RERA — Real Estate Regulatory Agency
The regulatory arm of Dubai Land Department. Licences brokers, audits developers, manages escrow oversight, and operates the rental dispute centre.
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DLD — Dubai Land Department
The Dubai Government body that registers every real-estate transaction in the emirate and operates the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA).
Dubai Land Department (DLD) is the government body responsible for registering property transactions in the Emirate of Dubai. Established by Law No. 7 of 2006, DLD operates the property registry, issues title deeds, and houses the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA) — the licensing and oversight arm.
Every sale, mortgage, and gift transfer of Dubai property must be registered with DLD. The standard transfer fee is 4% of the property value, typically split between buyer and seller by mutual agreement. DLD also publishes weekly transaction data, which forms the basis of every credible Dubai property index.
For an investor, DLD is the source of truth: title deeds, transaction history, and registered brokers are all maintained by the department. A DLD-registered broker (status verifiable on dubailand.gov.ae) is the only category of agent legally permitted to handle Dubai property transactions.
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