{"id":39301,"date":"2026-09-12T09:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/aml-checks-dubai-property\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T09:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:20:43","slug":"aml-checks-dubai-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/fa\/aml-checks-dubai-property\/","title":{"rendered":"AML Checks on Dubai Property: Source of Funds and the AED 55,000 Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 COMPLIANCE \/ BUYER & SELLER GUIDE\n  Title:    AML Checks on Dubai Property: Source of Funds and the AED 55,000 Rule\n  Slug:     aml-checks-dubai-property\n  Keywords: aml dubai property, source of funds dubai property, goaml real estate\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.aq-hero{min-height:auto}\n  .aq-hero-content{padding:48px 16px 56px}\n  .aq-hero h1{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,7.5vw,2.6rem)}\n  .aq-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .aq-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .aq-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .aq-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .aq-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .aq-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.aqc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"aq\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"aq-hero\">\n  <div class=\"aq-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"aq-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"aq-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"aq-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"aq-eyebrow\">Compliance &middot; Buyer &amp; Seller Guide &middot; Updated September 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>AML Checks on Dubai Property<br><span>Source of Funds, goAML and the AED 55,000 Rule<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"aq-hero-sub\">Every Dubai property purchase now passes through an anti-money-laundering layer that most buyers only discover when an agent asks where the money came from. Here is what the law actually requires, which transactions get reported, what you will be asked to produce, and why none of it means you are under suspicion.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"aq-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"aq-hm\">&#127974; <strong>Ministry of Economy Regulated<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-hm\">&#128176; <strong>AED 55,000 Cash Threshold<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-hm\">&#128193; <strong>5-Year Record Rule<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- DATA STRIP -->\n<div class=\"aq-strip\">\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"aq-si\"><span class=\"aq-sv\">AED 55,000<\/span><span class=\"aq-sl\">Cash Reporting Threshold<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-si\"><span class=\"aq-sv\">5 Years<\/span><span class=\"aq-sl\">Minimum Record Retention<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-si\"><span class=\"aq-sv\">goAML<\/span><span class=\"aq-sl\">FIU Reporting Platform<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-si\"><span class=\"aq-sv\">DNFBP<\/span><span class=\"aq-sl\">Status of Every Brokerage<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n<section class=\"aqs\">\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-2col\">\n      <div class=\"aq-body\">\n        <span class=\"aqt\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"aq-title\">Why a Dubai Agent Asks Where Your Money Came From<\/h2>\n        <p>At some point between agreeing a price and signing, almost every Dubai buyer meets the same moment: the brokerage asks for a passport copy, and then asks for something that feels more intrusive &mdash; evidence of where the purchase money came from. It is the question buyers most often read as distrust. It is in fact the point at which a licensed brokerage starts discharging a legal obligation it cannot waive, cannot negotiate and cannot skip because you seem credible.<\/p>\n        <p>The obligation comes from the UAE&#8217;s anti-money-laundering framework. Under <strong>Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018<\/strong> and <strong>Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2019<\/strong>, real estate firms are classified as a <strong>Designated Non-Financial Business or Profession<\/strong> &mdash; a DNFBP. The UAE Ministry of Economy identifies four DNFBP categories in total: real estate firms, auditing and accounting firms, dealers in precious metals and stones, and trust or company service providers. Real estate sits in that list for an obvious reason. Property is a large, durable, internationally portable store of value, which is precisely what makes it attractive to anyone trying to give illegitimate money a legitimate history.<\/p>\n        <p>Being a DNFBP is not a label a brokerage applies for. It attaches automatically to the activity. Once it attaches, the firm must register on the Financial Intelligence Unit&#8217;s <strong>goAML<\/strong> portal, run customer due diligence on the people it deals with, keep records, and file reports where the rules require them. That is the machinery sitting behind the request for your documents, and it is why the same questions come up whether you are buying a studio or a mansion, and whether you are dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-broker-card-dubai\/\">a RERA-carded broker<\/a> in an office in Business Bay or completing <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-buy-dubai-property-remotely-2026\/\">a purchase remotely from overseas<\/a>.<\/p>\n        <p>What changed the texture of this for ordinary buyers was a circular issued by the Ministry of Economy, announced on <strong>7 July 2022<\/strong> and effective from the beginning of that month, which set out specific reporting procedures for the real estate sector. It introduced the <strong>Real Estate Activity Report<\/strong>, or REAR, and with it the AED 55,000 figure that this guide is largely about.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"aq-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> The single most useful thing a buyer can do is assemble the source-of-funds file <em>before<\/em> starting, not after an offer is accepted. Deals rarely collapse over these checks; they stall over them, and a stall during a rising market costs the buyer the unit. If you are buying in a company name, start earlier still, because proving who ultimately owns the company takes longer than proving who you are. Our guides to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/buying-property-in-dubai-as-a-foreigner\/\">buying property in Dubai as a foreigner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-sell-property-in-dubai\/\">selling property in Dubai<\/a> set out the rest of the transaction sequence that these checks sit inside.