Ownership and authority
Confirm the registered owner, identity documents and whether any company, representative, estate or power of attorney needs a different process.
Seller checklist
Prepare the Dubai property before you prepare the listing.
The useful work begins with ownership, occupancy, finance, property facts and timing. Resolve what you can before buyers start asking the same questions.
Written by Joshua Khoury · Published
Before marketing
Confirm the position you are actually selling.
Not every item applies to every property. The purpose is to expose the questions early enough to get the right advice.
Mortgage and restrictions
Establish whether the property is mortgaged or otherwise restricted. A mortgaged sale has a separate DLD process and needs bank coordination.
Occupancy and access
Record whether the home is owner-occupied, vacant or tenanted, then check the exact tenancy and notice position with qualified advice before promising possession.
Property record
Gather the title record, plan or measurements, service-charge position where relevant, developer details, alteration history and information a buyer will need to verify.
Price evidence
Separate DLD-registered sales from current asking competition. Use a comparable period and property type, then state what the data does not prove.
Presentation and access
Resolve distracting maintenance where sensible, agree the photography and description, and set a workable plan for qualified viewings.
From offer to transfer
Judge the complete proposal, then confirm the route.
Price matters, but so do funds, conditions, timing, mortgage steps, documents and the buyer’s ability to complete as proposed.
Offer record
Write down the price, deposit, finance position, conditions, target dates, inclusions and any dependency that could change the outcome.
Current requirements
Check the DLD route for the exact transaction. Standard, mortgaged, company, inherited, represented and eligible digital sales do not all follow one checklist.
Developer and trustee steps
Confirm whether an electronic developer NOC applies and which Real Estate Registration Trustee or eligible digital channel will be used.
Fees and documents
Request a transaction-specific schedule close to transfer. Do not rely on an old article or a different service channel for current fees and documents.
Official process sources checked 28 August 2026: DLD Property Sale Registration and Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property. Requirements, fees and channels can change and must be confirmed for the exact transaction.
Work through the property before the first buyer does.
Share the community, property, occupancy and timing. I’ll start with the questions that affect your sale plan.