Dubai Leasing Process For New Agents

Leasing a property in Dubai can excite you, but if you want to make a career in that, then it requires certain things to understand. As Dubai's real estate market is booming, more people are being attracted to leave their property, and the number of real estate agents is also increasing, as it has created a demand for people who can help investors lease properties. On this page, learn the essential information regarding the real estate laws and process.

Who is a Real Estate Agent? 

An agent is anyone who helps you with a service. In real estate, an agent acts as a middleman between a developer or seller and a buyer, offering them goods and services and providing in-depth insight into the rest of the real estate market and other factors. 

Dubai property leasing process

In this section of the page, let's try to understand the Dubai leasing process and the duties that you, as a real estate agent, need to fulfil. The property leasing process in Dubai includes a number of key steps, which are explained below.
 

• First, as an agent, you should prioritize the inventory that can be leased out in Dubai.
• The next step is to shortlist the properties. You visit sites and advertise on various real estate channels or platforms.
• Make arrangements with the tenants who you find worth renting the property.
• You will be proposing the lessee's offer to the renter. 
• Creating a tenancy contract listing all the details about the property, renter, and rentee details, with rental amount, and other legal considerations.
• Make both parties (Renter and Rentee) sign the agreement. 
• Providing the leasing client with Ejari Registration and a move-in permit. 

Documents required to lease a property in Dubai.

To register a property in Dubai for leasing purposes, you must collect some essential documents from both the landlord and the renter. Here's the list you, as an agent, must obtain so that a tenancy contract can be made.
 

• Emirates ID of the resident.
• Documents from the landlord:
  • Title Deed
  • landlord's passport copy with the signature page,
  • Last Electricity and Water bill
• Documents required from the tenant (individual) side:-
  • Tenant's passport copy,
  • Occupant's Emirates ID copy,
  • A UAE bank account's chequebook 
• Documents from the tenant (when it is a company) side:-
  • Trade licence
  • A passport copy of the authorised signatory
  • A passport copy of the tenant 
  • The Emirates ID of the resident
• Documents required for Ejari Registration
  • The owner must provide these documents, including the Title Deed and a copy of the landlord's passport with the signature page.
  • The tenant must provide these documents, including the tenant's passport copy and the tenant's Emirates ID copy.
  • Both parties must also submit the original signed tenancy contract and the 9-digit DEWA premise number.

Some Important Rental Laws In Dubai

A real estate agent who assists a client in leasing out a property in Dubai must have a fundamental yet strong knowledge of Dubai's Rental laws. Below, you can find and learn some of the most important RERA tenancy Laws. 

• Law No. (26) of 2007: Regulates the relationship between landlords and tenants in Dubai.
• Law No. (33) of 2008: Amended certain articles of the Law No. (26) of 2007 and also governs the landlord-tenant relationship in Dubai. The Unified Tenancy Contract was created under this Law. 
• Decree No. (26) of 2013: Established the Rental Disputes Settlement Centre (RDSC), which handles all types of rental disputes in Dubai.
• Decree No. (41) of 2013: Regulates the activity of leasing out holiday homes in Dubai.
• Decree No. (43) of 2013: Specifically governs rent increases in Dubai.

Evictions on rental property

As an agent, you must learn about the legal removal of a tenant from the leased property, which is called Eviction. There are some formalities that you must keep in mind.

Evictions During the Lease Term

Here are some legal cases for Eviction before the end of the leasing period. The landlord can evict the tenant by ensuring that the tenant is notified in writing within 30 days, since the notice period is one month. 

• When the occupant failed to pay the rent. 
• When, without the owner's consent, a tenant subleases the property.
• Eviction of the tenant for illegally using the premises. 
• When the reason for Eviction is the demolition of the building as part of urban development. 

Reasons for Eviction at Lease Term Expiry

The landlord may demand Eviction once the lease term expires or near the expiry date. The notice period for such Eviction is 365 days. Here are some reasons-

• When the owner wants to sell the respective property.
• When the property is undergoing demolition or renovation.
• When the owner desires Eviction of the tenant for personal use to recover the premises, if the Eviction is granted, then the property can't be leased out for up to 2-3 years based on personal or commercial use. 
• If the eviction is not granted, then the renter gets the right to renew the lease agreement and stay.