{"id":39058,"date":"2026-08-30T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rental-yield-roi-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:22:24","slug":"rental-yield-roi-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tr\/rental-yield-roi-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Calculate Rental Yield and ROI on a Dubai Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 INVESTOR GUIDE \/ RETURNS\n  Title:    How to Calculate Rental Yield and ROI on a Dubai Property\n  Slug:     rental-yield-roi-dubai\n  Keywords: rental yield dubai, calculate roi dubai property, net rental yield\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.ry-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .ry-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .ry-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .ry-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .ry-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .ry-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.ryc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"ry\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"ry-hero\">\n  <div class=\"ry-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ry-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ry-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ry-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"ry-eyebrow\">Investor Guide \u00b7 Returns &amp; Costs \u00b7 Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Rental Yield and ROI in Dubai<br><span>How to Calculate the Number That Actually Reaches You<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"ry-hero-sub\">Every Dubai listing quotes a gross yield. Almost none of them quote the figure you will actually earn. This guide sets out the three returns worth measuring \u2014 gross yield, net yield, and return on total capital deployed \u2014 the full stack of costs that sits between them, and a worked illustration that carries a headline 7% all the way down to what lands in the account.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"ry-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"ry-hm\">\ud83d\udcd0 <strong>Three Formulas<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-hm\">\ud83e\uddfe <strong>Full Cost Stack<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>Published DLD Fees<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"ry-strip\">\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"ry-si\"><span class=\"ry-sv\">4%<\/span><span class=\"ry-sl\">DLD Transfer Fee On Sale Value<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-si\"><span class=\"ry-sv\">AED 10\u201325<\/span><span class=\"ry-sl\">Service Charge Per Sqft Per Year<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-si\"><span class=\"ry-sv\">5\u201310%<\/span><span class=\"ry-sl\">Management Fee Of Annual Rent<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-si\"><span class=\"ry-sv\">0%<\/span><span class=\"ry-sl\">Tax On Rental Income In Dubai<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rys\">\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-2col\">\n      <div class=\"ry-body\">\n        <span class=\"ryt\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"ry-title\">Three Returns, and Only One of Them Is Yours<\/h2>\n        <p><strong>Gross rental yield<\/strong> is annual rent divided by purchase price. It is the number on every listing, it is the largest of the three, and it is the only one that can be calculated without knowing anything about the specific building. That is precisely why it is quoted: it is a property-market figure, not a property figure.<\/p>\n        <p><strong>Net rental yield<\/strong> takes the same rent, subtracts the cost of owning and running the asset for a year, and divides the remainder by the price. This is where a Dubai purchase either holds up or quietly stops working, because the largest deduction \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">service charge<\/a> \u2014 is levied on floor <em>area<\/em> rather than on value. Two apartments bought at the same price in two different towers can carry annual costs that differ by tens of thousands of dirhams, and nothing in the gross yield will warn you.<\/p>\n        <p><strong>Return on total capital deployed<\/strong> divides the same net income by the price <em>plus<\/em> everything you paid to acquire the property. In Dubai that means the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s 4% registration fee and the trustee, title deed, map and administrative charges that travel with it \u2014 a stack set out in full in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\">DLD fees in Dubai<\/a>. Ignoring the entry cost flatters the return in year one and every year after it.<\/p>\n        <p>What makes the Dubai arithmetic unusual is what is <em>absent<\/em> from it. There is no annual property tax, no capital gains tax and no income tax on rental income received by an individual owner, as our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-tax\/\">Dubai property tax<\/a> sets out. That is a real structural advantage. It is also the reason the operating costs deserve more scrutiny here than elsewhere: with no tax line to dominate the model, the service charge, the management fee and the void period <em>are<\/em> the model.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ry-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> Never accept a yield you have not recalculated yourself against the specific unit. Ask for the building&#8217;s current approved service-charge budget, establish whether cooling is bundled or billed separately \u2014 the distinction is explained in our guides to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/district-cooling-charges-dubai\/\">district cooling charges<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/chiller-free-dubai\/\">chiller-free property<\/a> \u2014 and confirm the management arrangement. Then check what rent can legally do at renewal using the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-rental-index-rent-increase-calculator\/\">RERA rental index<\/a>, because a yield model that assumes free rent growth is a forecast, not a calculation. If the management burden behind these numbers is the part you want to avoid, the listed alternative is worth understanding &mdash; our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/reits-in-dubai\/\">REITs in Dubai<\/a> sets out what Dubai Residential REIT and ENBD REIT actually reported, and why a quoted REIT yield depends entirely on the price you paid.