regulations, concepts, contracts, providers, and mortgage systems, will introduce the Property fund's financing products, conditions, and requirements for support, as well as how to calculate housing support.

A sustainable cycle for residential buildings

  An authorized sustainable certification course aimed at preparing engineers to understand the sustainable evaluation methodology for new residential construction. The course includes a thorough description of the assessment system, as well as seminars and practical exercises to help students grasp it better.

Building Technology Introduction Course

  The training focuses on the most significant technologies, such as insulated concrete formwork, tunnel formwork, lightweight precast concrete, light iron buildings, and precast concrete modules, that the Building Technology Stimulation Program is aiming to expand and promote acceptance across the Kingdom. The objective of the training is to increase demand for building techniques by increasing awareness and expanding expertise in the industry.

Alphabet (F)

Rental payment period

  The agreed periodic period during which a payment of rent is due, and it may be monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and others.

Tax invoice

  The tax invoice is issued in Arabic, as well as any other language that may be issued in it, and contains the following information: the invoice's date of issuance, the serial number that identifies and distinguishes the tax invoice, the supplier's tax identification number, and the customer's tax identification number (if the customer is personally responsible for calculating the tax for supply and a statement thereof), the date on which the supply was signed, the supplier's and customer's names and addresses, the quantity and type of the products or services given, the taxable amounts according to the rate or exemption, the unit price excluding tax, and any discounts or rebates The appropriate tax rate and VAT amount payable are stated in Saudi SAR if not included in the unit price.

Property unit sorting

  This service allows converting one deed into several debentures emanating from it, with the possibility of dividing a building or Property Compound (residential or commercial) into several separate Property units so that each unit has a separate title deed.

Alphabet (G)

JOOD Housing

  A national project that aims to involve the community (individuals / organizations) to provide a helping hand for housing support through an electronic platform that achieves transparency, accuracy and professionalism in providing support.

Giving goodness

  It means the housing or cash tender through the payment of rent and other stores.

Charities

  Charities accredited by Jude Housing.

Alphabet (H)

Contract Status

  A statement of the status of the contract, whether it is new, renewed, valid or terminated.

Land incentives affiliated to the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing

  Incentives that include granting construction exception, infrastructure financing support, conditional purchase guarantee, and granting Interest-free loan not exceeding 20%

Private Land Incentives

  Incentives that include supporting infrastructure financing, granting a good loan not exceeding 20%, granting an exception for construction, marketing and selling to non-beneficiaries of the ministry, and a conditional purchase promise.

Governance

A system based on principles to achieve the aspirations of stakeholders (those directly or indirectly affected by the organization). It is an organizational process that includes legislative, executive and regulatory activities.

Savings solutions

  These are banking programs that help the citizen to plan early for housing by including it in savings programs.

Alphabet (K)

Sale services for residential units under construction

  The ministry organizes the sale of housing units before or during the development or construction phase through the application of the “WAFI” program so that the Property developer / beneficiary can obtain the appropriate internal financing.

Building quality inspection service

  The service aims to enable the beneficiary next to construction (whether Property developers or individuals) to verify the quality and safety of construction operations through an inspection mechanism by certified examining engineers, whereby the housing unit obtains a building quality certificate after its construction is completed and all stages of the examination are successfully passed.

Prefab Inspection Service

  It aims to enable the beneficiary wishing to purchase or rent a building to verify its quality and safety, through a visual inspection mechanism by certified engineers to detect apparent defects in prefabricated buildings. Under the examination, a report is issued for the condition of the housing unit, provided that the age of the property does not exceed 15 years.

Building sustainability assessment service

  A mechanism for assessing the conformity of the building to environmental sustainability standards. According to the evaluation, the building receives a special classification that determines the degree of compliance of the building with the standards of sustainability.

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Property consultant

  It is a specialist that helps citizens obtain the best financing offers that suit their needs, by facilitating and finalizing the mortgage loan application process through the Fund's branches, where the Property consultant submits requests to the financing agencies and follows up on behalf of the beneficiaries.

District General Directorates

  They are regional administrations, and they are a supervisory authority close to the municipalities and village compounds. They take over the work of the ministry for these municipalities and direct them and solve their problems. The directorate is responsible for all the activities of the ministry in the region according to the powers granted to it.

Comprehensive development plans

  Issuing a building permit in conjunction with the approval of the infrastructure networks so that the Property developer can start constructing buildings during the infrastructure development work of the scheme, thus reducing the time required for the development of the scheme.

The fee for documenting the contract

  The amount paid by the lessor for documenting the contract in a rental network.

