Renting in Dubai, Step by Step

Eight pages for tenants: the eight steps from your first brief to collecting the keys, what each one costs, what to have ready, and what we handle for you.

PDF · 8 pages · Published 29 October 2026

Cover of Renting in Dubai, Step by Step

What’s inside

  1. The eight steps from brief to keys, usually one to two weeks of paperwork
  2. Offers, cheques and negotiating the terms with the landlord
  3. What you pay: security deposit, agency fee, Ejari and DEWA
  4. The unified tenancy contract and Ejari registration, explained
  5. Moving in: utilities, the move-in permit and collecting your keys

Overview

From your first brief to the day you collect the keys: the eight steps of renting a home in Dubai, what each one costs, and what we handle for you.

Figures from the Dubai Land Department and public reports as of 1 October 2026. Published 29 October 2026. Sources are listed in the PDF. Not financial, investment, tax or immigration advice.