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"aq-ov\">\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-head\">\n            <h3>The AML Framework at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>The essentials in one place<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Governing law<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r burg\">Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Implementing decision<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r\">Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2019<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Sector classification<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r\">DNFBP<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Supervising ministry<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r\">Ministry of Economy<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Reporting platform<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r burg\">goAML (FIU)<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Cash report threshold<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r burg\">AED 55,000<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Virtual asset payments<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r\">Reportable<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Record retention<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r\">5 years minimum<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-ov-row\"><span class=\"aq-ov-l\">Applies in free zones<\/span><span class=\"aq-ov-r up\">Yes<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- TABLE -->\n<section class=\"aqs aqg\">\n  <div class=\"aqc aqct\">\n    <span class=\"aqt\">The Triggers<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"aq-title\">What Actually Triggers a Report<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"aq-sub\">A Real Estate Activity Report is a threshold report, filed because a transaction has a particular shape &mdash; not because anyone has formed a suspicion. These are the circumstances the Ministry of Economy circular identifies.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"aq-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Circumstance<\/th>\n            <th>What It Covers<\/th>\n            <th>Filing<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Cash at or above AED 55,000<\/td>\n            <td>A freehold property sale or purchase settled by a single cash transaction, or by multiple cash transactions, amounting to or exceeding AED 55,000 &mdash; for the entire value of the property or any part of it.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"aq-badge top\">REAR required<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Payment in virtual assets<\/td>\n            <td>A freehold property sale or purchase where the buyer pays using virtual assets rather than conventional funds.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"aq-badge top\">REAR required<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Funds converted from virtual assets<\/td>\n            <td>A freehold sale or purchase where the money used was obtained by converting virtual assets into cash.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"aq-badge top\">REAR required<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Grounds for suspicion<\/td>\n            <td>Any transaction, at any value, where the firm has reasonable grounds to suspect money laundering or terrorist financing. This is a separate and different filing from a threshold report.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"aq-badge high\">STR \/ SAR<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Ordinary bank transfer, no suspicion<\/td>\n            <td>A conventional transfer below the cash threshold with nothing else unusual about it. No activity report arises &mdash; but due diligence, identification and the five-year record obligation still apply in full.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"aq-badge low\">No REAR<\/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: UAE Ministry of Economy announcement on real estate sector record-keeping and reporting obligations, 7 July 2022, with the circular effective from the beginning of July 2022; statutory framework per Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018 and Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2019. This guide is general information, not legal advice &mdash; take advice on your own transaction.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CARDS -->\n<section class=\"aqs\">\n  <div class=\"aqc aqct\">\n    <span class=\"aqt\">What You Will Be Asked For<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"aq-title\">The Six Things a Compliant Brokerage Will Want<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"aq-sub\">None of these are unusual and none of them imply doubt about you. Having them ready is the difference between a transaction that moves and one that sits waiting on a document.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"aq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"aq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"aq-area-name\">Identification<\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-type\">Item 01 &middot; Identity<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"aq-area-price\">Every Name<\/span>\n          <span class=\"aq-area-unit\">on the title deed<\/span>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Typically<\/span><span>Passport<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>If resident<\/span><span>Emirates ID<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Applies to<\/span><span>All co-buyers<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Common delay<\/span><span>Partial copies<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"aq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"aq-area-name\">Source of Funds<\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-type\">Item 02 &middot; Money Trail<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"aq-area-price\">Evidence<\/span>\n          <span class=\"aq-area-unit\">of where the money came from<\/span>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Question asked<\/span><span>Origin of funds<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Prepare<\/span><span>Before offering<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Weak answer<\/span><span>&ldquo;Savings&rdquo;<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Strong answer<\/span><span>Documented trail<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"aq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"aq-area-name\">Beneficial Ownership<\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-type\">Item 03 &middot; Structures<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"aq-area-price\">Who Owns It<\/span>\n          <span class=\"aq-area-unit\">behind the company<\/span>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Triggered