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Rent in Dubai

Dubai leases are usually one year, registered on Ejari. Landlords often want multiple cheques. Agency fees are commonly 5% of annual rent.

Abu DhabiSharjahRas Al Khaimah
Freehold zones
RERA escrow
3D map
4% / 2%transfer fee: Dubai vs the other emirates
0%annual property tax — the service charge is the carry
RERA escrowwhere off-plan money is legally required to sit
Ejaritenancy registration that makes a lease enforceable
New-builds

New-builds in Dubai

Every project is tied to the official developer — units, handover, published AED/m² where they exist. Not a scraped classifieds dump.

Dubai Hills Estate — Neubau render

Dubai

Dubai Hills Estate

$3,800/m²

Dubai Hills, Dubai

10,000 units · 85% built 2027 Q4
Emaar Beachfront — Neubau render

Dubai

Emaar Beachfront

$5,500/m²

Emaar Beachfront, Dubai

9,000 units · 70% built 2027 Q2
Dubai Creek Harbour — Neubau render

Dubai

Dubai Creek Harbour

$3,200/m²

Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai

10,000 units · 75% built 2028 Q1
Arabian Ranches 3 — Neubau render

Dubai

Arabian Ranches 3

$2,400/m²

Arabian Ranches 3, Dubailand, Dubai

3,000 units · 80% built 2026 Q4
DAMAC Hills — Neubau render

Dubai

DAMAC Hills

$2,200/m²

DAMAC Hills, Dubailand, Dubai

4,000 units · 95% built 2026 Q4
AYKON City — Neubau render

Dubai

AYKON City

$3,000/m²

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

1,600 units · 65% built 2027 Q4
DAMAC Towers by Paramount — Neubau render

Downtown Dubai

DAMAC Towers by Paramount

$4,000/m²

Burj Area, Downtown Dubai

1,200 units · 100% built ჩაბარებული (2022)
Safa One by de GRISOGONO — Neubau render

Dubai

Safa One by de GRISOGONO

$3,600/m²

Al Safa, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

480 units · 35% built 2028 Q2
Sobha Hartland — Sobha Realty render

Dubai

Sobha Hartland

$4,200/m²

Sobha Hartland, Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Dubai

2,500 units · 85% built 2027 Q1

Developer: Sobha Realty

One Za'abeel — Ithra Dubai render

Dubai

One Za'abeel

On request

One Za'abeel, Za'abeel, Dubai

480 units · 100% built ჩაბარებული (2024)

Developer: Ithra Dubai

Town Square Dubai — Nshama render

Dubai

Town Square Dubai

$1,800/m²

Town Square, Al Qudra Road, Dubai

5,000 units · 80% built 2028 Q4

Developer: Nshama

Jumeirah Beach Residence — Dubai Properties render

Dubai

Jumeirah Beach Residence

$3,900/m²

JBR, Dubai Marina, Dubai

6,900 units · 100% built ჩაბარებული (2007)

Developer: Dubai Properties

Emirate law

How a purchase works in Dubai

RERA escrow (Law 8 of 2007). There is no annual property tax — the service charge is the carry.

4%Transfer fee at Dubai Land Department (DLD)
FreeholdFreehold in designated zones
EjariTenancy registration that makes a lease enforceable
AED 2,000,000Golden Visa via property — federal threshold, not an emirate fee
What a purchase really costs

AED 1,500,000 home in Dubai

Land Department transfer fee (4%)
AED 60,000
Trustee office & title issuance
AED 2,250
NOC and developer admin
AED 1,500
Agency, buyer side (2% + 5% VAT)
AED 31,500
Cash needed at the trustee office
AED 1,595,250

≈ +6.4% over the price. Dubai charges 4% at the Land Department; Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates charge 2%. There is no annual property tax, which is why the service charge — quoted in dirhams per square foot and revised yearly — is the number that actually decides a yield. Off-plan money belongs in a RERA escrow account; if there is no escrow, there is no deal.

