{"id":38062,"date":"2026-08-27T09:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/property-management-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:26:49","slug":"property-management-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tr\/property-management-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Management in Dubai: Fees, Licences and What to Check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 OWNER GUIDE \/ LETTING & MANAGEMENT\n  Title:    Property Management in Dubai: Fees, Licences and What to Check\n  Slug:     property-management-dubai\n  Keywords: property management dubai, property management fees dubai, rera property management\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.pm-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .pm-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .pm-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .pm-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .pm-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .pm-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.pmc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"pm\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pm-hero\">\n  <div class=\"pm-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pm-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pm-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"pm-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"pm-eyebrow\">Owner Guide \u00b7 Letting &amp; Management \u00b7 Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Property Management in Dubai<br><span>What It Costs, Who Is Licensed to Do It, and What to Check Before You Sign<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"pm-hero-sub\">Handing a Dubai apartment to a management company is the most common decision an overseas landlord makes, and the least examined. Here is what the fee actually covers, the licence a firm must hold to manage property it does not own, the AED 5 million guarantee that separates the regulated from the merely enthusiastic, and the clauses that decide whether the arrangement works.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"pm-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"pm-hm\">\ud83d\udcbc <strong>5\u20138% of Annual Rent<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>RERA Registration Required<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-hm\">\ud83d\udd10 <strong>AED 5M Bank Guarantee<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"pm-strip\">\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"pm-si\"><span class=\"pm-sv\">5\u20138%<\/span><span class=\"pm-sl\">Of Annual Rent \u2014 Long Let<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-si\"><span class=\"pm-sv\">15\u201325%<\/span><span class=\"pm-sl\">Of Revenue \u2014 Holiday Homes<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-si\"><span class=\"pm-sv\">AED 5M<\/span><span class=\"pm-sl\">Guarantee \u2014 Third-Party Managers<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-si\"><span class=\"pm-sv\">RERA<\/span><span class=\"pm-sl\">Registration Required to Practise<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pms\">\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-2col\">\n      <div class=\"pm-body\">\n        <span class=\"pmt\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"pm-title\">What a Dubai Property Manager Actually Does<\/h2>\n        <p>Property management sits between two things people often confuse it with. It is not brokerage \u2014 a broker finds a buyer or a tenant, is paid on the transaction, and moves on. It is not facilities management either, which looks after the building rather than your unit. Property management is the ongoing job of running a single owner&#8217;s property as an income-producing asset: finding and vetting the tenant, getting the tenancy registered, collecting the rent, dealing with what breaks, and handling the exit when the tenant leaves.<\/p>\n        <p>The reason it exists as a distinct trade in Dubai is structural. A large share of the emirate&#8217;s residential stock is owned by people who do not live in it, and often do not live in the country. Someone has to hold the keys, meet the contractor, and be reachable when a tenant calls about a leak on a Friday night. That is the service being bought, and it is why the fee is charged annually rather than per transaction.<\/p>\n        <p>Where owners go wrong is in treating the headline percentage as the price. It is not: it is the price of a scope, and scopes vary enormously between firms. Two managers quoting the same percentage can be selling substantially different services, and the difference is almost never in the marketing material \u2014 it is in the schedule of what falls outside the fee.<\/p>\n        <p>The second thing owners underestimate is the licensing. Managing property you do not own is a regulated activity in Dubai, with its own licence, its own registration requirement, and a financial guarantee behind it. A surprising number of arrangements are made with people who hold none of these, usually because nobody thought to ask.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"pm-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> Ask two questions before you ask about price. First, which licence does the company hold &mdash; the third-party leasing and management licence, or the private one that only covers property the licence holder owns? Second, is the fee charged on contracted rent or on rent actually collected? The first question tells you whether the arrangement is regulated at all. The second tells you whether the manager shares your exposure to a tenant who stops paying, or is insulated from it. You can check a company&#8217;s standing yourself &mdash; our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/trakheesi-permit-dubai\/\">Trakheesi permit guide<\/a> explains how to verify a licence and a listing, and our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenant-not-paying-rent-dubai\/\">what to do when a tenant stops paying rent<\/a> sets out the process a manager would be running on your behalf.