DLD’s Oqood 2.0 speeds up property registration with pre-screening tool
By Catherine Smith GST 2 min read
The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched Oqood 2.0, an upgraded property registration platform that guides applicants through transaction requirements before they submit, cutting the back-and-forth that has typically slowed off-plan sales approvals.
The platform replaces the original Oqood portal, which DLD ran as a self-registration system for developers handling provisional, or off-plan, sales. Under that system, completing initial registration procedures took 6 business days, and developers paid a service fee of Dh1,000 plus 2% of the sale value from the seller and a further 2% from the purchaser, alongside knowledge and innovation fees of Dh10 each, according to the DLD initial sale registration service page.
How the Oqood 2.0 pre-registration system works
At the centre of Oqood 2.0 is a pre-registration step that asks users a series of questions before an application is filed. Based on the responses, the platform identifies the documents and steps specific to that transaction and populates known details automatically, including information drawn from passports, reducing repetitive data entry.
Once an application is submitted, customers can track its status in real time, seeing whether it is under review, requires additional documents, or has been approved. Government processing teams get a consolidated view of all submissions, with a visible action trail from initial filing to final decision.
Mostafa Mohammed Refai, Senior Project Manager at DLD’s Digital Transformation Department, said the system is intended to give users more time, focus and confidence by allowing technology to handle repetitive processes and guide customers through the requirements of each transaction. Refai said the initiative is not simply about automating existing procedures, but about reimagining the partnership between people and technology.
Fees and conditions that carry over from the existing framework
The underlying fee structure for off-plan registration remains set by DLD. Where registration fees have previously been collected, completing initial procedures attracts additional charges: Dh250 for a title deed or unit map, Dh100 for a land plot map outside Dubai Municipality jurisdiction, and Dh225 for a plot map unified with Dubai Municipality, plus the standard Dh10 knowledge and innovation fees. Payment runs through the Noqodi Wallet.
Developers registering a project must still meet conditions set on the DLD project registration page: the land must sit in a freehold or long-term lease area, an ownership deed must be available (preliminary sales certificates are not accepted), developer registration in the Trakheesi system must be complete, units must be uploaded to the Survey Department with approved plans, and a 30% completion guarantee must be in place via one of DLD’s specified options.
Oqood 2.0 sits alongside other DLD digital tools, including the Dubai REST platform, which gives property owners access to a real estate wallet showing current prices, rental returns and service charges, and provides off-plan buyers with real-time data on project completion, escrow account details and payment schedules.
DLD, founded in January 1960, said it will continue developing Oqood 2.0 with users and relevant government entities. The department has not announced a timeline for any further release of the platform.
