Dubai,
UAE, 29 June 2019: Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced its achievement
of the ‘Ideas Arabia 2019’ award, an addition to its track record of many local
and international accomplishments, after taking first place in the “Productivity”
category for its ‘Building Survey and Classification’ initiative.
HE Sultan
Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, said: “We are proud of this
remarkable achievement that recognises the benefits of the first-of-its-kind ‘Building
Survey and Classification’ system. This system was approved by the Executive
Council in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to
transform the Government of Dubai into a smart government. The system is
distinguished by its wide inclusiveness that provides all the needed data,
including the building age and name, property image, the number of floors and
units, and the area of units and the construction, in addition to 64 criteria to
classify a building from one star to five.”
The
building is classified according to its existing facilities, while its
implementation mechanism is based on international best practices, including the
LEED Classification for Sustainability, AL SA'FAT - Green Building Evaluation
System, supplied by Dubai Municipality and the Hotel Classification System at
the Department of Tourism in Dubai.
“This
achievement will have a positive impact on DLD’s operational mechanisms and
help create a roadmap to reach new levels of creativity, achieve leadership, and
become a pioneer and innovative entity by providing effective and sophisticated
services to our clients to ensure their satisfaction and happiness,” added bin
Mejren.
DLD previously
identified the challenges related to the surveying and classification of buildings,
including the need to strengthen the existing database and determine the number
of units, especially in non-freehold areas. Through this initiative, DLD aims to
tackle the population and commerce density as well as the issuance of tenancy
contracts, especially in those areas, to overcome the problems of information
entry in (Ejari). The teams had to visit each building individually when
requesting their valuations, as there were no recent photographs of the buildings
and villas in DLD’s system. The first objective of the system was to improve
the rental index with the area and number of rooms as they serve as the sole
indicator for rental index calculator while disregarding other factors such as
the facilities, age, or condition of the building.
Based on
these challenges, the initiative adopted a work mechanism that includes the
surveying and classification of buildings and the development of a building
classification system to standardise the database. The project required the
visit of every plot of land in Dubai to survey all its buildings and units, take
the necessary photographs that show the condition of the building and its
facilities, and keep the information and pictures in the system, all which will
be made available by a user name and password.
The
project also required the classification of areas by available services to help
clarify the benefits and disadvantages of all interested parties, including the
owners, tenants, and investors among others, as well as the rating of each
building from one to five stars, based on 64 criteria, to improve the quality
of the buildings and improve the rental index. The system will allow users to search
plots across Dubai and verify buildings, registered units, areas, and the
property’s condition and its classification. When used, a comprehensive report
will be obtained showcasing the building condition, the classification and age
of the building, providing an easy and comprehensive reference as well as an integrated
land registry.
The ‘Ideas
Arabia’ award is an essential step in realising the vision of His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to promote the culture of creativity and
innovation when launching corporate ideas. The Dubai Quality Group (DQG) award
aims to identify the most important ideas applied within organisations during
the year, and the organisers seek to honour the institutions and employees who
provided the best ideas.
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About
Dubai Land Department:
Dubai Land Department (DLD) was founded in January 1960
to establish the most prominent real estate sector in the Middle East and the
world. It provides outstanding and integrated services to all its customers
while developing the necessary legislation to propel the real estate sector in
Dubai through the regulation of the sector,
organising and promoting real estate investments, and spreading industry
knowledge in search of regional and worldwide real estate innovation.
DLD seeks regional and worldwide innovation in real
estate with the aid of its active sectors
that include real estate registration services, real estate investment
promotions, and corporate support, and with the aid
of its active organisations that include the Real Estate Regulatory Agency, the
Dubai Real Estate Institute, and the Rental Dispute Centre.
Unified Toll Free
Number:
In order for Dubai
Land Department to provide the best possible service in a rapid manner and to ensure the comfort and happiness of our
customers, it has activated a new toll-free call centre number [8004488]. This
can be used for all Dubai Land Department and Rental Disputes Centre enquiries.