Once your property is ready, you may want to let it or sell it, and each path has its own rules. We explain the leasing steps, from setting a rent with official data to registering the lease, the permit needed for holiday homes, and what a sale or an assignment before handover involves.
We talk through letting long term, letting as a holiday home or selling, and what each means for your costs, time and obligations.
We look at the DLD Rental Index and registered transactions with you, so your rent or price is grounded in recorded figures.
We list what each path needs, such as lease registration, a holiday home permit or the developer's NOC, and where to apply.
We help you through the lease, the sale or the assignment, and point you to the official service for each registration.
We tell you where our role ends, so you know when to bring in a lawyer, a lender or a tax adviser.
Asking prices and advertised rents are not the same as what was agreed. DLD publishes registered transactions on its Real Estate Data page, and the Rental Index shows average rents by area. To compare net returns with your own numbers, use our rental yield calculator, and for the leasing steps read renting out your Dubai property.
For a new lease, landlord and tenant agree the rent, and the DLD Rental Index (website, Ejari system, Dubai REST) shows average rents for similar units. On renewal, any increase is limited by the index. Either party who wants to change terms must give at least 90 days' notice before the lease expires.
It may be possible. DLD says an off-plan unit can be assigned before title transfer only with a No Objection Certificate from the developer, and the developer sets the amount. Read your sales agreement for any resale terms.
Yes. We can manage viewings with tenants or buyers, keep you updated by phone or WhatsApp and explain which steps you can complete online through DLD services.
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To rent out a Dubai property after handover, make sure the unit is registered in your name and ready to live in, set the rent using the DLD Rental Index rather than asking prices, sign a written tenancy contract and register it in Ejari. On renewal, rent increases are capped by the Rental Index, and changes need advance written notice.
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Short-term letting in Dubai is regulated. To let a furnished unit to guests as a holiday home, you need a licence from Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism and a permit for each unit, or you can let through an operator that holds them. Permits must be renewed on time, and the unit, its classification and your conduct as a host must meet DET's standards.
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Yes, you can usually sell an off-plan unit in Dubai before handover, but only with the developer's No Objection Certificate and on the terms of your sales and purchase agreement. The sale is then registered with the Dubai Land Department, which charges registration fees. This guide explains the developer's conditions, the steps, the fees, selling with a mortgage, how to price using official data, and the risks if no buyer appears.
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