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Insights for UAE real estate.

Market data, ownership guides, and property management trends — from the team building PropertyPad.

Abu Dhabi Compliance

Tawtheeq in Abu Dhabi: What Are the Real Registration Fees?

Most guides quote a flat AED 50. That's only the lease-registration layer — building enrollment comes first, and costs more.

PropertyPad Team·September 2026·8 min read
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Leasing & Renewals

What's the DEWA Move-In and Move-Out Checklist for a Dubai Rental?

Security deposits, activation and deactivation fees, the Ejari link, and the one figure DEWA prices differently depending on which form is filed.

PropertyPad TeamSeptember 20268 min read
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Dispute Resolution

How Does the Rental Disputes Center Process Work in Dubai?

Filing, first-instance session, the 15-day appeal window with its 50% deposit rule, and how execution actually enforces a judgment — the full RDC case path.

PropertyPad TeamSeptember 20269 min read
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Licensing & Compliance

Who Is Legally Allowed to Manage Property in Dubai?

The company license, the AED 5 million bank guarantee, and the individual practice card every broker and manager must hold — checkable for free in seconds.

PropertyPad TeamSeptember 20269 min read
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Operations guide

Service Charge Reconciliation in Dubai: The Mollak Guide

The two RERA approval gates before a charge can be invoiced, the lien that blocks a sale over unpaid charges, and the governing law that replaced the repealed Law 27 of 2007.

PropertyPad TeamSeptember 20269 min read
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Operations guide

Ejari Renewal in Dubai: The Complete 2026 Workflow

What renewal really costs (AED 177.75 online, not AED 220), which filing channel you are actually allowed to use, what DLD asks for, and where renewals break at portfolio scale.

PropertyPad TeamSeptember 20269 min read
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Operations guide

RERA Rent Increase Rules in Dubai: Decree 43, the 90-Day Notice and the Smart Rental Index

Every renewal season the same argument plays out over a rent figure. Here is what Decree 43, Article 14 and the Smart Rental Index actually allow — in the order a property manager needs to apply them.

PropertyPad TeamSeptember 20268 min read
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Market insights

The UAE Property Market in 2026: Growth, Opportunity, and Why Management Is Becoming the Next Big Story

Dubai and Abu Dhabi just posted record transaction volumes. Here's what the numbers say — and the quieter growth story building behind them.

PropertyPad TeamAugust 20266 min read
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