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Fujairah real estate

Fujairah is the UAE’s only eastern emirate facing the Gulf of Oman, known for mountain coastlines, port logistics, and designated free-zone residential developments.

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
Emirate law

How a purchase works in Fujairah

Fujairah Municipality escrow on designated zones. There is no annual property tax — the service charge is the carry.

2%Transfer fee at Fujairah Municipality
FreeholdFreehold in designated zones
Fujairah MunicipalityTenancy 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 Fujairah

Land Department transfer fee (2%)
AED 30,000
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 1,565,250

≈ +4.4% 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

Seven emirates, seven 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.

Real estate transfers and municipality leasing attestations are administered directly by Fujairah Municipality and the Department of Lands and Survey.

Foreign acquisition is permitted in designated investment zones with lower transfer overhead (2%) and strong demand from maritime logistics and hospitality professionals.

FAQ

Where can foreign buyers purchase in Fujairah?
Foreign freehold and long-term usufruct are permitted in designated economic and tourism zones approved by Fujairah Municipality.
What are the closing fees in Fujairah?
Statutory transfer fee is 2% registered at the Fujairah Municipality Department of Lands and Survey.

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