INVESTOR GUIDES
Practical answers on Dubai property: off-plan, payment plans, districts, developers, taxes and residency.
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The full journey for an investor based in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, sending funds under South Africa's exchange control rules, DLD fees, tax to check locally, and the Golden Visa, with Coastal Haven as the example.
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The full journey of an investor based in Geneva, Zurich or Lausanne buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, wiring funds from a Swiss bank, DLD fees, Swiss tax to check with an adviser, and the Golden Visa, with Hilton Residences as the worked example.
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The full journey for an investor based in Doha buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, transferring riyals from a Qatari bank, DLD fees, and the Golden Visa, with Hilton Residences as the example.
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The full journey for an investor based in Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, transferring riyals from a Saudi bank, DLD fees, and the Golden Visa, with Hilton Residences as the example.
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The full journey for an English-speaking Senegalese investor, whether based in Dakar or in the diaspora in the UK, the US or Canada, buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, wiring funds, DLD fees, Senegalese tax to check with an adviser, and the Golden Visa, with Coastal Haven as the worked example.
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The full journey of an investor based in Nairobi buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, wiring funds from a Kenyan bank, DLD fees, Kenyan tax to check with an adviser, and the Golden Visa, with Coastal Haven on Dubai Islands as the worked example.
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The full journey for an investor based in Amsterdam, Rotterdam or The Hague buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, transferring euros from a Dutch bank, DLD fees, Box 3 questions to check with a tax adviser, and the Golden Visa, with Hilton Residences as the example.
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The full journey for an investor based in Mumbai, Delhi or Bangalore buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, sending funds under RBI transfer rules, DLD fees, tax questions to check with a chartered accountant, and the Golden Visa, with Coastal Haven as the example.
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The full journey for an investor based in Amman buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, transferring funds from a Jordanian bank or an account abroad, DLD fees, tax questions to check locally, and the Golden Visa, with Coastal Haven as the example.
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The full journey for an investor based in Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, transferring euros from a German bank, DLD fees, tax questions to check with a Steuerberater, and the Golden Visa, with FAUCHON Résidences as the example.
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The full journey of an investor based in Douala, Yaoundé, Buea or Bamenda buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, wiring funds from a Cameroonian bank, DLD fees, Cameroonian tax to check with an adviser, and the Golden Visa, with Coastal Haven as the worked example.
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The full journey of an investor based in Brussels, Antwerp or Ghent buying an off-plan apartment in Dubai: choosing the project, reserving remotely, wiring funds from a Belgian bank, DLD fees, Belgian tax to check with an adviser, and the Golden Visa, with FAUCHON Résidences as the worked example.
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Quick answers
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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The full mechanics of buying off-plan in Dubai, explained in order: reservation, the sale agreement, Oqood registration, escrow payments during construction, snagging, handover and the title deed, with what an investor abroad needs to check at each stage.
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What to check before you accept the keys on an off-plan unit in Dubai: the snagging inspection, the developer's defect reserve period, the title deed registration, and the building's service charges, with what to do if something is missing.
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Projects
Golf Residences by Prestige One in Dubai Sports City is a collection of two- and three-bedroom homes with golf-course views and a 20/20/60 payment plan. What the project offers, who it suits, how the plan keeps your cash until handover and how to reserve from Lagos, London or Toronto without travelling.
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Quick answers
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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Quick answers
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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Before a buyer in Lagos, Paris or Cairo signs a sale agreement in Dubai, the same five questions come up: protection of the money, the real cost, resale before handover, the rent to expect, and buying remotely. Our answers, with no invented figures.
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Projects
Everly Place is Ellington Properties' collection of 209 planned residences at Meydan Horizon, in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. What the one- to three-bedroom apartments include, the published amenities, how the lagoon district fits together and how an investor in Lagos, London or Toronto reserves a unit without travelling.
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Developers
Emaar is the developer behind six projects in the Orven selection, from Porto View and Fior 1 at Rashid Yachts & Marina to Avena villas in The Valley. The verified list, districts, unit types, the two published starting prices and how an international investor approaches an Emaar purchase from abroad.
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Developers
Ellington Properties is the developer behind six projects in the Orven selection, from beachfront homes at Ocean House on Palm Jumeirah to lagoon-side Everly Place at Meydan Horizon. The verified list, districts, unit types and how an investor approaches an Ellington purchase from abroad.
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What kind of district Dubai Sports City is, the Golf Residences homes available through Orven with their 20/20/60 plan, published distances to the Marina, Downtown and the airport, and the buyer profile it fits.
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Market
Why property buyers based in Dakar, Abidjan, Lagos or Casablanca compare Dubai to their own domestic market and to London or Paris, on regulation, currency, access and tax, without a single comparative price or return figure.
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