The Official Gazette, in its issue No. 42 (Supplement), has published a new decision by Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Decision No. 3766 of 2025.
According to Article One of this decision, the deadline for submitting reconciliation requests for building violations to the competent administrative authorities has been extended for an additional six months, starting from November 5, 2025.
In this context, MP Ehab Mansour, Member of the House of Representatives, stated that the percentage of fully completed files within the reconciliation process does not exceed 15% of the total applications submitted — estimated at around 3 million files so far.
He clarified that this figure only represents the cases that have received final approvals and completed all required procedures, while files that were temporarily rejected due to missing documents or procedural issues have been excluded.
The MP criticized the technical and legal obstacles that continue to hinder the acceleration of reconciliation procedures, highlighting recurring challenges such as urban boundary restrictions, complications related to roof casting, issues with garage regulations, elevation fees, and façade painting requirements.
He added that citizens who have obtained “Form 8” under the new reconciliation system are unable to continue construction activities such as roof casting due to the absence of “Form 10,” which was previously recognized in the former law. This loophole, he explained, has created widespread frustration among applicants who pay the required fees yet remain unable to proceed with work on their properties.
Mansour also pointed out that fees related to garages are excessively high, despite the fact that the law explicitly prohibits reconciliation on such areas. He further criticized the significant and unreasonable increases in elevation fees, describing the situation as an additional heavy burden on citizens.
He emphasized that he had previously submitted legislative amendments to the law nearly a year ago; however, the government has yet to review or present them officially, despite promises made in April 2025.
Ehab Mansour concluded by urging government authorities to expedite the implementation of the necessary legal amendments to address these recurring issues. He stressed that merely extending the deadline is not a sufficient solution to the crisis — genuine reforms are needed to correct the shortcomings present in the current law.
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