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What does it
actually rent for?
Describe the home you want. The owners who have it come to you.
Dubai rents fell this year for the first time since 2021, and 32,000 more homes are landing. Most people renewing right now are paying above the market. Two questions and you will know.
Own a property and wondering what to ask?
The same number tells you that →
Verified owners only
Ejari guidance included
Never published publicly
Pricing
What it costs, against what an agent charges
Tenants
Most usefulAED 149
Per year. On your side for the whole tenancy, not just the day you sign.
- · Owner ownership check
- · Rent index check on your unit
- · Tenancy and deposit checklists
- · Ejari and DEWA move-in steps
What an agent charges
AED 3,600
Five percent of the annual rent is the customary tenant commission in Dubai. It is a custom, not a law — and it is negotiable.
With a minimum fee, a small studio pays nearer 11%.
WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM
Every figure on diroKEY is a registered contract
14 communities
rent bands built from Ejari contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department
Monthly
how often every band is recalculated from the latest DLD release
Zero
asking prices used anywhere on this site — an asking price is a hope, not a fact
Handover Radar
Why you can ask for less this year
1,239 homes
Completing in your quarter
Jumeirah Village Circle · 2027 Q1
AED 51,400
What comparable homes signed at
1 bedroom · 750 sqft · Ejari median
AED 8,230
What holding out costs you
10 extra empty weeks in the first year
How diroKEY works
Step one
Say what you need
Tenants post what they are looking for. Owners never publish a property.
Step two
We check the numbers
Rent index, service charge and supply in your building — before anyone signs.
Step three
Sign and register
Tenancy checklist, deposit rules and the six steps to register Ejari yourself.
Renting in Dubai · Questions
Renting in Dubai — the questions everyone asks first
No. The 5% agency commission is market custom, not law — the Dubai Land Department regulates brokers and requires the fee to be disclosed, but it does not fix the rate. In practice agencies charge 5% of the annual rent plus 5% VAT, with a minimum of around AED 5,000, and the tenant pays. It is negotiable, and when you rent through diroKEY there is no agency in the middle to charge it. We show you what comparable homes actually signed at, so you can see whether a fee is being applied to you at all.