H.H. Sheikh Mohammed raises housing loan limit for Emiratis

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has raised the housing loan limit for Emiratis to AED 1 million.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Sheikh Mohammed also directed "the immediate allocation of 4,000 plots of land and houses for citizens at a cost of AED 5.2 billion".

It comes just days after Sheikh Mohammed approved a housing budget worth AED 65 billion for UAE citizens over the next 20 years.

"Decent housing is a dignity and a right for all. A decent life for the people of the country is the first priority of the government," His Highness had said on Twitter.

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