INVESTOR GUIDES
Practical answers on Dubai property: off-plan, payment plans, districts, developers, taxes and residency.
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Oqood is the Dubai Land Department system that records your off-plan sale before the building exists to issue a title deed for. It is what makes your purchase official between reservation and handover.
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No. Your booking payment and instalments can be sent by international transfer from your own bank, wherever you live. A UAE account becomes useful later, mainly to collect rent after handover.
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The owner pays, once the building is delivered, at a rate set for that specific project and confirmed at handover. Here is what the charge actually funds, and why we do not quote a figure before then.
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Usually yes, once you have paid the share of the price your developer requires before approving a resale. That threshold is set in your contract, not by us, and it varies by project.
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It is part of the purchase price, paid into escrow, not a separate deposit held aside. Whether any of it comes back if you withdraw depends on the termination clause you sign, which your adviser reads with you before, not after.
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Orven is paid by the developer, not by you. The unit's price and payment plan are the developer's own, whether you buy through an adviser or find the project yourself.
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Yes, in the areas the government has designated for foreign ownership. The Dubai Land Department issues the title deed directly in your name, no local partner or residency visa required.
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The right choice depends on the tenant you are targeting and the service charge you can absorb, not on a rule of thumb. Here is how to think about it, with no invented rent numbers.
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A valid passport is the only identity document required for an individual buyer. Here is the full list, what it grows to if you buy through a company, and when each document is actually needed.
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Your money is not exposed the way it would be with an unregulated deposit: it sits in an escrow account the developer only draws on against certified progress. Here is what a delay actually changes, and what does not move.
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Yes. The Dubai Land Department issues title deeds to companies as well as individuals in designated freehold areas. It changes your paperwork, not your eligibility to own.
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The honest way to size a Dubai off-plan budget: the booking share of 20% on Prestige One projects, the DLD fee of 4%, the other costs, and the only official starting prices we can quote today.
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A direct answer for an investor abroad: Dubai property can be a sound investment for the right buyer, but only for specific reasons, with specific risks, and after specific checks that an adviser should make before you pay anything.
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Yes. A buyer in Lagos, Paris or Toronto can reserve, pay and register a Dubai apartment entirely from abroad. The steps, the documents, the escrow account and what still deserves a visit later.
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