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"pm-ov\">\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Property Management at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>The essentials in one place<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Who pays<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r burg\">The owner<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Long-let residential<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">5\u20138% of annual rent<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Commercial<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">7\u201310% of rental income<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Holiday homes<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r up\">15\u201325% of revenue<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Flat-fee alternative<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">AED 3,950\u20135,000 \/ yr<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Regulator<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r burg\">RERA \/ DLD<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Third-party guarantee<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">AED 5,000,000<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Staff requirement<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">RERA registration cards<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Licensing system<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">Trakheesi<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-ov-row\"><span class=\"pm-ov-l\">Not included by default<\/span><span class=\"pm-ov-r\">Placement, renewals, works<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FEE TABLE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pms pmg\">\n  <div class=\"pmc pmct\">\n    <span class=\"pmt\">The Numbers<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"pm-title\">What Property Management Costs in Dubai<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"pm-sub\">Fee models differ by what is being managed and how much handling it needs. The ranges below are market ranges, not regulated rates &#8212; there is no official tariff for property management in Dubai.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"pm-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Model<\/th>\n            <th>Typical Range<\/th>\n            <th>Applies To<\/th>\n            <th>Why It Sits There<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><strong>Percentage \u2014 residential long let<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"pm-badge top\">5\u20138%<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Standard annual tenancies<\/td>\n            <td>One tenant, one contract, one renewal cycle a year \u2014 the lowest handling load of any model.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td><strong>Percentage \u2014 commercial<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"pm-badge high\">7\u201310%<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Offices, retail, warehousing<\/td>\n            <td>More complex leases, fit-out obligations and a heavier compliance burden per unit.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td><strong>Percentage \u2014 short-term \/ holiday<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"pm-badge high\">15\u201325%<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Licensed holiday homes<\/td>\n            <td>Charged on revenue, not rent. Constant turnover, guest servicing, cleaning and listing management.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td><strong>Flat annual fee<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"pm-badge mid\">AED 3,950\u20135,000<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Lower-rent units<\/td>\n            <td>Used where rent is modest, typically below AED 100,000, because a percentage stops covering the work.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td><strong>Tenant placement<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"pm-badge low\">Often separate<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>New lettings<\/td>\n            <td>Frequently billed outside the management fee. Confirm in writing which applies to you.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td><strong>Maintenance and works<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td>Billed at cost, sometimes with a markup<\/td>\n            <td>Repairs and renewals<\/td>\n            <td>The line most worth negotiating \u2014 ask for the approval threshold and whether a markup is applied.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Percentage and flat-fee ranges per Property Finder, &#8220;How Much Does a Property Manager Cost in Dubai&#8221;, article dated 16 February 2026. These are market ranges observed by that source, not regulated rates. Tenant placement, renewal and maintenance markup amounts vary between firms and are not stated here because no single authoritative figure exists &#8212; ask each company to put its own in writing.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CHECK CARDS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pms\">\n  <div class=\"pmc pmct\">\n    <span class=\"pmt\">Due Diligence<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"pm-title\">Six Things to Check Before You Sign<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"pm-sub\">Each of these is answerable in a single email. Together they separate a managed asset from an expensive inbox.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"pm-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"pm-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"pm-area-name\">Verify the Licence<\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-type\">Check 01 \u00b7 Regulatory<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"pm-area-price\">Which One<\/span>\n          <span class=\"pm-area-unit\">third-party or private<\/span>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Registered with<\/span><span>RERA<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>System<\/span><span>Trakheesi<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Staff hold<\/span><span>Practice cards<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>Cannot produce either<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pm-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"pm-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"pm-area-name\">Confirm the Guarantee<\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-type\">Check 