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Analysis, area guides, and market updates from the UAE-Prop team.


End User
The end-user buyer is the most important client in the Dubai market to get right, because mistakes you make on an investment unit are financial, and mis…

Ejari
Skip your Ejari and you own a property that cannot legally be rented, cannot be used to renew a tenant’s visa, and cannot be defended in a RERA rent dis…

Early Access
Early access is not a favour the developer is doing for your agent.

Duplex
Duplex apartments in Dubai solve the “I want villa space in a tower” brief and create a second problem: stairs, which every family tenant notices on the…


DLD
Every property decision you make in Dubai eventually passes through one building on Baniyas Road, and understanding what it does is worth more than any…

DLD Fee
The DLD fee is the line item that clients argue about more than any other, and nine times out of ten they are arguing with the wrong person.

Short-Term Rental Laws in Dubai: A Complete Guide for Property Owners
Dubai has 30,000+ licensed holiday homes — and a strict DET framework behind every one. Permit fees from AED 1,520, tourism dirham AED 10–20 per night, fines from AED 5,000 for unlicensed listings. Here’s what every owner needs to know before listing on Airbnb.

Developer Incentive
If you only look at the headline price of a Dubai launch, you will lose to buyers who know how to read the incentive stack.