Investing
What a Dubai seller actually pays: commission, NOC, DLD fee and net proceeds
Seller costs run from 2% commission to the DLD fee and mortgage settlement. A worked AED 2 million sale shows what is left in net proceeds.
Yields and costs
Long-let and short-let returns calculated net rather than quoted gross, and the costs that decide them: DLD transfer fees, Oqood registration, VAT, Corporate Tax exposure and service charges.
- Mortgages
- Yields and costs
Investing
Dubai rent vs buy: why an AED 1.5m flat does not break even in five years
A full cost model of a AED 1,500,000 flat shows owning costing AED 218,694 more than renting over five years unless prices rise about 2.8% a year.
Investing
Dubai home insurance: who insures what, and what the law actually requires
Building cover in a jointly owned tower is a statutory duty of the management entity. Contents, villas, tenants and mortgages each follow different rules.
Investing
Buying a tenanted Dubai property: the lease transfers, vacant possession takes 12 months
A sale does not end the tenancy. A buyer inherits the lease, rent and deposit, and needs 12 months' notice by notary or registered mail to move in.
Investing
Dubai holiday homes: the licence, the costs and the 35% yield claim
One widely repeated licence fee is wrong, and the headline yield premium compares a gross short-let number against a net long-let one.