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Selling your Dubai property with Enesco

A valuation from real sales data, a permitted listing, qualified buyers and a transfer handled from the first viewing to the trustee office.

Our commission is agreed in Form A before marketing begins; by custom the buyer pays the 4% DLD transfer fee, and the developer's NOC fee of AED 500 to 5,000 is split as agreed in Form F.

In short

Enesco values your home against recent sales in the same building or community, markets it under a Trakheesi permit, and handles offers, Form F, the developer's NOC and the transfer.
The process runs from Form A, the listing agreement, to the registration trustee office where the buyer pays and the title deed changes hands.
By custom the buyer pays the 4% DLD transfer fee. Our commission is agreed in Form A before marketing begins.

Valuation.

We price the home from our analysis of DLD's open transaction data for the building or community, our own recent sales and the homes competing with yours. You get a written range and the reasons behind it.

Form A.

Form A is the Dubai Land Department's standard contract between a seller and the broker marketing the home. It records the asking price, the term and our commission.

Trakheesi permit.

Every property advert in Dubai must show a Trakheesi permit number, so we apply for the permit before the listing goes live. Printed and video adverts also carry a Madmoun QR code.

Marketing.

Photography, a listing on the portals and on this site, and a direct approach to buyers already briefed with us. Every advert shows our ORN and the adviser's BRN.

Viewings and offers.

We qualify each buyer, including mortgage pre-approval, run the viewings and bring you every offer in writing.

Form F.

Once you accept an offer we prepare Form F, the sale contract. By custom the buyer pays a 10% deposit on signing, held until the transfer, and the contract fixes the transfer date.

NOC and transfer.

We obtain the developer's no-objection certificate, confirm nothing is owed on service charges, book the registration trustee and attend the transfer. You are paid at the trustee office.

How we value your home

A valuation starts with what similar homes in the same building or community have sold for, using our analysis of the Dubai Land Department's open transaction data on the prices pages, the sales we have handled and the homes on the market now.

Floor, view and orientation, which separate two homes of the same size in the same tower
Whether the home is vacant or let, and the rent and term if it is let

The price statistics are our analysis of an open dataset, not a DLD valuation.

The documents a sale needs

Your title deed, and your passport or Emirates ID
Form A, signed before the home is marketed
The Trakheesi advertising permit for the listing
The developer's no-objection certificate, for a fee of AED 500 to 5,000 that the developer sets; who pays it is agreed in Form F
Confirmation that service charges are paid, because under Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019 a home cannot be sold while they are unpaid

The transfer day

Buyer and seller, or their attorneys, meet at a Dubai Land Department registration trustee office. By market practice the buyer pays the price by manager's cheque from a UAE bank. The 4% transfer fee, AED 520 in title deed fees and the trustee fee of AED 4,000 plus VAT (AED 2,000 plus VAT under AED 500,000) are settled, the sale is registered and the title deed is issued in the buyer's name.

If the home is let, the tenancy passes to the buyer with its Ejari contract. Ending a tenancy at expiry because you are selling needs at least 12 months' notice served through a notary public or by registered mail.

If you live outside the UAE

You can sell through an attorney. A power of attorney issued abroad must be notarised, legalised by the UAE embassy or consulate, attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, translated into Arabic and issued within two years, and its wording must clearly authorise the sale.

What it costs

Our commission is agreed in Form A before marketing begins; by custom the buyer pays the 4% DLD transfer fee, and the developer's NOC fee of AED 500 to 5,000 is split as agreed in Form F.

Questions about this service

What is Form A?

The Dubai Land Department's standard contract between a seller and the broker marketing the home. It records the asking price, the listing term and the commission, and it is signed before the home is advertised.

Who pays the DLD transfer fee when selling?

By custom the buyer pays the full 4%. DLD's own schedule divides the fee equally between buyer and seller, so the two sides can agree a different split in Form F.

Can I sell a home with a tenant in place?

Yes. The tenancy and its Ejari contract pass to the buyer. If the buyer wants the home empty, ending the tenancy at expiry because of the sale needs at least 12 months' notice served through a notary public or by registered mail.

Can I sell with a mortgage on the home?

Yes. The bank's balance is settled from the sale proceeds at the transfer, and the mortgage is released from the title deed before the buyer's name goes on it.

Can I sell with unpaid service charges?

No. Under Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019 unpaid service charges are a lien on the home, and it cannot be sold until they are paid.

How long does a sale take?

Form F fixes the transfer date, so the timing depends on the buyer's funding and the developer's NOC. A cash buyer with the NOC in hand completes sooner than one whose bank still needs to value the home.