Practical guidance for Dubai buyers and sellers.
Clear, independent explainers on the topics that matter most, from the Golden Visa to foreign ownership and market strategy.
The Dubai Land Department, explained
Who registers property in Dubai, what a title deed proves, why there is no conveyancer by default, and what you can verify yourself before signing.
Read guide → ResidencyThe Dubai Golden Visa through property
From AED 2 million in property to a 10-year UAE Golden Visa: eligibility, ownership structure, the process, and what the April 2026 rule change actually altered.
Read guide → RelocationLiving in Dubai
Residence, housing, rent paid a year in advance, schooling and health cover: the lines that decide what a move to Dubai costs, seen from the housing side.
Read guide → CommunitiesDubai Creek Harbour
A masterplan still being built out and sold largely off-plan. What phased delivery means for your capital, and what to settle before committing.
Read guide → TaxTax: what Dubai does not levy, and what your home country still does
The UAE levies no personal income tax and no property tax. That is the easy half. What decides your position is what your own country taxes while you own here.
Read guide → CommunitiesJumeirah Village Circle
Dubai's most common entry market: what the lower price per square metre buys, and why the difference between two JVC buildings does more damage than anywhere else.
Read guide → CommunitiesJumeirah Lake Towers
The Marina's neighbour at a lower price per square metre: what the cluster layout, the metro connection and the older tower stock mean for a buyer.
Read guide → Market dataDubai property prices
Purchase price and gross yield by area, from transactions and rent contracts registered at the Dubai Land Department. Updated quarterly.
Read guide → InvestmentDubai property as an investment
How to work out the yield honestly: from gross to net, with service charges, voids and exit costs, and why 7 per cent gross can leave under 4 per cent net.
Read guide → OwnershipProperty management in Dubai
What a manager actually does in Dubai: Ejari, rent cheques, service charges and snagging — which parts are licensed, and what goes wrong when they are not.
Read guide → AreasDubai South: what the register says about the airport city
Dubai South is Dubai's cheapest large master plan, and the reason is no secret. Registered prices per square metre, gross yield, and what to settle first.
Read guide → Market reportDubai property: what the figures say
Where the Dubai market currently stands, which figures are meaningful, and, stated plainly, what cannot be sourced reliably. Updated quarterly.
Read guide → Purchase typeOff-plan property in Dubai
How payment plans and escrow accounts work, what escrow does and does not protect against, and the discount-versus-lost-rent calculation nobody shows you.
Read guide → AreaBuying property in Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina as an investment: price per sq ft, letting demand, why service charges decide the net yield, and what to check when picking a tower.
Read guide → InvestmentRental yield in Dubai: the honest calculation
Gross yield is a sales number. Work out your real net yield with our calculator: service charges, voids, re-letting and acquisition costs included.
Read guide → AreaBuying property on Palm Jumeirah
Limited supply cuts both ways: in a weaker market the buyer pool is just as narrow. Villas, apartments and hotel-branded units compared, with what to check.
Read guide → AreasDowntown Dubai: the register, and the quarter that proves the point
Downtown Dubai apartment prices from Dubai Land Department records, resale and off-plan reported separately, with gross yield and the reason mixed medians mislead.
Read guide → AreasDubai Silicon Oasis: the highest yield we measure, and what it costs you
Silicon Oasis pays about 8 per cent gross on registered figures, the best of any area we cover. The register also shows why new build halves it.
Read guide → CareersThe RERA exam and broker licence, step by step
What the RERA exam costs on the official DLD fee schedule, the five steps to your broker card, and what renewal really requires. Checked against the source.
Read guide → AreasThe best areas in Dubai depend on your goal
Not which district is nicest, but which fits your objective: Dubai's areas sorted by investment, own use, family life and entry budget, with price levels.
Read guide → AreasBusiness Bay: what the register says, and what the median hides
Business Bay apartment prices from Dubai Land Department records, quarter by quarter, with gross yield, and why most published figures for the area are too high.
Read guide → EntryBuying cheap property in Dubai
Continuous building, young stock and no annual property tax keep prices low. Whether the cheapest flat stays cheapest is decided by the service charges.
Read guide → CareersBecoming a real estate agent in Dubai, without the brochure gloss
The real order of steps: brokerage first, then visa, course, RERA exam, broker card. What it costs, how long it takes, and how you survive the first months.
Read guide → ProcessBuying property in Dubai from India
Freehold ownership, the DLD process, and the two things that decide an Indian purchase: how much you may remit under LRS, and what you must disclose back home.
Read guide → CareersReal estate training in Dubai, and which of it is compulsory
One course is required by the regulator, everything else is optional. What the mandatory training covers, what it costs at source, and which extras are worth it.
Read guide → SelectionDubai property developers: how to judge one
On off-plan the developer decides delivery and resale value more than the floor plan does. How to assess quality yourself, without relying on brochures.
Read guide → CareersReal estate agent jobs in Dubai: read the offer, not the advert
Most Dubai agent 'jobs' are commission-only contracting, not employment. The roles that exist, and the questions that expose a bad offer before you sign.
Read guide → CareersOpening your own brokerage in Dubai, and the question nobody asks first
The company licence, the trade licence and the compliance load behind a Dubai brokerage. What the structure requires, and whether you actually need it.
Read guide → ProcessBuying property in Dubai from the UK
Freehold ownership, the Dubai Land Department process, the roughly 6 per cent in costs, and the four things that work differently from a UK purchase.
Read guide → CareersThe real estate agent 'salary' in Dubai: mostly, there isn't one
Dubai agents earn commission, not salary. What a closed deal actually pays, how splits change the number, and why every average salary figure you read is a guess.
Read guide → SellingSelling property in Dubai
Valuation from registered sales, discreet marketing instead of blanket listing, NOC and DLD transfer, and the pricing mistake that costs sellers most.
Read guide → CareersProperty consultant jobs in Dubai: what the title actually means
Dubai advertises property consultants, not agents. What the job involves, what the job description really asks for, and what the title does not change.
Read guide → In practiceBuying property in Dubai: what actually goes wrong
No testimonials. What genuinely causes problems for overseas buyers in Dubai, the warning signs, and a checklist you can run on any agent, including us.
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