How to buy property in Dubai as a foreigner
The law that lets foreigners own in Dubai, the steps to transfer, DLD’s golden visa and investor visa rules, and where homes sold in the last 12 months.
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Official fees and rules checked on Dubai Land Department pages, and registered sales and rent figures from DLD open data, each with its period and sample size.
DLD fees in Dubai: what buyers and sellers pay
Every fee line on DLD’s sale, mortgage and Dubai Now pages, with worked cash examples at AED 1m, 2m and 5m and the two DLD figures for a mortgage release.
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DLD project status: how to check an off-plan project in Dubai
How to run DLD's Project Status Enquiry, the eight status labels DLD uses, how to match a project and its escrow account to your contract, and the official routes when a project is delayed.
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DLD transactions: how to look up and read Dubai property sales records
Where to find Dubai Land Department transaction records, how to read each column, and which communities registered the most residential sales.
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Dubai property market: what 12 months of DLD sales records show
Twelve months of Dubai Land Department sales records: monthly residential sales, the off-plan share, apartment prices per sq ft by community, and the questions the data cannot answer.
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Dubai rent prices: median new-lease rents by community
Median rents on new Ejari leases across Dubai and by community, apartments and villas ranked separately, with lease counts and why renewals and portal rents differ.
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Ejari registration in Dubai: fees, documents and renewal
DLD's Ejari fee lines by channel, who registers and who can cancel, and what DEWA, the Rental Disputes Center and GDRFA say about a registered lease.
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Oqood in Dubai: off-plan registration, fees and handover
DLD's Oqood fee lines, the 90-day registration rule, the step from provisional registration to title deed, and the off-plan share of sales in 38 communities.
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RERA rent calculator: check a Dubai rent increase
A calculator for the renewal bands in Decree No. 43 of 2013, with the decree wording, worked examples, the 90-day notice rule and the Smart Rental Index.
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Short-term rental in Dubai: the holiday home permit, fees and rules
The official rules for short-term rental in Dubai: DET's permit fees beside the 2014 fee resolution, who can apply, Tourism Dirham, tenant consent and developer duties.
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Title deed in Dubai: what it is, how to check it and what it costs
The legal basis of the Dubai title deed, how to verify one, and DLD’s fee for each deed service, from a sale to off-plan handover.
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Understanding off plan risk in emerging communities
A practical checklist for project verification, payment plans, construction progress and the evidence behind a proposed purchase.
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Projected rental yields: check the numbers
A worked example separates gross income, operating costs and financing so you can examine the assumptions behind a projected return.
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Mollak and Dubai service charges: how to check them
How Mollak and RERA approval work, how to look up a building in DLD's Service Charge Index, and median 2023 service charges per sq ft for 17 Dubai communities.
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