Who regulates real estate agents in Dubai?
Dubai Land Department · RERA regulates real-estate brokerage in Dubai.
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DUBAI · RULES
Property rules in Dubai
Dubai Land Department · RERA regulates brokerage here. The answers below are specific to Dubai — several of them differ from Dubai, which is what most UAE property advice describes.
What is the property advertising permit in Dubai called?
It is called Trakheesi, filed through the RERA Trakheesi system. A listing advertised without one is the breach an agent is actually fined for.
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How is a tenancy contract registered in Dubai?
Through Ejari. This happens AFTER the contract is signed and is not the same thing as an advertising permit — the two are routinely confused.
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Can a property owner advertise their own home in Dubai without a broker?
Yes. An owner can hold the permit themselves against their title deed and Emirates ID, without appointing a brokerage, through the RERA Trakheesi system.
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What document authorises a broker to sell a property in Dubai?
Form A — the owner's written authority to a brokerage. It is specific to Dubai; the same document has different names, or no name we have confirmed, in other emirates.
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These answers come from the same emirate record the rest of PropDirect reads, so what a listing page tells an agent and what this page tells a reader cannot disagree. PropDirect is a software provider, not a brokerage — none of this is legal advice, and the regulator is the authority on its own rules.