Tenant

  Whoever wishes to rent the property for his use, the tenant may be an individual, a group of individuals, an institution, or a company.

Housing volunteer

It is the effort based on a specific skill or experience in the fields of housing, which is done willingly and voluntarily, with the purpose of performing a social duty without expecting a conditional financial penalty.

Property brokers sale project for the units under construction

  A project that aims to enable Property brokers to sell units under construction by introducing, marketing, impounding and selling them to beneficiaries, especially the renters.

Property facility, Property brokerage office, Property office or Property brokerage companies

  They are the ones who have a valid commercial register that includes the practice of renting and managing Property, and they rent the Property owned by them or registered in the names of the establishments they own.

Crowd funding platform

  A platform to collect donations and contributions in a reliable and correct way

Donation platform

  A platform that collects contributions or donations to families in need.

Owners Association Platform

  An electronic platform serving unit owners and developers.

Taxable supplier (seller)

  Means the Property seller who is officially registered with the General Authority for Zakat and Tax.

Owner

  He who owns an independent Property unit, whether it is one or more.

Federation Board of Directors

  It is an administration that seeks to achieve the objectives and objectives of the union and it consists of a president and members who are elected through the constituent meeting of the general assembly.

Taxpayer

  The legal entity (individual, institution, or company) registered with the Zakat and Income Authority as a taxpayer to supply the subject taxes by filing tax returns.

Facilities Management Manager

  The person responsible for managing and supervising the care of the facility. To achieve this, the facilities manager must be familiar with the building’s mechanical and electrical systems, concrete structure, finishes, infrastructure and efficiency of devices and equipment, then follow up and coordinate their integration to achieve efficiency, effectiveness, reliability and safety and to ensure their work in accordance with regulations and legislation.

Supervising Engineering Office

  Responsible for fully supervising the activities that take place on the site, whether before implementation - during implementation - after implementation, and receiving all works according to specialization in accordance with approved designs and plans.

Property unit sorting platform

  Property unit sorting is performed and all Property unit information and quorum are determined, from the land area and common parts of the property, on an electronic platform that serves the engineering office, the developer, and the Property unit sorting team, and it is managed by the engineering department in Property unit sorting.

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Modern building systems

  This service allows the development of smart housing units with sustainable solutions at reasonable prices by stimulating the adoption of innovative building technology in the construction sector and its localization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to address the demand gap for housing units.

Type of property use

  Residential, commercial or residential commercial.

Unit type

  In the residential sector, it may be a villa, an apartment, a two-floor apartment (duplex), a small apartment (studio), or an annex apartment. In the commercial sector, it may be a warehouse, shop, kiosk, office, and others.

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Property Development Fund Lists

  Lists of citizens officially registered with the Property Development Fund published on the fund's website.

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Building Permit

  Approval of the design plans of the building to be licensed, so that the height of the building, building surfaces, setbacks and structural ratio are determined, in light of the location of the land in the city.

Quest fee

  The pursuit fee is intended to determine the pursuit fee that the broker is entitled to and is paid only once.

Partner's Journey

  The partner’s journey with the developer with “SHRAKAT”, whether his land is privately owned or under the ownership of the Ministry. This journey includes: identification, award, advertising, marketing and selling.

Seriousness Proof Fee

  A sum of money paid by the beneficiary to the developer to guarantee the reservation of the housing unit under construction; So that the amount paid is calculated from the value of the product.

Mortgage and Release the Mortgage

  This service allows obtaining cash in return for freezing the disposal of some assets, and the release of the pledge is the lifting of the ban on the disposal of the pledged assets.

Electronic link or digital link

  Electronic integration with the data recorded in the electronic systems of entities in the public and private sectors, such as linking with electronic systems with the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Health, and others.

Building quality inspection service fee

  These are fees paid by Property developers or individuals, in return for obtaining all stages of examination and certification fees.

Health control

  They are the measures taken by the municipality, municipality, or village Compound to monitor the availability of health conditions that must be met in public health shops and their employees in order to ensure the safety of the food and beverages offered by these shops, with the objective of maintaining public health.

Union fee

  Fees approved by the owners association’s general assembly to meet the union’s obligations.

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Professional Certificates

  Certificates granted by the Saudi Property Institute to the trainees, which enable them to enter the labor market with high efficiency and professionalism.

Executive deed

  An approved document that is binding on direct execution, and the enforcement court is the judicial authority concerned with obligating its implementation in accordance with its procedures.

Building Completion Certificate

  In it, the conformity of the building's implementation with the issued building permit is verified.

