{"id":39609,"date":"2026-09-14T09:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/buying-dubai-property-through-a-company\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:19:02","slug":"buying-dubai-property-through-a-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ar\/buying-dubai-property-through-a-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Dubai Property Through a Company: Corporate Ownership Rules in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES \/ LEGAL GUIDE\n  Title:    Buying Dubai Property Through a Company\n  Slug:     buying-dubai-property-through-a-company\n  Keywords: buying dubai property through a company, corporate property ownership dubai, jafza offshore property\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.co-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .co-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .co-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .co-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .co-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .co-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.coc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"co\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"co-hero\">\n  <div class=\"co-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"co-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"co-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"co-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"co-eyebrow\">Ownership Structures \u00b7 Legal Guide \u00b7 September 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Buying Dubai Property Through a Company<br><span>Which Entities the Land Department Accepts, and What It Really Costs<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"co-hero-sub\">A Dubai title deed can be issued in a company name \u2014 but only to certain kinds of company, and a foreign one is not among them. Here is the accepted list, the documents each route demands, why moving the shares still needs the Land Department\u2019s consent, and when a structure is genuinely worth the cost.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"co-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"co-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>5 Accepted Entity Routes<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-hm\">\ud83d\udcd1 <strong>NOC Required on Share Moves<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-hm\">\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Sources Named and Dated<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"co-strip\">\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"co-si\"><span class=\"co-sv\">5 Routes<\/span><span class=\"co-sl\">Entity Types the DLD Accepts<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-si\"><span class=\"co-sv\">4%<\/span><span class=\"co-sl\">DLD Fee on a Sale Registration<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-si\"><span class=\"co-sv\">0.125%<\/span><span class=\"co-sl\">Gift Rate, Owner to Own Company<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-si\"><span class=\"co-sv\">NOC<\/span><span class=\"co-sl\">Needed Before Shares Can Move<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"cos\">\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-2col\">\n      <div class=\"co-body\">\n        <span class=\"cot\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"co-title\">What Corporate Ownership in Dubai Actually Means<\/h2>\n        <p>Most Dubai property is bought by individuals, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/title-deed-dubai\/\">title deed<\/a> is issued in a personal name. But the Dubai Land Department will also register freehold title in the name of a company \u2014 and for investors holding several assets, for families planning succession, or for groups pooling capital into one building, that is often the more sensible arrangement.<\/p>\n        <p>The critical constraint is that it cannot be <em>any<\/em> company. Fichte Legal, a UAE law firm whose guide to property ownership through corporate vehicles was last updated on <strong>25 February 2026<\/strong>, sets out five accepted routes: a Dubai mainland company, a Free Zone Establishment or Free Zone Company, a JAFZA offshore company, a DIFC entity, and an ADGM entity. The same source is explicit that a company incorporated outside the UAE <strong>cannot buy Dubai property directly<\/strong> \u2014 it must use a locally incorporated entity. Sovereign PPG, writing on <strong>7 February 2025<\/strong>, states the same restriction in blunter terms: international and foreign companies are not permitted to own property.<\/p>\n        <p>That single rule is what drives most of the structuring work. An overseas investor who wants a corporate owner is not choosing whether to incorporate in the UAE \u2014 they are only choosing <em>where<\/em> in the UAE, and each of the five routes carries a different cost, a different document set, and a different set of things it will not let you do.<\/p>\n        <p>It is also worth being clear about what corporate ownership does not change. The <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/freehold-vs-leasehold-dubai\/\">freehold and leasehold map<\/a> applies identically: a company can only take freehold where an individual foreign buyer could. And the property itself is taxed no differently \u2014 Dubai levies no annual property tax and no capital gains tax, as set out in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-tax\/\">Dubai property tax<\/a>. What changes is who holds the asset, how it moves, and what compliance sits on top.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"co-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> For one apartment that you intend to live in or let, a company almost never pays for itself. The structure earns its keep at portfolio scale, where several assets sit under one owner, or where succession planning matters. Before you commit, read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/buying-property-in-dubai-as-a-foreigner\/\">buying property in Dubai as a foreigner<\/a> to see what the personal-name route involves, and our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/uae-corporate-tax-investment-property\/\">UAE Corporate Tax on investment property<\/a>, because putting an asset in a company is what brings that regime into play at all. If your reason for wanting a structure is inheritance, compare it against a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-inheritance-difc-wills\/\">DIFC will<\/a> first \u2014 it is frequently the cheaper answer to the same problem.