Dubai off-plan advisory
Investment-led advisory for Indian investors buying Dubai off-plan property. We show you only what we would put our own money into.
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01 · Returns
Dubai charges no income tax on rent and no capital gains tax when you sell. Yields typically run two to three times what Mumbai or Bengaluru offer. Own AED 2M in property and you qualify for a ten year Golden Visa.
Rent is paid to you gross. No income tax, no TDS, no filing in the UAE.
Sell whenever you choose. Dubai levies no tax on the gain, only a 4% DLD transfer fee paid by the buyer.
Own property valued at AED 2M or above, off-plan included, and you and your immediate family qualify for a renewable ten year residency.
02 · Off-plan
Off-plan means you pay the developer in instalments across construction, enter below ready market prices and every dirham sits in a RERA regulated escrow account until milestones are met.
Typically 10 to 20% on booking, the balance in instalments linked to construction, some plans running past handover.
Launch prices sit under comparable completed units in the same community. The discount is the price of waiting for handover.
Under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007 every payment goes into a RERA supervised escrow account and is released to the developer only against verified construction progress.
03 · Advisory
Most brokers show you what pays them best. We work the other way round.
- A shortlist of only the projects the founders would buy, from Emaar, Binghatti, Imtiaz, Sobha and others. Never the whole market.
- The full cost before you commit: DLD fee, service charges, payment plan and a realistic exit, in one sheet.
- A founder on every call, not a sales team. If Dubai is wrong for you, we say so.
Licensed by Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Agency. Verify us on the Dubai REST app before your first call.
Three co-founders, no sales floor. The person who shortlists your options is the person who takes your call.
Direct allocations from Emaar, Binghatti, DAMAC, Sobha, Imtiaz and Omniyat. Same price as buying direct, with advice on which one to skip.
04 · Process
- A call about your goals, budget and timeline.
- A shortlist with yields, payment plans and exit assumptions laid bare.
- A booking with every fee disclosed before you sign.
Get in touch
Tell us what you are trying to achieve. A founder replies within one working day with an honest view, including whether Dubai is the right call for you at all.
No pressure, no newsletters. Your details stay with the Starbird team.