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"ry-ov\">\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-head\">\n            <h3>The Three Formulas<\/h3>\n            <p>What each one measures<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Gross yield<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r burg\">Rent \u00f7 price<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Net yield<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r burg\">(Rent \u2212 costs) \u00f7 price<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Return on capital<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r burg\">Net \u00f7 (price + fees)<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Service charge basis<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r\">Area, not value<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Management fee<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r\">5\u201310% of rent<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">One month vacant<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r\">\u22488% of annual rent<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Annual property tax<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r up\">0%<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Capital gains tax<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r up\">0%<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-ov-row\"><span class=\"ry-ov-l\">Tax on rental income<\/span><span class=\"ry-ov-r up\">0%<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 TABLE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rys ryg\">\n  <div class=\"ryc ryct\">\n    <span class=\"ryt\">The Cost Stack<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"ry-title\">Every Line That Sits Between Gross and Net<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ry-sub\">Entry costs are paid once and belong in the denominator. Annual costs recur and belong in the numerator. Confusing the two is the most common error in a Dubai yield model.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"ry-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Cost<\/th>\n            <th>When<\/th>\n            <th>Amount<\/th>\n            <th>Where It Goes in the Model<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>DLD registration fee<\/td>\n            <td>At transfer<\/td>\n            <td>4% of sale value<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge top\">Denominator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Registration trustee fee<\/td>\n            <td>At transfer<\/td>\n            <td>AED 2,000 + VAT under AED 500k; AED 4,000 + VAT at or above<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge high\">Denominator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Title deed issuance<\/td>\n            <td>At transfer<\/td>\n            <td>AED 250<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge high\">Denominator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Map \/ site plan fee<\/td>\n            <td>At transfer<\/td>\n            <td>AED 225 unified map; AED 250 villas &amp; apartments; AED 100 land outside DM<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge high\">Denominator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Knowledge &amp; innovation fees<\/td>\n            <td>At transfer<\/td>\n            <td>AED 10 + AED 10<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge low\">Denominator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Mortgage registration<\/td>\n            <td>At transfer, if financed<\/td>\n            <td>0.25% of the mortgage value<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge high\">Denominator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Service charge<\/td>\n            <td>Annual<\/td>\n            <td>AED 10\u201325 per sqft per year<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge top\">Numerator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Property management<\/td>\n            <td>Annual<\/td>\n            <td>5\u201310% of annual rent<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge mid\">Numerator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>District cooling carried by owner<\/td>\n            <td>Annual<\/td>\n            <td>Capacity charge continues even when vacant<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge mid\">Numerator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Insurance and maintenance<\/td>\n            <td>Annual<\/td>\n            <td>Building cover is in the service charge; contents and interior are the owner&#8217;s<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge low\">Numerator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Vacancy allowance<\/td>\n            <td>Annual<\/td>\n            <td>One month empty \u2248 8% of annual rent<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge mid\">Numerator<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Tax on rental income<\/td>\n            <td>Annual<\/td>\n            <td>None for an individual owner in Dubai<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"ry-badge low\">Not applicable<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">DLD, trustee, title deed, map and administrative fees are the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s published schedule as set out in our DLD fees guide, retrieved from DLD e-service pages on 24 August 2026 and subject to change. Service charge and management fee ranges are TruHauz&#8217;s own published working ranges. Agency commission and Ejari registration are also payable and belong in the model \u2014 we have not stated a figure for either here, because the amount depends on the specific engagement and the current published fee. Fee schedules change; confirm current rates before relying on them.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CARDS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rys\">\n  <div class=\"ryc ryct\">\n    <span class=\"ryt\">Where Models Break<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"ry-title\">Six Inputs Investors Get Wrong<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ry-sub\">Each of these is a routine error, and each one flatters the return by enough to change a decision.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"ry-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"ry-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"ry-area-name\">Using Price, Not Capital Deployed<\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-type\">Error 01 \u00b7 Denominator<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"ry-area-price\">+4%<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ry-area-unit\">missing from the base<\/span>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Mistake<\/span><span>Dividing by price alone<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Fix<\/span><span>Add the transfer costs<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Largest line<\/span><span>DLD 4%<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Guide<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">DLD fees<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ry-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"ry-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"ry-area-name\">Assuming the Service Charge<\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-type\">Error 02 \u00b7 Biggest Cost<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"ry-area-price\">Per Sqft<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ry-area-unit\">not per dirham of value<\/span>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Mistake<\/span><span>Using a market