Tenants – Samir Salya

Samir Salya looks at whether Dubai tenants are getting rent cuts

July 17, 2017 by Samir Salya

With property experts agreeing that Dubai’s housing costs have fallen across the board, reports show that not many tenants are enjoying correspondingly lower rental costs. In fact, only around 10 per cent of the tenants polled are reporting that they are getting any kind of help with their high accommodation costs. Recent survey contradicts market ... Read more

Samir Salya looks at Dubai’s landlord legislation

June 28, 2017 by Samir Salya

In many countries around the globe, annual rent increases are generally accepted as completely normal due mainly to inflation. In Dubai, it’s rather different thanks to specific legislation that determines whether or not a landlord can ask for an annual rental increase from his tenants. For tenants with a contract renewal coming up, it’s certainly ... Read more