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Dubai recorded AED 252 billion in total real estate transaction value in Q1 2026 — a 31% year-on-year increase and the strongest Q1 in the emirate's history. Investment…
Read the reportMost Dubai property losses are not caused by bad timing or bad markets. They are caused by avoidable errors made before a contract is signed. This piece breaks down the 8 most…
Read the reportEmaar founder Mohamed Alabbar has made the case for Dubai's structural resilience amid ongoing regional tensions, pointing to 200,000+ transactions in 2025 and 26% year-on-year…
Read the reportDubai Holding has acquired a 22.27% equity stake in Emaar Properties from the Investment Corporation of Dubai, lifting its total shareholding to 29.73% and making it Emaar's…
Read the reportDubai added approximately 24,800 residential units in the first half of 2026, a 37.6% increase year on year, according to Kamco Invest data reported by Khaleej Times on August 2…
Read the reportCEOWORLD magazine reports that Australian investors now rank among the top four nationalities buying Dubai property, with wealth managers pointing to higher rental yields, zero…
Read the reportDubai recorded 320 home sales above $10 million in the first half of 2026, up 23% year on year, taking ultra-prime sales value to $6 billion even as regional tensions linked to…
Read the reportDubai recorded 80,509 residential sales worth AED 226.5 billion in the first half of 2026, down from the prior year's record, while deals over $10 million hit an all time high of…
Read the reportA market intelligence signal dated 11 August 2026 flags that Dubai's property market is holding up better than the negative headlines circulating overseas would suggest. Dubai…
Read the reportDubai Land Department data shows August transactions down 37% year on year, a headline that will alarm anyone watching from London or Geneva. But market sources describe the shift…
Read the reportDubai residential prices fell 1.7% year on year in August 2026, the first annual decline in more than five years, according to Cavendish Maxwell data reported by Khaleej Times…
Read the reportUAE real estate transactions rose 103% year on year in H1 2026 to 16,585 deals, with combined apartment and villa sales value up 173.9% to more than AED84.4 billion. Dubai alone…
Read the reportA practitioner argues Dubai's current cycle rests on cash buyers, capped mortgage lending and RERA supervised escrow, not on the 100 to 120% lending and unregulated launches of…
Read the reportDubai recorded AED 574.2 billion across 160,500 real estate transactions in the first 9 months of 2026. That is 14% lower in value and 21% lower in count than the same period of…
Read the reportAllsopp & Allsopp reports its average Dubai sales price rose 14% quarter on quarter to AED 5,447,110 in Q3 2026. The report itself says this was not a market wide repricing…
Read the reportA Singapore flagged container ship operated by a Dubai based company has sunk in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck on 13 October 2026. All 21 crew were evacuated safely. The…
Read the reportDubai's real estate sector recorded over 270,000 transactions worth AED 917 billion in 2025 — a 20% increase in both volume and value over 2024's own record. The investor base…
Read the reportKnight Frank confirmed Dubai prime residential price growth of 12% in Q4 2025. The ultra-luxury segment recorded approximately 500 transactions above $10 million, including a…
Read the reportDubai's real estate sector recorded 226,000 transactions worth AED 761 billion in 2024 — a 36% volume increase and 20% value increase over 2023. 110,000 new investors entered the…
Read the reportDubai's real estate sector set an all-time record in 2023 with 166,400 transactions worth AED 634 billion — 36% volume growth and 20% value growth over 2022. Real estate…
Read the reportDubai Land Department recorded 122,658 real estate transactions worth AED 528 billion in 2022 — the first year Dubai surpassed AED 500 billion in total transaction value, and a…
Read the reportKnight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index recorded Dubai prime residential prices rising 44.4% in 2022 — the strongest growth rate of any prime market globally. All-residential…
Read the reportDubai Land Department recorded 84,772 real estate transactions in 2021 worth approximately AED 300 billion — the highest transaction value in Dubai real estate history at that…
Read the reportDubai's residential market reached its cyclical low in 2020: transaction volumes fell 11.7% year-on-year and total sale values declined 10.4%. Average residential prices bottomed…
Read the reportNew research from Lubbock Fine shows 116,000 UK savers took pension lump sums at age 55 last year, up from 110,000 the year before, with total withdrawals rising to 2.3 billion…
Read the reportFrom April 2027, unspent UK pensions lose their tax free status and some bereaved families could face a combined tax charge of up to 91% once inheritance tax, loss of the…
Read the reportFrom 6 April 2027, most UK pension death benefits become liable for inheritance tax for the first time, under legislation passed in March 2026. Executors gain new IHT reporting…
Read the reportThe UK government is reviewing a proposal to raise capital gains tax to as much as 45% to help fund a 20 billion pound increase in the income tax personal allowance, alongside a…
Read the reportThe Telegraph reports that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are cancelling memberships at exclusive UK private members clubs, citing tax anxiety as a driver. The behavior signals…
Read the reportUK over-75s withdrew more than £1.4bn in pension lump sums in 2024, up 35% year on year, as they race to act before unused pension pots become liable to inheritance tax from April…
Read the reportUK pension reforms are reducing the inheritance tax discount families have relied on to pass down pension assets, narrowing a tax advantage that has underpinned domestic estate…
