Districts, buying off-plan, payment plans, true costs, taxation for French, Belgian, Swiss and Canadian residents, Golden Visa, the rent freeze. Everything you need to know about the UAE capital, costed and sourced, before you invest a single euro.
The most active market in its history, with its own rules: 2% entry fees, a Golden Visa at AED 2M, frozen rents. The guide lays them out, with figures and sources.
Saadiyat, Yas, Al Reem, Al Maryah, Masdar City, Al Reef, the new islands: asking prices, rental yield (7 to 12% gross) and off-plan buy-and-resell returns (10 to 15% a year), profile of each zone.
2% registration (about 8% notary fees in Paris), commission, title deed, service charges, lease registration: the complete table, at purchase and every year.
An escrow account per project, the interim register, and the official scale of what the developer keeps if you stop paying.
What your country taxes on your Abu Dhabi rent and capital gain, treaty by treaty, article by article.
AED 2M excluding any mortgage, and for off-plan AED 2M already paid: what that means for your budget, without inflated promises.
Since 2 June 2026, no rent increase is allowed. What that means for your yield, and the districts that are exempt.
A taste of what you open tonight: dated figures, tables and a "Key takeaway" box at the end of every chapter.
The best balance: 7 to 10% gross rented, 12 to 15% a year bought off-plan and resold. Apartments rose about 18% over one year (Knight Frank, June 2026).
Half during construction, half at handover. And since September 2026, a mortgage is possible on off-plan once 50% has been paid.
The 1989 treaty: rent, capital gain, wealth tax and inheritance, each with its own article. What you must declare, and what stays taxable.
The allowed increase was cut from 5% to 0% on 2 June 2026, with no end date. The last registered lease sets the rent, even for a new tenant.
The full guide includes cost tables, the official scale for payment default on off-plan, the pre-booking checklist and a glossary of market terms (ADREC, Dari, Tawtheeq, musataha…).
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