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"co-ov\">\n          <div class=\"co-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Corporate Ownership at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>The essentials in one place<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Accepted entity routes<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r burg\">5<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Foreign company direct buy<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r\">Not permitted<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Sale registration fee<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r\">4% of sale value<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Owner into own company<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r burg\">0.125%<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Share transfer consent<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r\">DLD NOC required<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Annual property tax<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r up\">0%<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Capital gains tax<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r up\">0%<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-ov-row\"><span class=\"co-ov-l\">Corporate Tax threshold<\/span><span class=\"co-ov-r\">AED 375,000<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 TABLE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"cos cog\">\n  <div class=\"coc coct\">\n    <span class=\"cot\">The Accepted Routes<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"co-title\">Five Ways a Company Can Hold Dubai Freehold<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"co-sub\">Each route is accepted by the Land Department, but they are not interchangeable. The differences that matter are what the entity may do besides hold property, and which forms inside it are excluded.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"co-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Route<\/th>\n            <th>What It Is<\/th>\n            <th>Key Condition or Exclusion<\/th>\n            <th>Typical Use<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Dubai mainland company<\/td>\n            <td>A company licensed onshore in Dubai, holding a trade licence.<\/td>\n            <td>Trades normally; property is one asset among others.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge high\">Operating business<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Free Zone Establishment \/ Company<\/td>\n            <td>An FZE or FZCO incorporated in a UAE free zone.<\/td>\n            <td>Accepted for freehold registration by the Land Department.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge mid\">Trading plus holding<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>JAFZA offshore company<\/td>\n            <td>An offshore company under the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority.<\/td>\n            <td>May not conduct business inside the UAE, under the JAFZA Offshore Companies Regulations 2018. Used to hold shares and assets.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge top\">Pure holding vehicle<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>DIFC entity<\/td>\n            <td>A company, partnership, foundation, REIT or real estate fund in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Land Department memorandum dated 4 May 2017.<\/td>\n            <td>DIFC trusts that are not regulated as a fund, and DIFC special purpose companies, are excluded. Foundations are permitted, governed by DIFC Law No. 3 of 2018.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge top\">Succession and funds<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>ADGM entity<\/td>\n            <td>An Abu Dhabi Global Market entity. Land Department memorandum dated 7 November 2018.<\/td>\n            <td>Special purpose vehicles are accepted. ADGM foundations are not currently accepted for property registration.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge mid\">SPV per asset<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Company incorporated outside the UAE<\/td>\n            <td>Any foreign-registered company.<\/td>\n            <td>Cannot be registered on a Dubai title deed. Must hold through a locally incorporated entity.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge low\">Not available<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Company from another emirate<\/td>\n            <td>A company licensed in a different UAE emirate.<\/td>\n            <td>No regulation permits a purchase without establishing a Dubai presence or obtaining Land Department approval.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"co-badge low\">Approval needed<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Source: Fichte Legal, \u201cProperty Ownership Through Corporate Vehicles,\u201d by Sarra AlSamarrai, last updated 25 February 2026; corroborated on the foreign-company restriction by Sovereign PPG (Pro Partner Group), 7 February 2025. Note that Sovereign PPG also lists RAK ICC as a holding option, which does not appear on Fichte Legal\u2019s list of Land Department accepted entities \u2014 confirm the current position with the Land Department or your own counsel before relying on that route. Not legal advice.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CARDS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"cos\">\n  <div class=\"coc coct\">\n    <span class=\"cot\">Due Diligence<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"co-title\">Six Things to Settle Before a Company Goes on the Title Deed<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"co-sub\">The structure is the easy part. These six are where corporate purchases actually stall.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"co-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"co-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"co-area-name\">Assemble the Corporate File<\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-type\">Check 01 \u00b7 Documents<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"co-area-price\">7+ Docs<\/span>\n          <span class=\"co-area-unit\">before you can register<\/span>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Core<\/span><span>Incorporation certificate<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Core<\/span><span>Incumbency certificate<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Core<\/span><span>Good standing certificate<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Core<\/span><span>Memorandum and articles<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div 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class=\"co-area-type\">Check 03 \u00b7 Authority<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"co-area-price\">POA<\/span>\n          <span class=\"co-area-unit\">for the person signing<\/span>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Needed<\/span><span>Power of attorney<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Proof<\/span><span>Authorised signatory<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>See<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/power-of-attorney-dubai-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Our POA guide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>Scope too narrow<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"co-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"co-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"co-area-name\">Plan the Exit Before Entry<\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-type\">Check 04 \u00b7 Share Transfers<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"co-area-price\">4%<\/span>\n          <span class=\"co-area-unit\">stated on the share amount<\/span>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Consent<\/span><span>Prior DLD NOC<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Enforced by<\/span><span>Free