My understanding is that purchasing properties in Qatar is very limited for non-Qatari's. At present, only the Pearl properties are specifically made for foreign investors with which a new owner gains perpetual residency status. On the other hand, property laws continue to be reviewed with a view to make it more accessible to investors but to date I am not aware of freedom of choice being available. I also know from a friend that some people enter into property purchase in partnership with a Qatari but without proper contract and is based on trust alone. I, for one, would not touch that arrangement with a light pole as it is way too risky and fraught with probability of default. No one should place him/herself at the financial/psychological whim of another human being. I wish it was different but that is the reality of the property investments in Qatar as I understand it.
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