Almost every Dubai property scam depends on the buyer skipping a check that takes a few minutes. Dubai gives you unusually good tools to verify an agent, a developer, a project and a title for free, mostly from your phone. This guide sets out what to check and where, the scams those checks prevent, and
Seven laws do most of the work in a Dubai property deal. They decide who can own, how your money is protected while a building is under construction, who regulates developers and agents, and what your rights are as an owner or landlord. You do not need to read them all, but knowing what each
Most foreigners who buy in Dubai get freehold: permanent ownership of the property, registered in their name, with no expiry. But “buying property” in the UAE can also mean a long lease, a usufruct right or a musataha right, and each of those runs out one day. The listing will not always spell out which
Budget 6% to 8% on top of the purchase price when you buy property in Dubai, and closer to 8% to 10% if you take a mortgage. Two items make up most of it: the 4% Dubai Land Department (DLD) transfer fee and the 2% agent commission. The rest is a list of smaller fixed
The UAE Cabinet has issued a fresh round of amendments to the Executive Regulation of the Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax. Cabinet Decision No. 149 of 2026 was issued on 1 September 2026 and takes effect from 1 October 2026, although certain amendments to the input tax apportionment rules apply
I know this question may have surrounded your mind whenever you have tried to get into the property market that why the downtown property market of Dubai is so expensive compared to the property markets of other places. Downtown Dubai property prices stay high because the area combines extreme land scarcity, the world’s most recognisable
Yes, simply living together as an unmarried couple is not, by itself, a standalone federal criminal offence in the UAE. But the entire answer would be more complicated than a simple yes. This has been the case only since 2020. But cohabitation and the separate question of criminal liability for consensual sexual conduct are governed
A seller’s guide to Dubai property transactions: the step-by-step process, real fee breakdowns, document checklists for every scenario, honest timelines, and what actually applies for tax and compliance.
Choithrams has been part of Dubai’s shopping routine for decades, with dozens of stores tucked into residential towers, community malls and business districts across the city. Choithrams was started by Thakurdas Choithram Pagarani and is a family-owned business which is now overlooked by his son, Lekhu Thakurdas Pagarani. It was first founded in 1943 in
If you’re new to Dubai’s property market and don’t know anything about it, then after Dubai tax and property, you have to visit the website Bayut. Bayut is the UAE’s leading real estate portal, and once you know your way around it, it becomes one of the most powerful free research tools available to a