Egypt closes substitute-housing applications as old-rent deadline passes

Egypt's housing ministry ended applications Monday for alternative units for tenants covered by the 2025 law reorganizing old-rent tenancy agreements.

• Housing Minister Randa Al-Minshawi said the registration period for substitute units for old-rent tenants ended Monday, with 180,000 applications submitted.
• The minister said no new applications had arrived on the application platform before the deadline.
• The Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund announced the Monday deadline and urged eligible citizens to complete application procedures before it expired.
• Al-Minshawi said the seven-year period's expiry does not mean automatic eviction, citing options such as renewing contracts or adjusting rents.
• The ministry needs three to six months to review applications, prioritizing low- and middle-income applicants.