zone authority<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>DIFC extra<\/span><span>Notify the ROC<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Myth<\/span><span>Shares dodge the fee<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"co-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"co-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"co-area-name\">Price the Tax Position<\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-type\">Check 05 \u00b7 Corporate Tax<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"co-area-price\">9%<\/span>\n          <span class=\"co-area-unit\">above AED 375,000<\/span>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Below threshold<\/span><span>0 per cent<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Individual owner<\/span><span>Different treatment<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>See<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/uae-corporate-tax-investment-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Corporate Tax guide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Get<\/span><span>Tax advice, not a blog<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"co-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"co-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"co-area-name\">Clear the Compliance Layer<\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-type\">Check 06 \u00b7 AML and Banking<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"co-area-price\">UBO<\/span>\n          <span class=\"co-area-unit\">who really owns it<\/span>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Expect<\/span><span>Source-of-funds checks<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Expect<\/span><span>Shareholder ID for all<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>See<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/aml-checks-dubai-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">AML checks guide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"co-area-row\"><span>Plan for<\/span><span>Bank account lead time<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"co-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Considering a corporate structure for a Dubai purchase?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us what you are buying and why you want it held in a company. TruHauz will tell you honestly whether the structure earns its cost.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"cobtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"cos codk\">\n  <div class=\"coc coct\">\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:16px;\">The Money<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"co-title white\">The Three Numbers That Decide Whether a Structure Is Worth It<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"co-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">Corporate ownership is a cost-benefit question, and the costs are more knowable than the benefits. These are the three that move the answer.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"co-fc\">\n        <span class=\"co-fc-val\">4%<\/span>\n        <h4>Buying In From Outside<\/h4>\n        <p>Where the company buys from a third-party seller, this is an ordinary sale registration. The Land Department fee is 4 per cent of the sale value, split in the published schedule as 2 per cent seller and 2 per cent buyer. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">guide to DLD fees<\/a> sets out the smaller line items that sit on top.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-fc\">\n        <span class=\"co-fc-val\">0.125%<\/span>\n        <h4>Moving What You Already Own<\/h4>\n        <p>Where you already hold the property personally and move it into your own company, Fichte Legal records this as registrable as a gift transfer at 0.125 per cent. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/gifting-property-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">gifting guide<\/a> puts the DLD gift registration at 0.125 per cent of valuation with a minimum of AED 2,000.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-fc\">\n        <span class=\"co-fc-val\">9%<\/span>\n        <h4>The Ongoing Exposure<\/h4>\n        <p>Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/uae-corporate-tax-investment-property\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">UAE Corporate Tax on investment property<\/a> records the rates as 0 per cent on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9 per cent above it. A company brings that regime into scope in a way that personal ownership generally does not.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin-top:32px;font-size:.93rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;line-height:1.75;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">Illustration \u2014 inputs shown, not a quote:<\/strong> take a property the Land Department values at AED 3,000,000. Registering it as an ordinary sale at the published 2 per cent plus 2 per cent costs 4 per cent of AED 3,000,000, or AED 120,000. Registering the same property as a gift from an individual to that individual\u2019s own company at 0.125 per cent costs AED 3,750. The gap on those inputs is AED 116,250, before the map, title deed, knowledge, innovation and trustee service-partner fees that apply on either route. Inputs: an assumed AED 3,000,000 valuation; the 4 per cent and 0.125 per cent rates as published in our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">DLD fees<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/gifting-property-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">gifting<\/a> guides. <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">Bottom line:<\/strong> the route in is cheap if you already own the asset and expensive if you do not \u2014 but neither number tells you whether to incorporate. What should decide that is how many assets you hold, who inherits them, and whether you can carry the annual compliance. We have deliberately not quoted incorporation or annual maintenance costs for any of the five routes, because we could not source current published figures for them.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"cos cog\">\n  <div class=\"coc coct\">\n    <span class=\"cot\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"co-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"co-sub\">The questions investors ask most often about holding Dubai property in a company.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"coc\">\n    <div class=\"co-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"co-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"co-faq-q\" onclick=\"coFaq(this)\">Can a company own property in Dubai?<span class=\"co-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-faq-a\">Yes. The Dubai Land Department registers freehold title in the name of a company, but only where that company is one of the accepted types. Fichte Legal, whose corporate-vehicles guide was last updated on 25 February 2026, lists five routes: a Dubai mainland company, a Free Zone Establishment or Free Zone Company, a JAFZA offshore company, a DIFC entity and an ADGM entity. A company incorporated outside the UAE cannot be put on a Dubai title deed directly. It has to hold the asset through a locally incorporated vehicle instead.