Rentals run on rules

The rent side, in three lines

  • Every tenancy must be registered on Ejari — an unregistered contract has no standing at the rental dispute centre.
  • The RERA rental index sets how far a landlord may raise on renewal, and 90 days’ written notice is required to change any term.
  • Rent is still commonly paid in one to four cheques, and DEWA plus district cooling sit outside the quoted rent.

Service charge is the second mortgage nobody quotes. Ask for the per-square-foot figure and the last two years of revisions.

Cities

Four emirates, four rulebooks

Freehold is granted zone by zone and the transfer fee changes at the emirate border. Dubai’s DLD is not Abu Dhabi’s DMT, and a Sharjah title is a different instrument again.

Neighborhoods

Areas in Dubai

Premium districts with price anchors, walk and transit scores.

Developers

The builders behind the pipeline

Registered developers tracked from public disclosure to handover. Reputation is never manufactured.

Danube Properties

Dubai · 11 yrs · 9,000 units delivered

Danube Properties is the residential arm of Danube Group (since 2014), building affordable-premium apartments across JVC, Business Bay, JLT and Dubailand: the Bayz, Glamz, Opalz, Elitz and Diamondz series.

Official site

Deyaar Development

Dubai · 18 yrs · 6,000 units delivered

Deyaar Development PJSC is a DFM-listed Dubai developer (2007) behind Midtown, Atria, Burj Daman and Regalia across Business Bay, DIFC and Production City.

Official site

Sobha Realty

Dubai · 49 yrs · 60,000 units delivered

Sobha Realty is Dubai's leading luxury developer (1976, PNC Menon): 11 masterplans in the UAE, AED 23bn sales in 2024, 6,819 units delivered in 2026. Projects: Sobha Hartland, Sobha One, Sobha SeaHaven, Sobha Hartland II, Creek Vistas, Waves, Crest Grande, Sobha Reserve, Sobha Orbis.

Official site

Tiger Properties

Dubai · 48 yrs · 15,000 units delivered

Tiger Group is a veteran UAE developer (1976) building high-volume residential towers in Dubai Silicon Oasis, Ajman and Sharjah: Priva, Sunrose, Skyz.

Official site

Nshama

Dubai · 12 yrs · 5,000 units delivered

Nshama is the private Dubai developer behind Town Square Dubai — a self-contained neighbourhood of parks, Vida Cinemas and value apartments.

Official site

Dubai Properties

Dubai · 22 yrs · 25,000 units delivered

Dubai Properties, the residential arm of Dubai Holding, developed Jumeirah Beach Residence, Mudon and Dubailand and Business Bay schemes — 25,000+ delivered units.

Official site

wasl properties

Dubai · 17 yrs · 8,000 units delivered

wasl properties, the residential brand of Dubai Real Estate Corporation, builds the Wasl Gate and Wasl1 districts on Sheikh Zayed Road and manages a large heritage rental stock in Deira and Bur Dubai.

Official site

Ithra Dubai

Dubai · 8 yrs · 1,000 units delivered

Ithra Dubai is the development arm of Dubai World Trade Centre; One Za'abeel pairs two towers bridged by The Link cantilever, with a hotel and residences.

Official site

Seven Tides

Dubai · 19 yrs · 2,000 units delivered

Seven Tides is a private Dubai developer behind Seven Palm and Seven Residences on Palm West Beach, with hotel assets in the UK and Japan.

Official site

Kleindienst Group

Dubai · 19 yrs · 300 units delivered

Kleindienst Group develops The Heart of Europe on The World archipelago: six islands of beach villas, floating Seahorse homes and palaces.

Official site

Samana Developers

Dubai · 9 yrs · 3,000 units delivered

Samana Developers is a private Dubai developer in Majan and Arjan, delivering premium apartments with private pools and smart-home packages.

Official site

Budget DEWA (electricity and water) and, in many towers, chiller. “All-in” asking rents are rare. Summer vacancy in some communities is real.

This is not Georgia’s daily-rent product. When sivrce lists Dubai rentals they will be tenancy-contract first.

FAQ

How many cheques?
One cheque is cheapest; four is common. Monthly standing orders exist but are not universal.
Ejari?
The tenancy must be registered. Unregistered contracts are a dispute nightmare — do not skip it.

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