Sfax

Public body maintaining registered-property records and issuing titles, certificates and land documents. It routes searches to the responsible regional directorate; headquarters and the Tunis counter do not replace the offices handling properties in other territories.

Ministry responsible for housing, urban planning and territorial development. It provides service and regional-office directories; the local counter, municipal competence and applicable permissions should be identified for each construction project before relying on a national referral.

Public administration

OTC

Office de la Topographie et du Cadastre

Public office responsible for technical land-registration work, cadastre and geodetic networks. It helps identify parcels and boundary services; ownership titles and certificates belong to the separate land-registry route, depending on the requested transaction or document.

Public administration

AFH

Agence Foncière d’Habitation

Public agency developing residential subdivisions and publishing programmes and allocation procedures. It answers enquiries about its own plots; availability, application conditions and timing should be checked for the particular subdivision before a request or purchase decision.

Public administration

AUGT

Agence d’Urbanisme du Grand Tunis

Public agency assisting local authorities with planning studies and urban observation in Greater Tunis. It provides planning resources; its studies do not replace a municipal permit, and its regional remit should not be extended to all Tunisia.

Public company

SNIT-Nord

Société Nationale Immobilière de Tunisie Nord

Public SNIT-group subsidiary serving five northern governorates. It provides housing, property-document and after-sales enquiries; acquisition conditions and availability should be checked for the particular programme and territorial office before relying on a published property offer.

Public company

SNIT-Sud

Société Nationale Immobilière de Tunisie Sud

Public SNIT-group subsidiary delivering housing programmes within its regional territory. It provides enquiries about its own properties and related documents; current offerings, conditions and the responsible office should be confirmed before proceeding with a housing purchase or request.

Public administration

FIPA-Tunisia

Agence de Promotion de l’Investissement Extérieur

Public foreign-investment promotion agency providing information and assistance to overseas investors. It routes projects and establishment enquiries; its assistance does not replace title checks, land permissions or the local building approval applicable to a proposed investment site.

Public administration

TIA

Tunisia Investment Authority

Government investment authority assisting investors and coordinating project procedures. It helps identify approvals and responsible authorities; an investment file remains separate from land title, acquisition conditions and the planning approval applying to the particular proposed site or development.

Ministry providing a fiscal information centre, official tax documentation and revenue-office directory. It helps locate the tax service for a property transaction; applicable taxes, formalities and the territorial counter should be confirmed for the particular property or instrument.

Public administration

MJ

وزارة العدل

Ministry publishing professional information and territorial lists of notaries, عدول الإشهاد. It provides an official notary-search route; the relevant list and the practitioner’s current standing should be confirmed for the property instrument and the location concerned.

Architects’ professional order providing a public search and legal and regional services. It helps locate an architect and check registration; current standing and the competence needed for the particular project should be confirmed before appointment or reliance on professional advice.

Professional body

ONAT

الهيئة الوطنية للمحامين بتونس

National lawyers’ order providing a public directory by region and professional grade. It helps locate legal advice; current standing, specialisation and assistance conditions should be confirmed before appointing a lawyer for a property transaction, rental matter or dispute.

Public administration

ARRU

Agence de Réhabilitation et de Rénovation Urbaine

Public agency implementing urban rehabilitation and renewal for the State and local authorities. It provides programme and works information; the covered neighbourhood, responsible local authority and intervention conditions should be confirmed for the particular project or area.

Public administration

INS

Institut National de la Statistique

Public institute producing population, household and housing statistics. It routes enquiries to publications and regional services; the census reference period, territory and definitions should be checked before interpreting housing conditions, local needs or comparisons between areas.

Professional body

OIT

Ordre des Ingénieurs Tunisiens

Engineers’ professional order identified by the Equipment Ministry and active in professional oversight. It provides a verification and referral route; current registration and any project-specific authorisation should be confirmed before appointing an engineering practitioner for a property development.

Property company

SNIT

Société Nationale Immobilière de Tunisie

SNIT presents property developments in Tunisia and its regional group companies. Its central contact provides routing to the company and programme relevant to the project.

Property company

SNIT-Centre

Société Nationale Immobilière de Tunisie Centre

SNIT Centre, a property company in the SNIT group, publishes its Sousse contacts and offices in central Tunisia. Ask about the programme, availability and conditions for your project.

Tunisia’s Land Tribunal is the specialist court presented by the Justice Ministry for land registration and certain land-title matters. The ministry directory provides a starting point for identifying the relevant seat.