average<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Fix<\/span><span>Get the approved budget<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Ask for<\/span><span>Three years of history<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>A total with no breakdown<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ry-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"ry-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"ry-area-name\">Ignoring the Cooling Arrangement<\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-type\">Error 03 \u00b7 Hidden Line<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"ry-area-price\">Standing<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ry-area-unit\">charge during voids<\/span>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Ask<\/span><span>Bundled or billed separately<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Ask<\/span><span>Chiller free or chiller paid<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Why<\/span><span>Capacity charge never stops<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Guide<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/chiller-free-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Chiller free<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ry-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"ry-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"ry-area-name\">Modelling 12 Months of Rent<\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-type\">Error 04 \u00b7 Vacancy<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"ry-area-price\">\u22488%<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ry-area-unit\">lost per month empty<\/span>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Mistake<\/span><span>Assuming zero voids<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Fix<\/span><span>Budget a re-letting gap<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Also<\/span><span>Costs run while empty<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Effect<\/span><span>Hits net, not gross<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ry-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"ry-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"ry-area-name\">Forgetting the Management Fee<\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-type\">Error 05 \u00b7 Operating<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"ry-area-price\">5\u201310%<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ry-area-unit\">of annual rent<\/span>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Applies if<\/span><span>Professionally let<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Covers<\/span><span>Letting and running<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Check<\/span><span>What is inside the fee<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Guide<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/property-management-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Management<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ry-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"ry-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"ry-area-name\">Assuming Rent Can Rise Freely<\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-type\">Error 06 \u00b7 Renewal<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"ry-area-price\">Capped<\/span>\n          <span class=\"ry-area-unit\">by the RERA index<\/span>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Mistake<\/span><span>Forecasting free growth<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Reality<\/span><span>Increases are banded<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Check<\/span><span>The rental index first<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"ry-area-row\"><span>Guide<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-rental-index-rent-increase-calculator\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Rental index<\/a><\/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=\"ry-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Want the yield run on a specific property?<\/h3>\n        <p>Send TruHauz the unit and the asking price and we will build the full model \u2014 entry costs, service charge, cooling and voids \u2014 before you make an offer.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"rybtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rys rydk\">\n  <div class=\"ryc ryct\">\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=\"ry-title white\">Carrying a Headline 7% All the Way Down<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ry-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">Three deductions, applied in order, on one illustrative mid-market apartment. Every input is stated so you can substitute your own.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"ry-fc\">\n        <span class=\"ry-fc-val\">7.0%<\/span>\n        <h4>Gross Yield<\/h4>\n        <p>A 1,000 sqft apartment at AED 1,473 per sqft costs AED 1,473,000. Let at a 7% gross yield it produces about AED 103,000 a year. This is the figure a listing would quote, and nothing has been deducted from it yet.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-fc\">\n        <span class=\"ry-fc-val\">5.5%<\/span>\n        <h4>Net Yield on Price<\/h4>\n        <p>Take out a service charge at AED 15 per sqft, or AED 15,000, and management at 7.5% of rent, about AED 7,700. Net income falls to roughly AED 80,400 \u2014 a net yield on price of about 5.5%, before any void.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-fc\">\n        <span class=\"ry-fc-val\">5.2%<\/span>\n        <h4>Return on Total Capital<\/h4>\n        <p>Add the entry costs \u2014 4% DLD, AED 4,200 trustee, AED 250 title deed, AED 250 map, AED 20 knowledge and innovation \u2014 for about AED 63,600. Against total capital of roughly AED 1,536,600 the same income returns about 5.2%.<\/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;\">Worked illustration \u2014 inputs stated, not a quote:<\/strong> The per-sqft price and the 6\u20138% gross yield band are TruHauz&#8217;s own published figures for Jumeirah Village Circle in our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-prices\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">2026 price analysis<\/a>; we have taken 7% as a mid-point. The service charge is set at AED 15 per sqft, the mid-point of the AED 10\u201325 working range, and management at 7.5%, the mid-point of the 5\u201310% range. Transfer costs are the DLD&#8217;s published schedule. <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">Now add one month of vacancy<\/strong> \u2014 about AED 8,600 of lost rent \u2014 and net income falls to roughly AED 71,800, a return on total capital of about <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">4.7%<\/strong>. That is the whole journey: a listing yield of 7.0% becomes 4.7% once the building, the manager, the Land Department and one empty month have each taken their share. <em>These are arithmetic illustrations using stated inputs, not a valuation, a forecast, or a quote for any specific unit \u2014 substitute the actual service charge and rent for the property in front of you before making a decision. