Dubai panel clears 2,000 housing plots for citizens
These plots will be distributed from Wednesday to eligible citizens, who have got approval from Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment.
Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the Higher Commitee for Development and Citizens Affairs, chaired by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, approved immediate allocation of 2000 residential land plots at Umm Nahad Fourth area.
The step comes as part of the Housing Programme for Dubai Citizens, to meet the requirements and needs of Emirati families.
“Under the directives and follow-up of Sheikh Mohammed, we approved during the meeting of the Higher Commitee for Development and Citizens Affairs, the immediate allocation of 2000 residential land plots at Umm Nahad Fourth area, as part of the Housing Programme in Dubai. We continuously follow up on the housing programme files to implement His Highness’ directives to provide all the needs of citizens and enhance their quality of life. The Higher Commitee’s priorities are to provide proactive and fast support for citizens,” Sheikh Hamdan said.
The directives of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum cover the allocation of 2000 residential land plots at Umm Nahad Fourth. These plots will be distributed starting from 27th July, 2022, to eligible citizens who have got approvals from Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment through the Maskani App, which allows citizens to select the sites of plots that suit them. Priority will be given to accommodating family members within the same district, while providing the facilities and services that ensure the wellbeing of residents will be provided as per the growth plans in the area.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum had approved raising the value of the housing loan for citizens in Dubai to Dhs1 million with no interest rate applicable to eligible categories, as part of Mohammed’s keenness to enhance family stability and provide the highest standards of living for citizens. Moreover, the package also included reducing the monthly deduction for housing loan repayments to only 15 per cent of the borrower’s monthly income, eliminating the condition that required a certain balance to obtain residential land, and reducing the prices of some the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment’s houses by about 10 percent to facilitate the purchase for citizens.
A variety of initiatives have been endorsed to assist citizens to build their residential villas in Dubai. It includes exemption from mortgage fees applicable to approved housing loans, and exempting citizens building homes for the first time from electricity connection fees, provided that the construction cost does not exceed AED4 million. Priority is given to accommodating members of the same family within the same area to enhance family links and social cohesion.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum had previously approved housing budget amounting to Dhs65 billion for the next 20 years for housing citizens in Dubai.
These directives are part of efforts to supplement the development model of the emirate under the Dubai 2040 Urban Plan, to ensure the highest standards of living for citizens and realise the vision of His Highness to make Dubai the best city for living in the world.
Earlier in July, the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) in Dubai has announced the launch of four new endowment projects worth Dhs56.2 million in addition to plans for six further projects worth Dhs16.3 million.
The new endowment projects vary between residential villas and residential complexes for workers in various areas of the emirate of Dubai, and their profits will cover the costs of education, health and care for women, children and people of determination, as well as charity institutions.
Ali Al Mutawa, Secretary-general of the AMAF, highlighted the foundation’s keenness to launch endowment projects in Dubai, with the implementation of real estate and housing projects whose profits will support charity and sustainable development projects.
The foundation will start implementing the new projects from the fourth quarter of 2022 to the half of 2023, he said. It is currently conducting economic feasibility studies to carry out new endowments varying between commercial stores and real estate units.
He also affirmed the foundation’s keenness to restore old buildings in Dubai, in line with the emirate’s sustainable development plans.