Do you let homes for short stays?
No. We let homes on long-term contracts of 12 months or more. Short stays need a holiday home licence and a different kind of management.
Long-term letting · For landlords
Rent Out Your Property in Dubai and the UAE
Long-term lets only. One broker handles the rent estimate, the listing, the viewings and the contract.
- 1 broker
- from the estimate to the keys
- 12+ months
- long-term contracts only
- 3 portals
- and our own website
- Ejari
- contract registered for you
What we do for you
You decide on the rent and the tenant. Everything else is on the broker.
Rent estimate
We compare live and recent rents in your building and area and suggest an asking rent you can defend.
Photos and listing
A shoot of the property, a description and the advertising permit: without a permit a home cannot be advertised.
Portals and our site
The listing goes to Property Finder, Bayut, dubizzle and insiderealty.ae at the same time.
Viewings
We answer enquiries and show the property, so you do not have to be there or hand out the keys.
Tenant checks
Passport, visa and Emirates ID, employer or company: we collect the documents before you agree.
Contract and Ejari
The tenancy contract on the standard form, cheques and deposit, then registration in Ejari.
Handover
Keys, meter readings and a photo record of the condition on the day the tenant moves in. The record is what the deposit is settled against when the tenant leaves.
Where tenants will see your home
One listing, published everywhere tenants in the UAE search, with your broker as the contact.
Property Finder
Bayut
dubizzle
insiderealty.ae
How it works
- 01Rent estimate
We compare rents in your building and area and suggest an asking rent.
- 02Listing
Photos, description and the advertising permit, then our site and the portals.
- 03Viewings and tenant
We arrange viewings, check the tenant's documents and agree the number of cheques.
- 04Contract
Tenancy contract and its registration (Ejari in Dubai), then the keys.
Rental yield
Put in the price of the property, the yearly rent and the service charges: you get the yield and what each cheque will be.
One chequeAED 30,000
Gross yield6.7%
Net yield after service charges5.7%
Rent after service charges a yearAED 102,000
Indicative. Net yield here leaves out maintenance, insurance and periods without a tenant.
Check the rent with a brokerLetting in Dubai: the rules
What the law sets for landlords in Dubai. Other emirates have their own rules: the broker will tell you about yours.
01
Every contract is registered
A tenancy contract in Dubai is registered in Ejari. Without registration the tenant cannot connect DEWA or sponsor a family visa, and disputes are not heard.
02
Rent goes up by the index
At renewal the rent can be raised only within the RERA rental index: if it is within 10% of the average for similar homes, it stays; the further below the average, the larger the increase, up to 20%.
03
90 days notice of changes
To change the rent or other terms at renewal, the landlord tells the tenant at least 90 days before the contract ends.
04
12 months notice to move out
At the end of the contract a tenant can be asked to leave only for reasons the law lists, such as sale, the owner’s own use or major renovation, and with 12 months notice by notary or registered mail.
05
Deposit and cheques
The deposit is usually 5% of the yearly rent for an unfurnished home and 10% for a furnished one. The number of cheques is agreed in the contract.
06
Disputes go to the Rental Dispute Centre
If the parties cannot agree, the Rental Dispute Settlement Centre at the Dubai Land Department hears the case.
A summary, not legal advice. Before you sign, the broker checks the current rental index for your home.
Documents
What is needed for the listing, the contract and Ejari.
From you
- Title deed or Oqood for off-plan
- Passport, and Emirates ID if you are a resident
- Power of attorney if someone signs for you
For the listing
- Signed listing agreement (Form A)
- Advertising permit: we apply for it
- Access to the property for the shoot
From the tenant
- Passport, visa and Emirates ID
- For a company: trade licence and signatory documents
- Cheques and the deposit
For Ejari
- Signed tenancy contract
- DEWA premise number
- Copies of both parties’ IDs and the title deed
Questions from landlords
How do you set the rent?
We look at what similar homes in your building and area are listed for and what they have let for recently, and at the RERA rental index. The broker shows you the comparison before the listing goes live.
Do I need to be in Dubai?
No. Documents can be signed electronically or by power of attorney; we show the property and hand over the keys. You see the tenant’s documents before you agree.
The property is still occupied. When should I start?
Two to three months before it is free: that is enough time for the shoot, the listing and viewings, so the new contract can start right after the old one ends.
Can I sell a tenanted property?
Yes. The contract stays in force for the new owner. If you are thinking of selling, tell the broker before you let: it changes the length of the contract worth signing.
Tell us about your property
Building, size and when it is free. A broker will call you back.