The new Real Estate Registry Law: why "registered" matters even more

• Royal Decree 56/2026 issued a new Real Estate Registry Law. It took effect on 18 May 2026 and replaced the 1998 system.
• Any deal that creates or transfers property rights must be registered. An unregistered deal only binds the two people who signed it.
• Off-plan units go into a preliminary register with the same legal force as the main one.
• A title deed can now be paper or electronic.

المنشور على X: "Oman's new Real Estate Registry Law took effect on 18 May 2026. An unregistered sale only binds the two parties, and off-plan units get a preliminary register with the same legal force."