Glasses deed

  It is a judgment deed issued by the court to appoint a person to dispose of a specific endowment property.

Deed / injunction

  An official paper issued by the courts to prove a case.

Property developer qualification certificate

  The Property application for Property qualification for off-plan sales projects, and the center deals with the off-plan sale and rent committee “WAFI” until the approval of the qualification is issued and sent to the applicant.

Electronic payment

  An option to pay the fare via the (SADAD) system for electronic payments.

Citizen's Health Entitlement

  It means that there is no housing or residential property in the name of the citizen by verification of the Ministry of Justice, or the absence of a housing loan in his name with the Property Development Fund or commercial banks.

Tax payment eligibility certificate

  It means the citizen's eligibility to benefit from the content of the royal order (A/86).

Fiscal year

  It starts from the date of the union’s registration with the Ministry and ends after the completion of the year on the Gregorian date.

Rental network or electronic network for rental services

  The electronic system through which contracts are documented, and the rental process is managed.

Infrastructure networks

  Approving the design plans for the infrastructure networks from the relevant authorities.

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license for Off-plan sale of Property units

  This service allows Property development companies to apply for a license for their projects whose off-plan Property units will be sold.

Marketing license for off-plan Property in the Kingdom

  This service allows Property development companies to apply for a license to market off-plan sales projects inside Saudi Arabia for existing projects abroad.

License inside the Kingdom

  This service allows Property development companies to apply for a license to market off-plan sales projects inside Saudi Arabia for existing projects within it.

A license to introduce Property on the map inside the Kingdom

  This service allows Property development companies to apply for setting up an exhibition inside Saudi Arabia to introduce off-plan sales projects for existing projects inside the Kingdom.

Selection

  One of the forms of the partner’s journey in solidarity with “SHRAKAT” regarding the lands subject to fees, and it includes: defining the target lands, communicating with the owners, valuing the land, and an exclusive authorization from the owner.

A license to offer foreign Property for sale on the map inside the Kingdom

  This service allows Property development companies to apply for the establishment of an exhibition inside Saudi Arabia to introduce off-plan sales projects for existing projects outside the Kingdom.

Award

  One of the forms of the partner’s journey in solidarity with “SHRAKAT” regarding the Ministry’s lands, and it includes: inviting companies, delivering brochures, a memorandum of desire to participate, submitting offers, financial and technical evaluation, and awarding the project.

Housing volunteering

A person who has a specific skill or experience in a field of housing that he uses to voluntarily perform a social duty and choice without conditional remuneration.

Updating and converting a manual deed into a comprehensive deed

  Automation of deeds and their inclusion within the comprehensive system of the Ministry of Justice.

Housing volunteering

  It is the effort based on a specific skill or experience in the fields of housing, which is done willingly and voluntarily, with the purpose of performing a social duty without expecting a conditional financial penalty.

Request for exceptions

  Excluding projects related to housing with building requirements related to multiple floors, and setbacks, spaces and public services will be added to them later, provided that this does not prejudice the requirements and conditions of security and safety.

Request for support for labor registration

  This service enables Property development companies to submit a request for confirmation of obtaining employment based on their compatibility with the volume of work, and to provide a technical opinion on whether the numbers should be accepted or modified based on the study in order for the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to issue labor visa endorsements.

Partnership Request

  A service that aims to establish partnerships between the ministry (the government sector) and the private sector by providing high-quality housing solutions and facilities to suit the requirements and needs of the citizen and at a price that is commensurate with his income.

Infringements

  It is the acquisition of government lands without a right or title, based on some people claiming ownership of land under the pretext of squatting.

The state bears

  It means that the state bears the value-added tax on the citizen's first home, according to Royal Order No. (A/86).

Refund request

A service provided by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing to serve the beneficiaries by entering the platform, filling in the main data for the Property ownership process, and attaching the required documents to disburse no more than (42,500 SAR) value-added tax for the eligible citizen.

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“Promise” (guarantee for the purchase of unsold housing units)

The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing promises to purchase unsold housing units. The purchase of unsold housing units on private land is subject to the stipulated terms and conditions.

Certified Property Brokers

  Property offices and brokerage firms that have a valid commercial register that permits the practice of renting and managing property, or those who meet the status of mediation and its requirements in (EJAR) who are renting property that they own or that is registered in the names of establishments they own.

Prefab units

They are ready-made units that are available directly from the Saudi Property market and are compatible with the technical requirements of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing.

Expenditure document

A document designed by the developer in coordination with the account custodian, according to which expenditures are made from the escrow account on the construction of the project.