by<\/span><span>Corporate buyer<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Also<\/span><span>Trusts, nominees<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Timeline<\/span><span>Longest item<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Start<\/span><span>Earliest of all<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"aq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"aq-area-name\">Screening<\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-type\">Item 04 &middot; Due Diligence<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"aq-area-price\">Routine<\/span>\n          <span class=\"aq-area-unit\">customer due diligence<\/span>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Nature<\/span><span>Standard step<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Performed by<\/span><span>The brokerage<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Basis<\/span><span>DNFBP duty<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Opt out<\/span><span>Not available<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"aq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"aq-area-name\">The Payment Route<\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-type\">Item 05 &middot; Settlement<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"aq-area-price\">How It Pays<\/span>\n          <span class=\"aq-area-unit\">cash, transfer or virtual asset<\/span>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Matters because<\/span><span>It sets the trigger<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Cash threshold<\/span><span>AED 55,000<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Splitting payments<\/span><span>Does not help<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Virtual assets<\/span><span>Reportable<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"aq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"aq-area-name\">A Retained File<\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-type\">Item 06 &middot; Records<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"aq-area-price\">5 Years<\/span>\n          <span class=\"aq-area-unit\">minimum retention<\/span>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Obligation on<\/span><span>The brokerage<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Covers<\/span><span>Records &amp; data<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Why clean copies<\/span><span>They are kept<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"aq-area-row\"><span>Scope<\/span><span>Incl. free zones<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"aq-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Not sure what your source-of-funds file needs to contain?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell TruHauz how the purchase is being funded and we will tell you what to prepare before you make an offer.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"aqbtn\">Ask TruHauz &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ANALYSIS -->\n<section class=\"aqs aqdk\">\n  <div class=\"aqc aqct\">\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 Analysis<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"aq-title white\">Three Things Buyers Get Wrong About AML Checks<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"aq-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">The rules themselves are narrow and public. Most of the friction in a Dubai transaction comes from assumptions about them that do not hold.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"aq-fc\">\n        <span class=\"aq-fc-val\">01<\/span>\n        <h4>&ldquo;A report means I am a suspect&rdquo;<\/h4>\n        <p>A Real Estate Activity Report is filed on the shape of the transaction, not on the character of the buyer. Cash at or above the threshold, or payment in virtual assets, produces a filing whoever you are. A suspicious transaction report is an entirely separate instrument, made on actual grounds for suspicion and at any value. Conflating the two causes buyers to resist routine requests and slow their own deal.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-fc\">\n        <span class=\"aq-fc-val\">02<\/span>\n        <h4>&ldquo;I can split the payment&rdquo;<\/h4>\n        <p>The threshold is written to defeat exactly this. It captures a single cash transaction <em>or multiple cash transactions<\/em> amounting to or exceeding AED 55,000, and it applies to the entire value of the property or any part of it. Breaking one payment into smaller ones does not take a transaction below the line; it simply produces the same report, with an obvious pattern attached to it.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-fc\">\n        <span class=\"aq-fc-val\">03<\/span>\n        <h4>&ldquo;A free zone deal is outside this&rdquo;<\/h4>\n        <p>The Ministry of Economy&#8217;s requirements reach all real estate brokers and agents registered and licensed in the UAE, including those in free trade zones. There is no jurisdictional carve-out. A firm that suggests otherwise is telling you something about the firm rather than about the rules, and that is worth noticing before you instruct it.<\/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;\">The bottom line:<\/strong> Anti-money-laundering compliance is not an obstacle between you and a Dubai property &mdash; it is one of the reasons the market is worth buying into. A jurisdiction where ownership is registered, brokers are licensed and traceable, funds are examined and records are retained for five years is a jurisdiction where a title is worth what it says it is worth. The cost of that is a file of documents and a few days of preparation. Buyers who treat it as an administrative step to be completed early almost never have a problem with it. Buyers who treat it as an insult to be resisted are the ones whose transactions stall. For the wider picture of how a Dubai deal is registered and protected, see our guides to the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/trustee-office-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">DLD trustee office<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/title-deed-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">the Dubai title deed<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"aqs aqg\">\n  <div class=\"aqc aqct\">\n    <span class=\"aqt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"aq-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"aq-sub\">The questions buyers and sellers ask most often about anti-money-laundering checks on Dubai property.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"aq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-q\" onclick=\"aqFaq(this)\">What is the AED 55,000 rule for property in Dubai?