02 \u00b7 Financial<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"pm-area-price\">AED 5M<\/span>\n          <span class=\"pm-area-unit\">for third-party management<\/span>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Required by<\/span><span>Dubai Land Department<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Applies to<\/span><span>Third-party licences<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Stands behind<\/span><span>Client money<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Private licence<\/span><span>Not permitted to act<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pm-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"pm-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"pm-area-name\">Pin Down the Fee Basis<\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-type\">Check 03 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class=\"pm-area-unit\">above an agreed value<\/span>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Define<\/span><span>The AED threshold<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Ask about<\/span><span>Any markup applied<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Require<\/span><span>Itemised invoices<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Emergencies<\/span><span>Separate clause<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pm-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"pm-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"pm-area-name\">Trace the Money<\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-type\">Check 05 \u00b7 Cashflow<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"pm-area-price\">When Paid<\/span>\n          <span class=\"pm-area-unit\">and into whose account<\/span>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Remittance<\/span><span>Timing, in writing<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Deposit held by<\/span><span>Agree explicitly<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Reporting<\/span><span>Statement frequency<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>Vague on all three<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pm-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"pm-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"pm-area-name\">Read the Exit<\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-type\">Check 06 \u00b7 Termination<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"pm-area-price\">How Out<\/span>\n          <span class=\"pm-area-unit\">before you are in<\/span>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Notice period<\/span><span>Both directions<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Auto-renewal<\/span><span>Check for it<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>On exit<\/span><span>Keys, files, deposit<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"pm-area-row\"><span>Mid-tenancy<\/span><span>What happens then<\/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=\"pm-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Letting out a Dubai property this year?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us the unit and TruHauz will set out what management should realistically cost it, and what the agreement needs to say.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"pmbtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pms pmdk\">\n  <div class=\"pmc pmct\">\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 Maths<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"pm-title white\">The Fee Is Not the Cost<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"pm-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">A management fee is one line in a stack of ownership costs, and it is rarely the line that decides whether a Dubai property performs. What it is charged on, and what sits outside it, matter more than the percentage itself.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"pm-fc\">\n        <span class=\"pm-fc-val\">AED 8,400<\/span>\n        <h4>Illustration Only<\/h4>\n        <p>An illustration, not a quote. Inputs: an annual rent of AED 120,000 and a management fee of 7%, which sits inside the 5\u20138% long-let range. The arithmetic gives AED 8,400 a year. Substitute your own rent and your own quoted percentage \u2014 the point is the method, not this number.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-fc\">\n        <span class=\"pm-fc-val\">Gross vs Net<\/span>\n        <h4>What It Is Charged On<\/h4>\n        <p>A fee on contracted rent is payable whether or not the tenant pays. A fee on rent actually collected is not. In a market where recovering unpaid rent runs through a formal process, that single word in the agreement decides who carries the risk of a tenant who stops paying.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-fc\">\n        <span class=\"pm-fc-val\">Excluded<\/span>\n        <h4>The Cost Outside the Fee<\/h4>\n        <p>Tenant placement, renewals, inspections and maintenance coordination are frequently billed separately from the headline percentage. A 5% quote with four exclusions can cost more across a year than an 8% quote with none \u2014 which is why comparing percentages alone tells you very little.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"max-width:860px;margin:44px auto 0;text-align:center;\">\n      <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.8;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">The bottom line:<\/strong> management is one of several recurring costs against a Dubai rental, and it is usually not the largest. The service charge generally is. Before deciding whether a manager pays for itself, put the whole stack on one page &#8212; our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#ffc8d2!important;\">service charges guide<\/a> covers the biggest of them and what it does to net yield, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/owners-association-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#ffc8d2!important;\">owners association guide<\/a> explains who sets that charge and how it is approved. If the plan is short-term letting rather than an annual tenancy, the licensing position changes entirely &#8212; see our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-holiday-home-licence\/\" style=\"color:#ffc8d2!important;\">Dubai holiday home licence guide<\/a> before committing to a management model built around it.