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Renting in Dubai. Know the rules before you sign or renew.

For tenants and renewing residents. RERA caps, notice periods, deposit rules, and what your landlord can and cannot do at renewal. Same tools the landlords use.

How to use the rent-or-buy calculator
BuyersTenants

How to use the rent-or-buy calculator

A plain guide to the rent-or-buy calculator: the side-by-side cost lines, the break-even year, and why renting is not throwing money away.

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The top three green communities to live in Dubai (and what their tenants actually pay extra for).
InvestorsBuyersTenants

The top three green communities to live in Dubai (and what their tenants actually pay extra for).

Walkable parks and mature landscaping that hold a rent premium across the cycle.

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Which Dubai communities have the cleanest air, and how to check before you sign.
InvestorsBuyersTenants

Which Dubai communities have the cleanest air, and how to check before you sign.

Three pockets consistently print 20 to 35 percent better AQI than the city average. Free public tool included.

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How to know if your Dubai property is under a flight path (before, not after).
InvestorsBuyersTenants

How to know if your Dubai property is under a flight path (before, not after).

Three minutes with a public noise map and you have an honest answer about plane noise.

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Find out who actually lives in any Dubai building before you commit (a free public tool).
BuyersTenants

Find out who actually lives in any Dubai building before you commit (a free public tool).

DXBinteract publishes per-building nationality data. Use it before you sign.

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The RERA Rental Index explained: what your landlord can and cannot do at renewal.
TenantsInvestorsSellers

The RERA Rental Index explained: what your landlord can and cannot do at renewal.

The increase tiers in plain language. How to use the calculator. The 90 day notice rule. What to do if the landlord violates it. Useful for tenants, landlords, and anyone pricing a property with a tenant in place.

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