<span class=\"aq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-a\">It is the cash reporting threshold that applies to the UAE real estate sector. Under the circular announced by the UAE Ministry of Economy on 7 July 2022 and effective from the beginning of that month, real estate brokers and agents must file a Real Estate Activity Report through the Financial Intelligence Unit\u2019s goAML platform when a freehold property sale or purchase involves a single cash transaction, or multiple cash transactions, amounting to or exceeding AED 55,000. The threshold applies to the whole value of the property or any part of it, so it cannot be avoided by splitting one payment into several smaller ones.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-q\" onclick=\"aqFaq(this)\">Does an AML report mean I am suspected of money laundering?<span class=\"aq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-a\">No. A Real Estate Activity Report is a routine threshold report, not an accusation. It is filed because a transaction has a particular characteristic \u2014 cash at or above AED 55,000, or payment in virtual assets \u2014 not because anyone has formed a suspicion about you. It is filed by the brokerage rather than by you, and in the ordinary case you will simply be asked for standard identification and evidence of where the money came from. A suspicious transaction report is a separate and different filing, made when there are actual grounds for suspicion, and it can be made at any value.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-q\" onclick=\"aqFaq(this)\">What documents will I be asked for when buying property in Dubai?<span class=\"aq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-a\">Expect to provide identification for every buyer named on the title \u2014 typically a passport, and an Emirates ID where you hold one \u2014 together with evidence of where the purchase money came from. Where a company or trust is buying, you will also be asked to show who ultimately owns and controls it. A brokerage that asks these questions is complying with its obligations as a Designated Non-Financial Business or Profession under UAE law, not being obstructive. Assembling the paperwork before you start will save more time than almost anything else you can do.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-q\" onclick=\"aqFaq(this)\">Do these rules apply to free zone property deals?<span class=\"aq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-a\">Yes. The Ministry of Economy\u2019s requirements apply to all real estate brokers and agents registered and licensed in the UAE, including those operating in free trade zones. There is no free zone carve-out from the record-keeping and reporting obligations, and a brokerage cannot rely on its licensing jurisdiction to avoid them.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-q\" onclick=\"aqFaq(this)\">How long are records of my property transaction kept?<span class=\"aq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-a\">Real estate brokers and agents must maintain records and transaction data for a minimum of five years. That retention period is a compliance obligation on the brokerage rather than something you opt into or out of, and it is one reason firms ask for clean, complete documents rather than partial copies at the outset.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"aq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-q\" onclick=\"aqFaq(this)\">Which law governs anti-money-laundering checks in UAE real estate?<span class=\"aq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"aq-faq-a\">The framework rests on Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018 and Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2019, under which real estate firms are classified as a Designated Non-Financial Business or Profession, or DNFBP. That classification is what obliges a brokerage to register on the goAML portal, carry out customer due diligence, keep records and report where the rules require it. The Ministry of Economy identifies four DNFBP categories in total: real estate firms, auditing and accounting firms, dealers in precious metals and stones, and trust or company service providers.<\/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> Source-of-funds checks are one half of the money-trail question; the other half is where the sale proceeds are allowed to land, which changed for overseas sellers &mdash; see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-new-rules-international-property-sellers-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the DLD rules for international property sellers<\/a>. The licensing status of the firm running these checks can be verified directly &mdash; our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-broker-card-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the RERA broker card<\/a> explains how, and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/trakheesi-permit-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the Trakheesi permit guide<\/a> covers verifying the listing itself. Where a purchase is signed by someone acting for you, the authority has to be documented &mdash; see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/power-of-attorney-dubai-property\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">power of attorney for Dubai property<\/a>. The contract these checks run alongside is explained in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/form-f-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Form F<\/a>, and the government charges payable at transfer in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">DLD fees<\/a>. Where money is paid into an off-plan project rather than to a seller, a separate protection applies &mdash; see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-escrow-account-off-plan\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai escrow accounts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/oqood-registration-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Oqood interim registration<\/a>. Because payment in virtual assets is expressly reportable, the same questions arise around <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-tokenisation\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">tokenised Dubai property<\/a>. Many of the underlying records can be pulled up yourself in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-rest-app\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the Dubai REST app<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- CONTACT -->\n<section class=\"aq-contact\" id=\"aq-contact\">\n  <div class=\"aqc\">\n    <div class=\"aq-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\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:18px;\">Talk to TruHauz<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Get the Paperwork Right the First Time<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">TruHauz is a RERA-licensed brokerage and runs these checks as a matter of course. 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