INVESTOR GUIDES
Practical answers on Dubai property: off-plan, payment plans, districts, developers, taxes and residency.
Payment plans
Valia at Dubai Creek Harbour starts from AED 1.96 million, subject to availability. Here is the full arithmetic once the 4% DLD fee is added, and why the payment plan and handover date are confirmed by your adviser, not by third-party sites.
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Payment plans
The Woods Abode at Sobha Sanctuary starts from AED 1.00 million, subject to availability. Here is what that becomes once the 4% DLD fee is added, what the published 2029 handover and unit sizes mean, and what your adviser still confirms.
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Valia at Dubai Creek Harbour starts from AED 1.96 million, just under the 2 million AED Golden Visa threshold. Here is what that gap actually means, and why the starting price alone does not settle eligibility.
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Payment plans
The handover balance ranges from 35% to 80% of the price depending on the project. How to prepare it in good time, from savings and asset sales to lender-dependent financing and the handover notice itself.
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Market
Price per square foot is a method, not a market figure. Here is how the calculation works, the pitfalls that distort it, and an order-of-magnitude example built only on Bay Estate's published averages.
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Payment plans
Porto View starts from AED 1.93 million, subject to availability. Here is what that figure becomes once the 4% DLD fee, Oqood and other costs are added, and what still needs confirming from your adviser.
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Payment plans
Eight published off-plan payment plans in the Orven selection, grouped by how much is due before handover versus at handover, with the amount per AED 1 million at each stage.
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Quick answers
What happens to the 4% DLD fee if an off-plan project is cancelled depends on the Dubai Land Department's own process and the terms of your sale contract. This is confirmed with the DLD and your adviser, not promised in advance.
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Quick answers
No, individuals do not pay capital gains tax in the UAE on the sale of a property. Your own country of residence may still tax the gain, and a resale carries its own fees, worth knowing before you sell.
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Payment plans
Five published 2026 starting prices, the Dubai Land Department fee recalculated for each, and where Oqood and developer fees fit in the budget. A worked table, not a guess.
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Quick answers
Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; net yield subtracts service charges, management fees, vacancy and purchase costs first. Here are both formulas with a clearly hypothetical example, no real rent figure attached.
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Market
Starting price, average price and resale price are not the same number, and a launch announcement is not a handover date. A short method for reading Dubai property headlines before you repeat one.
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Payment plans
Before you wire a single payment, check that the account on the call notice matches your SPA and the project's registered escrow account. What to look for, and the anti-fraud habits worth keeping for every transfer.
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Quick answers
You wire the 4% DLD fee the same way you wire your deposit or instalments, to the account the developer or your adviser confirms, timed around the step in your purchase where it falls due. For Chelsea Residences, it is added to the reservation payment.
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Residency & taxes
Financing part of a Dubai property with a mortgage raises a question for Golden Visa planning: does the financed share count toward the 2 million AED threshold. Here is what to confirm with the authorities and the lender before you count on it.
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Buying off-plan with the 2 million AED Golden Visa threshold in mind raises a question that a completed property does not: the unit is not delivered yet, and only part of the price may be paid. Here is what to confirm before you reserve.
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Quick answers
Follow developer project pages directly, watch for new phase announcements, and compare like-for-like typology and floor rather than headline figures from third-party listing sites. Your adviser fills in what is not published.
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Residency & taxes
Preparing a Golden Visa file starts well before you apply. Here is the checklist of documents to keep from the moment you buy, and the ones to request from the authorities when you are ready, without presenting any list as officially complete.
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Residency & taxes
Buying with a spouse or a partner, or counting more than one property toward the 2 million AED Golden Visa threshold, raises questions the authorities decide. Here is how to structure the purchase without closing a door you may need later.
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Buying a property that reaches the 2 million AED threshold is only the first part of a Golden Visa plan. Here is the order investors generally follow, what each step produces on paper, and where Orven's role stops.
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Market
An investor from Riyadh, Kuwait, Doha, Muscat or Manama weighing Dubai is already close by. The comparison turns on structural points, proximity, process and family-oriented projects, not a figure on price or return.
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Payment plans
Fior 1 starts from AED 2.2 million, subject to availability. Here is the full arithmetic once the 4% DLD fee and Oqood are added, what the Golden Visa threshold means for this price, and what still needs confirming from your adviser.
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What applies and what does not for a non-resident buying property in Dubai: no personal income or capital gains tax in the UAE, one-off fees at purchase that are not annual taxes, and why your home country's tax rules still need checking with your own adviser.
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An investor from Paris, Berlin, Madrid or London weighing Dubai against a domestic purchase is comparing structural conditions, tax treatment, currency and access, not a single figure on price or yield that nobody can responsibly publish.
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