Dubai conveyancing, answered plainly.

It is the legal aspect of completing a title transfer of a property, whether residential apartments, villas or plots of land and commercial offices or buildings.

It is a legal document confirming the legal relationship of an agency - between a Principal (Buyer or Seller) to an attorney-in-fact. In Dubai Real Estate transactions, mere authorization letters are not sufficient, a notarized Power of Attorney is required in order to legally represent another person.

Donation is more known as Gifting in Dubai, however it is limited only between relatives of the first degree (spouses, parent-child) and thus proof of relationship is required. Gifting Transfer Fees are charged with only 0.125% of the Property value being gifted as compared to 4% in resale transactions.

The Dubai Land Department and its Trustees are open for Title Transfer applications from Mondays to Thursdays 8AM to 5:00PM and Fridays 8AM to 12NN.

The Dubai Land Department and its Trustees will accept Manager's Cheques (similar to Banker's Drafts), Debit and Credit Cards, and Cash but only limited to AED 10,000 maximum. Local Personal Cheques from UAE Nationals may be accepted.

The Dubai Land Department have appointed Trustee Offices tasked to receive and process applications for Title Transfers (instead of previously having to go to the Dubai Land Department's main office in Deira). The DLD Trustee Offices are scattered across the city.

It is a cheque issued by a UAE based bank, against cleared funds, that are debited from the client's bank account. A secured and guaranteed mode of payment as the bank is using its own funds hence cannot bounce due to insufficient funds and its an account payee only, preventing unauthorized use. It is the Dubai Land Department's preferred mode of payment for sales proceeds and transfer fees.