I pull the transactions in your building
Not an "average price for the district" — the sales registered with the Dubai Land Department in your specific building over recent months, with sizes, floors and dates.
Portal listings tell you what people ask. I work from what people actually paid in your building — the transactions registered with the Land Department. The gap between those two numbers is usually the length of your sale.
Two fields about the property and I will come back with a price range and the comparable sales in your building.
Not an "average price for the district" — the sales registered with the Dubai Land Department in your specific building over recent months, with sizes, floors and dates.
The lower bound is what sells in three to four weeks. The upper bound is what the building has actually achieved when the seller was not in a hurry. You choose where to sit between them.
View, floor, layout, condition, service charge, the remaining term of the sitting tenant. Two or three items on that list are usually worth tens of thousands of dirhams.
| Item | Amount | Who pays |
|---|---|---|
| Broker commission | 2% of the price + 5% VAT | Seller |
| Developer NOC | AED 500 – 5,000 | Seller |
| Mortgage discharge, if any | from ~AED 1,300 + clearing the balance | Seller |
| DLD transfer fee | 4% of the price | Usually the buyer |
| Trustee Office fee | ~AED 2,000 – 4,200 | Usually the buyer |
Indicative figures for 2026. Final amounts depend on the developer, whether there is a mortgage, and what is agreed in the deal — we fix them before going to market, so there are no surprises at the transfer.
Priced to the market — three to eight weeks to signing. The transfer itself takes a single day at the Trustee Office if the property is unencumbered. An outstanding mortgage adds two to three weeks for the discharge.
Yes. You will need a Power of Attorney, notarised at a UAE consulate and legalised in Dubai. Everything else — viewings, negotiation, registration — I handle; you only join for the signing.
Broker commission of 2% plus VAT, the developer NOC (usually AED 500–5,000) and, if there is a mortgage, clearing it and discharging the security. The Land Department transfer fee of 4% is, by established practice, paid by the buyer.
The UAE levies no capital gains tax and no personal income tax on the sale of property. Obligations in your country of tax residence remain, however, and are worth checking with your own tax adviser.
You can still sell; the tenancy passes to the new owner. If vacant possession is needed, the tenant must be given twelve months notice — which is why these sales are planned well in advance. We will go through your situation at the valuation.
It takes a minute. If now is a bad time to sell I will say so plainly, along with the date it is worth revisiting.