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What does this property actually pay you?

Gross yield is rent divided by price, and it is the figure you will be quoted. This works out what is left after the costs that come out of it.

Read the full explanation: how to calculate rental yield properly

Purchase price

Expected annual rent

Always in AED — rents are quoted locally. Use what a letting agent would actually achieve, not the asking rent.

Size (sq ft)

Area

Service charge (AED per sq ft, per year)

Pre-filled from the area midpoint. RERA publishes a Service Charge Index in the Dubai REST app — check the real figure for a specific building. Excludes district cooling and DEWA.

How are you paying?

CashMortgage

Cost assumptions — override any of these

Management (% of rent)

Letting fee (% of rent)

Vacancy allowance (%)

Maintenance (% of rent)

Developer NOC fee (AED)

Legal / conveyancing (AED)

Zero by default because it is optional. A conveyancer typically costs AED 6,000–10,000.

Enter a price and rent

Everything updates as you type.

Yield

Cash needed at purchase

Every year

Since February 2025 transaction costs must be paid in cash and cannot be added to a mortgage. Budget for them separately.

2026-09-20