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pms pmg\">\n  <div class=\"pmc pmct\">\n    <span class=\"pmt\">Questions<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"pm-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"pm-sub\">The questions Dubai landlords ask most often about appointing and paying a property manager.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"pm-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-q\" onclick=\"pmFaq(this)\">How much does property management cost in Dubai?<span class=\"pm-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-a\">Property Finder, in an article dated 16 February 2026, puts long-term residential management at between 5% and 8% of gross annual rent, commercial property at 7% to 10% of annual rental income, and short-term or holiday-home management at 15% to 25% of gross rental revenue. Flat annual fees of roughly AED 3,950 to AED 5,000 are also used where the rent is modest, typically below AED 100,000, because a percentage stops covering the work below a certain rent level. What matters as much as the percentage is what it is charged on and what it excludes.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-q\" onclick=\"pmFaq(this)\">Does a property management company in Dubai need a licence?<span class=\"pm-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-a\">Yes. Dubai Land Department requires the company licence and the relevant staff to be registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Agency, and staff must obtain registration cards before practising the activity. The route runs through the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism for the trade licence, registration in the Trakheesi system via the DLD website, and then an application for a Real Estate Activity Practice Card. Managing property without that registration is not a technicality \u2014 it puts the arrangement outside the regulated framework entirely.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-q\" onclick=\"pmFaq(this)\">What is the AED 5 million bank guarantee for property managers?<span class=\"pm-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-a\">Dubai Land Department requires licences for leasing and managing third-party properties to provide a bank guarantee of AED 5 million. It exists because a manager of other people\u2019s property handles other people\u2019s rent, and the guarantee stands behind that money. It is also the clearest dividing line in the market: a firm licensed to manage third-party property has posted it, and a firm holding only a private property leasing and management licence has not, because that licence does not permit third-party work in the first place.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-q\" onclick=\"pmFaq(this)\">Can any company manage my property in Dubai?<span class=\"pm-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-a\">No. Dubai Land Department distinguishes between licences. A private property leasing and management licence requires a copy of the ownership deed, with ownership held by the licence holder or one of the partners, and permits managing only the property of the licence holder and second-degree relatives. Managing property for unrelated third parties requires the separate third-party licence and the AED 5 million bank guarantee that goes with it. Before signing, verify which licence the company actually holds.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-q\" onclick=\"pmFaq(this)\">What should a Dubai property management agreement cover?<span class=\"pm-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-a\">At minimum: what the fee is charged on, whether that is gross contracted rent or rent actually collected; whether tenant placement, renewals, inspections and maintenance coordination are inside the fee or billed separately; the value threshold above which the manager must get your approval before authorising works; how and when collected rent is remitted to you; who holds the tenant\u2019s security deposit; and how either side ends the arrangement. Ambiguity in any of these is where disputes start.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"pm-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-q\" onclick=\"pmFaq(this)\">Is property management worth it for a single Dubai apartment?<span class=\"pm-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"pm-faq-a\">It depends on the arithmetic rather than the principle. Run the fee against the gross rent, then set it against what self-managing actually requires: registering the tenancy, handling the utility set-up, arranging maintenance, chasing late payment and, if it comes to it, filing at the Rental Dispute Centre. For an owner living overseas, or holding several units, delegation usually wins. For a single unit held by a resident owner with time and local contacts, the fee can be difficult to justify \u2014 but only after adding the service charge and other ownership costs to the picture, not before.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:26px;text-align:center;max-width:820px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. Licensing requirements are set by Dubai Land Department and RERA and can change; fee ranges are market observations from the source named above, not regulated tariffs. Verify a company&#8217;s licence and registration directly with DLD before appointing it, and take professional advice on the terms of any management agreement. Where a figure could not be verified against a source retrieved for this article &#8212; including tenant placement fees, renewal fees, maintenance markups and VAT treatment &#8212; it has been deliberately omitted rather than estimated.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CONTACT \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"pm-contact\" id=\"pm-contact\">\n  <div class=\"pmc\">\n    <div class=\"pm-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;\">Let It Properly, From Anywhere<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">TruHauz advises owners on letting and managing Dubai property &#8212; what the agreement should say, what the fee should cover, and what the unit should realistically achieve. 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