The buyer's library
Every brief we handle at DubaiHomes goes out with a printed binder of relevant guides. Here is the digital edition.
A line-by-line breakdown of the fees a buyer pays on top of the listed price — DLD, trustee, brokerage, title, service-charge pro-rata.
The No Objection Certificate is the developer's sign-off that a property can be resold. Here's how to plan around it.
Most banks can pre-approve in 3–5 business days if you have clean paperwork. Here is what "clean" means.
Developers market plans as "60/40" or "80/20" — here is what the numbers actually mean and how to evaluate them.
What a new tenant actually has to do once the landlord hands over the keys.
Landlords prefer fewer cheques. Tenants prefer more. Here's the negotiating landscape in 2026.
Short answer: yes, but with conditions most buyers miss. Long answer: here.
A service charge of AED 22/sq ft in one tower can represent better value than AED 14/sq ft in another. This is why.