Every Dubai listing quotes a gross yield. Here are the three returns worth measuring, the full stack of entry and annual costs between them, and a worked illustration carrying a headline 7% down to what actually reaches you.
Dubai Real Estate News
Chiller free is not a type of air conditioning — it is a rent arrangement. What the term actually means in Dubai, who carries the cooling cost, and what to establish in writing before you sign.
Every Dubai sale is registered at a Real Estate Registration Trustee. What the office is, the DLD's published fee schedule and 25-minute service time, the documents required, and the three things that actually delay a transfer.
Dubai law does not ban subletting — it bans subletting without the landlord's written consent. What Article 24 requires, the Article 25(1)(b) eviction ground, and how the 2026 shared housing law changes the picture.
Off-plan took ~69% of Dubai's July 2026 transactions; ready homes carried ~54% of the value. The published fees, the real trade-offs, and who should choose which.
Dubai has two no-objection certificates and the Land Department says one is not a substitute for the other. What the developer NOC and the eNOC each do, timings, costs and refusals.
What property management in Dubai actually costs and requires: the 5-8% long-let fee range, the RERA licence and AED 5 million bank guarantee a third-party manager must hold, and the six things to check in the agreement before you sign.
What DEWA registration in Dubai actually costs and requires: the AED 2,000 / AED 4,000 refundable deposit, AED 155 activation fees, why tenants need Ejari first, the 15-working-hour connection, and the 5% housing fee on your bill.
Form F is the contract that binds a Dubai property sale. What it is, how Contracts A, B and F differ, where they are signed, and what the DLD's Amicable Settlement process does when a deal breaks down.
No annual property tax, no capital gains tax, no income tax on rent - but a 4% DLD transfer fee, a 5% municipality housing fee, VAT on commercial stock and a corporate tax that catches licensed landlords. Every rule sourced.