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Dubai neighbourhoods for buyers: Downtown, Dubai Marina, Business Bay, Dubai Hills, JVC, Dubai Creek Harbour
Dubai property market: prices and transactions according to DLD data (as of November 2026)
UAE mortgages for non-residents and transferring money from PolandBuying property abroad from Poland: Dubai and other markets – the buying process, protection of payments, developer payment plans, costs, taxes and what to watch out for.
A neutral comparison of six Dubai neighbourhoods: character, housing, metro, place in the 2025 DLD transaction rankings and what to look at when choosing – service charges, the rental index, off-plan or ready.
Official Dubai Land Department data: number and value of transactions in 2024, 2025 and Q1 2026, buyers, rentals, the most active areas, median prices from firms' reports (secondary data) and how to check transactions in a building yourself.
How much a bank can lend on a flat in Dubai under the UAE central bank limits (80/70/60%, and 50% for off-plan), what DLD mortgage registration costs, which documents to prepare and how to transfer money from Poland safely.
How a Polish tax resident reports rental income and the sale of a flat in Dubai: what the Poland–UAE treaty says (Articles 6, 13 and 24), whether tax is paid in the UAE, the five-year rule and when you need a tax adviser.
How to let a flat in Dubai: Ejari registration and fees, the DLD rental index and rent increases, eviction rules, the DET holiday home permit for short-term lets and managing a let from Poland.
A checklist before buying in Dubai: how to check a developer, an off-plan project with its escrow account, a RERA broker and office, and the Trakheesi advert permit using Dubai REST and the DLD registers, plus the red flags.
The UAE Golden Visa for real estate investors: the AED 2 million threshold, differences between the DLD, ICP, GDRFA and u.ae, mortgage, off-plan, the application, official fees of AED 9,884.75 and obligations after receiving the visa.
Where a Polish buyer can purchase a flat in Dubai: freehold areas under Law No. 7 of 2006 and Regulation No. 3 of 2006, ownership versus usufruct and leasehold up to 99 years, buying through a company and how to check a specific unit.
What buying a flat in Dubai costs beyond the price: the 4% DLD fee and who pays it, title deed, trustee office, broker's commission, VAT, service charges under the RERA index and costs on the Polish side – with an example in dirhams.
How to read developers' payment plans in Dubai: 60/40, 50/50, 10/50/40 and post-handover, a worked example in numbers with the DLD fee, instalments tied to construction progress, what happens if you miss a payment and how currency risk affects the cost in zloty.
How buying off-plan in Dubai works: the project escrow account (Law No. 8 of 2007), instalments tied to construction stages, Oqood registration (Law No. 13 of 2008), project cancellation, what happens if the buyer stops paying and what escrow does not cover.
How a buyer from Poland can purchase a flat in Dubai: freehold areas, off-plan with an escrow account and Oqood registration, a ready flat with NOC and a trustee office, power of attorney from Poland, transferring the money and what to watch out for.