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.<\/em>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rys ryg\">\n  <div class=\"ryc ryct\">\n    <span class=\"ryt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"ry-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ry-sub\">The questions investors ask most often about calculating returns on Dubai property.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"ry-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-q\" onclick=\"ryFaq(this)\">How do you calculate rental yield on a Dubai property?<span class=\"ry-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-a\">Gross rental yield is the annual rent divided by the purchase price, expressed as a percentage. A property bought for AED 1,473,000 and let for AED 103,000 a year produces a gross yield of about 7 per cent. That figure is the starting point of the analysis and not the answer to it, because it ignores every cost of owning the asset. Net rental yield takes the same annual rent, subtracts the running costs \u2014 service charge, management fee, insurance, maintenance and any cooling the owner carries \u2014 and divides what is left by the price. The gap between the two is routinely more than a full percentage point.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-q\" onclick=\"ryFaq(this)\">What is the difference between gross and net rental yield?<span class=\"ry-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-a\">Gross yield measures rent against price. Net yield measures profit against price. Gross yield is the number quoted in listings because it is the larger and simpler of the two, and because it requires no knowledge of the specific building. Net yield is the number that determines what actually reaches you, and it can only be calculated once you know the service charge on that particular unit, the management arrangement, and whether cooling is billed to the owner. A third measure, return on total capital, goes one step further and divides the net income by the price plus the transaction costs you paid to acquire it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-q\" onclick=\"ryFaq(this)\">What costs should I deduct to get net rental yield in Dubai?<span class=\"ry-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-a\">The recurring ones are the service charge, which TruHauz\u2019s own guidance puts in a working range of AED 10 to AED 25 per square foot per year and which is levied on floor area rather than on value; property management, typically 5 to 10 per cent of annual rent where the unit is professionally let; building and contents insurance; a realistic maintenance allowance; and any district cooling capacity charge the owner carries rather than the tenant. You should also price in vacancy, because a unit that is empty for one month of twelve loses roughly 8 per cent of its annual rent.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-q\" onclick=\"ryFaq(this)\">Do I pay tax on rental income in Dubai?<span class=\"ry-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-a\">Dubai levies no annual property tax, no capital gains tax and no income tax on rental income received by an individual owner. That is what makes the service charge effectively the only recurring cost of holding the asset, and it is a genuine structural advantage over most other global markets. It does not, however, make the return higher than the arithmetic supports \u2014 the deductions that reduce a Dubai yield are operating costs rather than taxes, and they reduce it just as effectively.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-q\" onclick=\"ryFaq(this)\">What is a good rental yield in Dubai?<span class=\"ry-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-a\">The honest answer is that a good yield is one that survives the deductions, not one that looks impressive before them. TruHauz\u2019s own price analysis puts gross yields in mid-market stock such as Jumeirah Village Circle in a 6 to 8 per cent range, and prime waterfront communities generally sit lower on yield while offering a different capital-growth profile. Rather than chasing the highest advertised gross figure, compare properties on net yield after the specific service charge of each building, because two units advertising the same gross return can deliver materially different net income.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ry-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-q\" onclick=\"ryFaq(this)\">How do transaction costs affect ROI on a Dubai property?<span class=\"ry-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ry-faq-a\">They lower it, and most buyers leave them out entirely. The Dubai Land Department charges a registration fee of 4 per cent of the sale value, which its published schedule splits as 2 per cent from the seller and 2 per cent from the buyer, alongside a title deed issuance fee of AED 250, a map fee, and knowledge and innovation fees of AED 10 each. The transfer is executed at a Real Estate Registration Trustee office, which charges AED 2,000 plus VAT below AED 500,000 and AED 4,000 plus VAT at or above it. Adding these to the purchase price before you divide is the difference between yield on price and return on the capital you actually deployed.<\/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 single largest deduction in any Dubai yield model is explained in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">service charges and what they do to net yield<\/a>, and the entry costs that belong in the denominator are itemised in our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">DLD fees breakdown<\/a>. What is and is not taxed on a Dubai property is covered in our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-tax\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">property tax guide<\/a>. For the market context these returns sit inside, see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/is-dubai-property-a-good-investment-2026\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">is Dubai property a good investment in 2026<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-property-prices\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">price breakdown by area<\/a>. Whether you buy completed or off-plan changes the shape of the cashflow entirely &mdash; that comparison is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/off-plan-vs-ready-property-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">off-plan vs ready property in Dubai<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CONTACT \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"ry-contact\" id=\"ry-contact\">\n  <div class=\"ryc\">\n    <div class=\"ry-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;\">Buy on the Net Number, Not the Headline<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">TruHauz builds the full return model on every property we advise on \u2014 entry costs, service charge, cooling, management and realistic voids \u2014 so the yield you are quoted is the yield you actually get. 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