Palm Jumeirah Villa
Signature Villa with private beach, Palm Jumeirah
- 5 bd
- 6 ba
- 8 200 sq ft
Ref. RED-1042
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Dubai · Freehold · Since 2011
The address comes later. The advice comes first.
We broker apartments, villas and off-plan allocations across Dubai — and we say no to more of them than we say yes. 1,240 closings, four languages, one standard.
Emaar84
Nakheel41
Meraas29
Majid Al Futtaim17
Select Group23
Sobha Realty19
Al Barari6
DAMAC57
The current book
Twelve properties we would buy ourselves
Every listing is verified against the DLD register, photographed by our own team and priced against comparable closings — not against wishful asking prices.
Dubai Marina Apartment
Sky Residence, 2 bedrooms over the Marina promenade
- 2 bd
- 3 ba
- 1 265 sq ft
Ref. RED-2210
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Downtown Dubai Penthouse
Full-floor penthouse facing the Burj Khalifa fountain
- 4 bd
- 5 ba
- 4 380 sq ft
Ref. RED-3301
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Emaar Beachfront Apartment
Seapoint — 3 bedrooms on the private island beach
- 3 bd
- 4 ba
- 1 890 sq ft
Ref. RED-4408
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Jumeirah Bay Island Apartment
Marina loft on Jumeirah Bay Island
- 3 bd
- 4 ba
- 3 400 sq ft
Ref. RED-7005
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Tilal Al Ghaf Villa
Serenity mansion on the crystal lagoon
- 6 bd
- 8 ba
- 11 800 sq ft
Ref. RED-9012
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Where to hold
Districts, read honestly
Ten places we know street by street: what they cost, what they yield and who they suit.
- 01 Palm Jumeirah From AED 4.2M 5.4% avg. gross yield
- 02 Downtown Dubai From AED 1.65M 6.1% avg. gross yield
- 03 Dubai Marina From AED 1.18M 6.8% avg. gross yield
- 04 Emaar Beachfront From AED 2.9M 6.0% avg. gross yield
- 05 Dubai Hills Estate From AED 1.95M 5.9% avg. gross yield
- 06 Business Bay From AED 95K 7.2% avg. gross yield
- 07 Jumeirah Bay Island From AED 12M 4.6% avg. gross yield
- 08 Dubai Creek Harbour From AED 1.29M 6.4% avg. gross yield
- 09 Tilal Al Ghaf From AED 3.4M 5.2% avg. gross yield
- 10 Al Barari From AED 7.5M 4.9% avg. gross yield
The process
From first call to keys in twenty-one days
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Brief
Forty minutes on the phone. Budget, horizon, yield or lifestyle, and the constraints you have not thought about yet.
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Shortlist
Six to nine properties with comparable closings attached, plus the ones we advise against and why.
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Viewing
In person or filmed, room by room, with the service-charge sheet and building history in hand.
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Transfer
Offer, MOU, NOC, DLD appointment, title deed. Remote by power of attorney if you prefer.
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How we work
Six mandates, one standard
We are paid for judgement, not for volume. That is the whole model.
Buying
Shortlists built from transaction data, not from what we happen to have listed. Viewings, negotiation, DLD transfer and keys in 21 days.
ExploreSelling
Pricing modelled on comparable closings, professional photography and film, and a buyer list of 9,400 qualified names.
ExploreOff-plan & launches
Allocation on day-one launches with the eight developers we hold direct agreements with, plus a resale exit plan before you sign.
ExploreManagement & leasing
Tenant sourcing, Ejari, maintenance and quarterly reporting. Average void across our managed book: 9 days.
ExploreGolden Visa & mortgage
A 2M AED purchase opens the 10-year residency. We run the file end to end and place mortgages with six UAE banks.
ExplorePortfolio advisory
For holdings above 25M AED: allocation across districts and asset classes, exit timing and an annual repricing review.
ExploreJournal
Numbers before narrative
Market notes written for people about to sign something.
The 2026 price index: where the growth actually went
Villa stock outran apartments for a fourth straight quarter, but the spread narrowed to 3.1 points. Six districts, thirty-eight thousand transactions, one chart.
Golden Visa through property, step by step
What 2M AED buys you beyond the asset: the paperwork order, the medical, the Emirates ID, and the three mistakes that cost applicants a month.
Off-plan without the trap: modelling your exit before you sign
Assignment fees, developer NOC rules and the 40% payment threshold that decides whether a resale is even possible.
Service charges, decoded tower by tower
Why two neighbouring buildings differ by 11 AED per sq ft, and how the reserve fund line quietly reprices your yield.
The studio
Four partners, no call centre
You speak to the person who negotiates your deal. Every time.
Nadia Al Mansoori
Managing Partner
Ilya Verbitsky
Head of Investment Sales
Clara Devereux
Director, Prime Residential
Omar Haddad
Head of Off-plan
Proof
What clients say when we are not in the room
They talked me out of the first two towers I wanted. The third one has been let for three years without a single void month.
We bought remotely, in Russian, and signed at the DLD by power of attorney. Keys nineteen days after the offer.
A quiet sale, no portal listing, closed above asking with a buyer from their own book.
Good questions
Owning in Dubai, answered plainly
Licensed by the Dubai Land Department · RERA ORN 28841
Can a foreigner own property in Dubai outright?
Yes. In designated freehold areas — which include every district we list — foreign nationals hold full freehold title registered with the Dubai Land Department, with no local partner required.
What are the total purchase costs on top of the price?
Budget roughly 6-7%: 4% Dubai Land Department transfer fee, 2% agency commission, and fixed trustee, NOC and title fees of about 10,000 AED in total.
Does buying property give residency?
A completed property of 2,000,000 AED or more qualifies for the 10-year Golden Visa, renewable, and covers spouse and children. Off-plan qualifies once the paid amount crosses the same threshold.
Is there any property tax or capital gains tax?
No annual property tax, no capital gains tax and no tax on rental income for individuals in Dubai. Service charges and a 5% municipality fee on rentals still apply.
Can I buy without coming to Dubai?
Yes — through a notarised power of attorney. We run filmed viewings, handle the DLD appointment and courier the title deed. Around a third of our closings never require a flight.
Tell us what you are looking for
One partner reads every enquiry. You will hear back the same working day, in your language.
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