Buy an apartment in Dubai
Buying an apartment in Dubai is the UAE's most liquid and accessible real-estate play: reasonable entry ticket, strong rental demand and 0% rental tax.
Buying a Dubai apartment starts at AED 600-900k for a new studio or 1-bed in a liquid area (JVC, Business Bay), with a 6-8% gross yield untaxed locally. Purchase is 100% open to foreigners in freehold, total fees run ~6-7%, and off-plan spreads with 10-20% at booking.
- DLD medians 2026, by area
- RERA rental index
- Level8 desk — unit by unit
A purchase simpler than in Europe — and fully in your name.
No notary, no prohibitive duties, no mandatory holding structure: in Dubai, a foreign purchase is a well-marked path that closes in a few weeks.
≈ 4% in fees, that's it
4% DLD transfer fee plus ~2-3% ancillary costs. No progressive transfer duties, no French-style notary fees.
Developer payment plan
On new builds, often 10-20% at booking then construction-linked milestones — capital spreads without a mortgage.
Freehold: 100% owner
Perpetual full ownership in your name in designated zones, freely resellable and transferable.
0% tax on rent
No local rental income tax, no annual property tax, no capital-gains tax in Dubai.
Letting & management delegated
Letting, collection and maintenance hand over to a manager — your asset works without you.
Golden Visa from AED 2M
One or several properties totalling AED 2M open renewable 10-year residency for you and your family.
Why an apartment in Dubai
The apartment is Dubai's flagship product: deep secondary market, flexible off-plan payment plans, and the best yield/liquidity ratio for a first investment.
Apartment in Dubai: the framing.
| Entry ticket | ≈ AED 600k–900k (new studio/1BR) |
| Observed gross yield | 6–8% by area and tower |
| Acquisition costs | 4% DLD + ~2-3% ancillary |
| Typical annual charges | AED 10–25/sqft by tier (Mollak) |
| Suggested horizon | 3–7 years (cash-flow + easy rotation) |
Indicative ranges, 2026 market — quantified unit by unit before any offer.
How to pick the right tower — the real skill
At equal typology, two apartments in the same district can diverge 20% in value and two yield points. What makes the gap: the tower's Mollak service-charge rate (checkable before buying, in AED/sqft), the quality of the building's management, the studio-to-family ratio (which sets the tenant profile and turnover), floor and orientation, and the tower's own secondary market — some towers resell in weeks, others in months. Our job is precisely to filter those criteria before showing you a unit.
The areas we recommend in Dubai.
Each area has its profile — yield, appreciation, use. The detailed guides carry DLD median prices, yields and highlights.
From brief to keys, in four steps.
Brief & budget
Goal (yield, appreciation, use), budget net of your tax and horizon: we frame before we search.
Targeted short-list
A handful of properties vetted one by one — developer, location, payment plan, rental potential — never a catalogue.
Negotiation & booking
Price, terms and discounts negotiated directly with the developer, reservation and DLD registration — remotely if needed.
Keys, letting, management
Handover, furnishing, letting: we stay your single point of contact after signing.
We buy in Dubai as if you were there.
Video viewings, complete dossiers, remote signing: your purchase moves forward without you having to fly out.
A regulated framework, end to end.
DLD escrow accounts
For off-plan, your payments sit in an escrow account regulated by the Dubai Land Department.
Developers with a solid track record
We work with established developers who deliver — Emaar, Sobha, Nakheel, Meraas and other market references.
Title deed on the DLD registry
Every transaction is registered at the Dubai Land Department: your title deed is public, incontestable and verifiable online.
French-speaking team on both sides
French-speaking contacts in Paris and Dubai, from the first conversation through to letting.
Frequently asked questions
A more specific question about your project in Dubai? Ask our team on WhatsApp — answered in under 5 minutes during the day.
Ask my questionUpdated 2026-07-03