Questions we are asked most.

Dubai commercial real estate, exclusively — ready offices for sale and lease, and off-plan offices and retail for sale. A focused, boutique practice rather than an everything-everywhere agency.

Yes. In designated freehold areas, overseas individuals and companies can own commercial property outright, with 100% foreign ownership and escrow protection on off-plan.

Gross office yields generally run 7 to 10 percent. In Business Bay in H1 2026 the average was around 8.9 percent gross. Figures are projected, not guaranteed.

At today's prices, leasing a ready office is often smarter, while off-plan payment plans suit buyers seeking accessible entry. We advise on the specific numbers first.

Yes. Commercial sales and leases carry 5 percent VAT (residential is exempt). It is recoverable if VAT-registered, but it is real cash at purchase.

Business Bay, Downtown, DIFC, Sheikh Zayed Road, JLT and Motor City — the core commercial corridors where we hold inventory and have first-hand coverage.

For a commercial lease: 5% VAT on the rent, a refundable security deposit (usually 5–10% of a year), the agency fee (typically 5% plus VAT), Ejari registration, and a DEWA connection with its refundable deposit — plus a cooling deposit where the building uses district cooling. Every listing shows them payment by payment.

By post-dated cheques over the year — one to four is common for offices, and fewer cheques can buy a better rent.

Dubai’s official register of tenancy contracts. An Ejari certificate is what the licensing authority and DEWA ask for, so the lease is registered as soon as it is signed.

Often, on shell & core or larger offices — a few weeks to a few months to cover the fit-out. It is negotiated with the rent, not after.

Net against gross area, the fit-out, cooling charges, the service charge, parking, the licence the building allows, access, connectivity, the terms and the first-year bill. The full checklist sets out what to ask for each.

Increases at renewal follow the RERA rent index for the area — and the terms of your lease. Ask what the lease says before you sign.

Yes. In Dubai’s designated freehold areas, individuals and companies of any nationality can own offices and commercial units outright.

The Dubai Land Department transfer fee of 4% plus admin, the trustee office fee, the agency fee (typically 2% plus VAT), and 5% VAT on the price of commercial property — reclaimable for a VAT-registered buyer. Every listing for sale shows the cash on transfer day.

Yes — banks usually lend 50–60% of the value on commercial property, to companies and individuals.

Gross yields generally run 6–9% depending on the building and the area. We set the asking rent of comparable units against any price you are considering.

Shell & core is the bare floor — you build the ceilings, flooring, partitions and often the cooling distribution. Fitted offices come ready to move into; semi-fitted sits between.

Dubai offices are usually quoted on gross area, which includes a share of the common parts. Ask for the floor plan with the net usable area marked.

Yes. A free-zone licence needs an office in that free zone; a mainland licence needs a mainland address registered with Ejari. We check the building against your licence first.

No. Many owners prefer not to advertise, and some spaces are let before they could be. Send us the brief and we will include those in your shortlist.

On a lease, the tenant usually pays the agency fee; on a sale, the buyer. It is agreed in writing before any viewing.

Yes — we photograph it properly, write it up around what occupiers search for, advertise it and screen every enquiry before a viewing.