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Property database in the pipeline

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PROPERTY DATA: Dubai Land Dept has revealed plans for a real estate database for the UAE. (Getty Images)

Dubai Land Department is in the preliminary stages of establishing a unified real estate database which will cover the whole of the UAE.

The database will have all available data on real estate, land and properties as well as laws and legislations currency in force in all emirates, according to state news agency Wam.

It will be a unified service for the entire country and will serve all nationals, investors and real estate developers.

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Plans for the database were discussed at a recent meeting at the Dubai Land Department, the first meeting of co-coordinators for corporate partnerships between the UAE’s land and municipality departments

The meeting discussed methods of collecting data, conducting research and compiling statistical reports on land affairs in each emirate, and ultimately coming up with a unified and integrated database on all land and property in the country.

Other topics discussed were corporate relations based on transparency with partners, working towards strategic national goals, and unifying legislations and systems in various government departments.

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