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"co-faq-q\" onclick=\"coFaq(this)\">Which company types does the Dubai Land Department accept for freehold ownership?<span class=\"co-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-faq-a\">According to Fichte Legal, updated 25 February 2026, the accepted list is Dubai mainland companies, Free Zone Establishments and Free Zone Companies, JAFZA offshore companies, DIFC entities and ADGM entities. Within DIFC the eligible forms include companies, partnerships, foundations, REITs and real estate funds, while DIFC trusts that are not regulated as a fund and DIFC special purpose companies are excluded. ADGM special purpose vehicles are accepted but ADGM foundations are not currently accepted by the Land Department for property registration.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"co-faq-q\" onclick=\"coFaq(this)\">What does it cost to transfer a Dubai property into a company?<span class=\"co-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-faq-a\">Two different rates apply depending on how the transfer is structured. A normal sale registration carries the Dubai Land Department fee of 4 per cent of the sale value, which the published schedule splits as 2 per cent from the seller and 2 per cent from the buyer. Where an individual moves a property they already own into their own company, Fichte Legal records that this is registrable as a gift transfer at 0.125 per cent of the purchase price. Our own guide to gifting property in Dubai puts the gift registration at 0.125 per cent of valuation with a minimum fee of AED 2,000.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"co-faq-q\" onclick=\"coFaq(this)\">Do I need Land Department approval to sell shares in a company that owns Dubai property?<span class=\"co-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-faq-a\">Yes, and this is the point most buyers miss. Fichte Legal states that any transfer of shares in a company that owns Dubai property requires the prior approval of the Dubai Land Department through a No Objection Certificate, and that the free zone authority will withhold finalisation of the share transfer until that approval is in place. The same source records transfer fees of 4 per cent applying on the share amount. A share sale is therefore not a way around the registration fee, and it is not a private transaction between shareholders.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"co-faq-q\" onclick=\"coFaq(this)\">What documents does a company need to buy property in Dubai?<span class=\"co-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-faq-a\">Fichte Legal lists a certificate of incorporation, a certificate of incumbency, a certificate of good standing, the memorandum and articles of association, identification documents for the shareholders, a No Objection Certificate from the Land Department and the relevant free zone authority, a power of attorney for the signatory, and a board resolution where one is required. Sovereign PPG, writing on 7 February 2025, lists a broadly similar set and adds the trade licence. Expect every corporate document to need attestation, and build that into your timeline.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"co-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"co-faq-q\" onclick=\"coFaq(this)\">Is buying Dubai property through a company better than buying in your own name?<span class=\"co-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"co-faq-a\">It depends entirely on why you are doing it, and for a single home it is usually not worth it. A corporate vehicle can simplify succession, allow several investors to hold one asset cleanly, and let ownership move by share transfer rather than by re-registering the property. Against that, you add incorporation and annual maintenance costs, a banking and compliance burden, and a possible UAE Corporate Tax exposure where the activity is more than passive holding. The share transfer also still needs Land Department consent, so the flexibility is narrower than it is often sold as.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 44px;\"><div style=\"background:#fdf0f5;border-left:4px solid #660033;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.75;color:#333;\"><strong>Related reading:<\/strong> The personal-name route, and the freehold areas open to foreign buyers either way, are set out in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/buying-property-in-dubai-as-a-foreigner\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">buying property in Dubai as a foreigner<\/a>. The fee schedule a corporate purchase is registered under is the same one individuals pay \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">DLD fees on a Dubai property transfer<\/a>. Moving an asset you already own into your own company is registered as a gift, which our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/gifting-property-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">gifting property in Dubai<\/a> covers in full. What the company then receives is explained in our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/title-deed-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai title deed<\/a>. If succession is your motive, compare a structure against a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-inheritance-difc-wills\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">DIFC will<\/a> before incorporating. The tax regime a corporate owner steps into is covered in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/uae-corporate-tax-investment-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">UAE Corporate Tax on investment property<\/a>, and the compliance checks every corporate buyer meets are in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/aml-checks-dubai-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">AML checks on Dubai property<\/a>. Where the signatory is not a shareholder in person, the mechanics are in our guide to a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/power-of-attorney-dubai-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">power of attorney for Dubai property<\/a>. Investors who want property exposure without owning or incorporating at all should read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/reits-in-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">REITs in Dubai<\/a>. Companies buying to occupy rather than to let should also read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/commercial-property-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">commercial property in Dubai<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 44px;\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #f0dde5;background:#fff;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.85rem;line-height:1.7;color:#666;\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e;\">Not legal or tax advice.<\/strong> This guide summarises rules as described by the named sources on the dates given, and regulations governing corporate property ownership, free zone entities and UAE Corporate Tax change. Nothing here is a substitute for advice from a licensed UAE lawyer or tax adviser on your own facts, and we have not quoted any fee, deadline or filing step we could not source. 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