Prime Highlights:
- Dubai’s rental market is shifting in favor of tenants, with landlords offering perks like one month’s free rent, multiple cheque options, and inclusive utility bills.
- Tenants now have more choices, flexibility, and value as landlords upgrade and furnish properties to attract renters.
Key Facts:
- Over 50 new projects in July added more than 13,800 residential units, with a total estimated value of Dh38 billion; nearly 93,000 units have been launched so far this year, worth Dh270 billion.
- Rent growth is slowing, with CBRE reporting a 1% increase for apartments and 2% for villas month-on-month, compared to earlier double-digit growth.
Key Background:
Dubai’s residential rental market is becoming more favorable for tenants, as new properties increase and rental renewals slow down. Landlords are offering perks like one month’s free rent, multiple cheque payment options, waived commission fees, and utility bills included to attract renters.
CBRE, a global real estate consultancy, said landlords are adjusting to changing demand, which has slightly increased the time properties stay on the market. “This trend is creating a more tenant-friendly environment,” the consultancy added. Many landlords are also upgrading and furnishing units to make them more appealing to residents.
Data from Reidin shows that Dubai’s residential market remained active in August 2025, with 38 new projects adding nearly 8,000 units. Another 35 projects have been announced. In July, over 50 new projects added more than 13,800 residential units in Dubai, with a total estimated value of Dh38 billion. So far this year, nearly 93,000 new units have been launched, worth around Dh270 billion.
With more properties available, demand is easing a little. Developers are now focusing on better designs, fair pricing, and on-time delivery. After more than four years of strong growth, rent increases are slowing down. Rents in Dubai rose 1% for apartments and 2% for villas last month, much lower than the high growth seen earlier.
Analysts indicate that there is not only a rental rise due to the influx of new occupants, but also as a result of people transferring to newer houses. This provides the tenants with more options, better offers, and flexibility, and motivates the landlords to enhance their premises.
With the expansion of the housing market in Dubai, tenants are more likely to find better-maintained housing, better deals, as well as fewer increments in the rent, which makes it hassle-free and less expensive to lease.