Read the reportManchester Mayor Andy Burnham has warned that Labour's planned October Budget increase to capital gains tax could trigger significant capital flight, with banks and business…
Read the reportEarly reporting ahead of the UK Budget on 28 October 2026 points to a rise in Capital Gains Tax, with press figures cited as high as 46%. For UK property investors, this raises…
Read the reportDavid Reuben, 88, has moved from London to Monaco after Britain replaced the non-dom system with residence based taxation. The family keeps its UK property interests, which shows…
Read the reportUK Chancellor John Healey said he wants billionaires to stay, then hinted in the same interview that capital gains tax could rise at the Budget on 28 October. For UK based…
Read the reportOsborne Clarke's 6 October 2026 preview of the 28 October Budget points to possible further capital gains tax rises, with wider reform likely deferred. For UK investors weighing…
Read the reportA report published on 7 October 2026 says wealthy residents are leaving Britain as non-dom relief ends and asset taxation tightens. It compares the trend with France and Sweden…
Read the reportA Black Privé analysis published on 16 October 2026 argues that Dubai is low-tax, not tax-free, for European buyers who remain tax resident at home. UK, German and Spanish…
Read the reportHis Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the Dubai Economic Agenda 'D33' on 4 January 2023, setting a target to double Dubai's economy to AED 32 trillion in…
Read the reportThe UAE's 9% federal corporate income tax became effective 1 June 2023, ending the country's historic zero-tax status for corporate income. The 9% rate — among the lowest globally…
Read the reportThe UAE Ministry of Finance announced on 31 January 2022 the introduction of a 9% federal corporate income tax — the first in UAE history — effective for financial years starting…
Read the reportThe UAE announced the first tranche of 'Projects of the 50' in September 2021 — 50 economic and social reform initiatives timed to the UAE's 50th National Day. Key measures…
Read the reportFederal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2020 eliminated the longstanding requirement for Emirati majority shareholders in UAE mainland companies, effective 1 December 2020. Foreign nationals…
Read the reportThe UAE and Bahrain signed normalisation agreements with Israel at the White House on 15 September 2020, making the UAE the first Gulf state to normalise relations with Israel…
Read the reportEmaar Properties has announced a AED 200bn ($55bn) mixed-use megaproject spanning more than 4.5 million square metres, designed to house nearly 150,000 residents across 5 distinct…
Read the reportUAE developers reported stronger profits in the first half of 2026, but cash flow weakened across the board as construction and handovers accelerated. Binghatti, Modon and Aldar…
Read the reportDAMAC Properties recorded 5,706 off-plan residential transactions worth AED 15.6 billion in the first half of 2026, ranking first in Dubai's primary off-plan market by sales…
Read the reportDAMAC has handed over 50,000 homes and awarded USD 2.72 bn in construction contracts for a further 55,000 plus units in its pipeline. For anyone weighing an off-plan purchase, the…
Read the reportDAMAC Properties says it has now handed over more than 50,000 homes and has 55,000 plus units in its pipeline, backed by USD 2.72 billion in construction awards in the first half…
Read the reportDubai Holding has awarded a $1.4 billion construction contract to China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East for a new headquarters and mixed-use residential…
Read the reportDubai's property market is entering a consolidation phase as weaker developers exit and tier-1 operators with stronger balance sheets absorb market share. For off-plan buyers, a…
Read the reportEmaar chairman Mohamed Alabbar said the developer could halt new sales for 5 years and remain profitable, pointing to an AED165bn revenue backlog and AED77bn cash position. The…
Read the reportAccor and CITYVIEW Developments have signed for Movenpick Residences Dubai Motor City, the world's first standalone Movenpick Residences and the first branded residential scheme…
Read the reportMoon World Resorts has appointed BDP Quadrangle as lead architect across all Moon Smart City masterplans, reported on 1 October 2026. The appointment is a real step towards…
Read the reportAccor has signed with Cityview Developments for Mövenpick Residences Dubai Motor City and Pullman Residences & Offices Dubai Meydan, together 690 branded residences. It is a…
Read the reportEmaar founder Mohamed Alabbar says the developer holds a sales backlog of AED 180 billion ($49 billion), with collections at 98% and cancellations back below 600 a month. These…
Read the reportSheikh Mohammed approved a new masterplan for Palm Jebel Ali on 31 May 2023, reviving the project after 15 years of dormancy. The new Palm Jebel Ali spans 13.4 square kilometres —…
Read the reportChina Harbour Engineering was awarded the Phase 1 construction contract for Al Maktoum International Airport in November 2025. Emirates simultaneously broke ground on a $5.1…
Read the reportSharjah's Roads and Transport Authority is set to partially open the first phase of a new tunnel at the Al Taawun roundabout by early November 2026, targeting completion before…
Read the reportEtihad Rail's Dubai-Abu Dhabi passenger service launches on September 30, 2026, connecting Al Yalayis Station in Jumeirah Golf Estates to Mohamed Bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi in 57…
Read the reportEtihad Rail began regular passenger services between Dubai and Abu Dhabi on 30 September 2026, with 10 services planned. The Dubai station at Al Yalayis connects to the Red Line…
Read the reportLarsen & Toubro has signed two contracts with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for the Latifa Bint Hamdan Corridor, a roughly 12 km link expected to cut the Umm Al…
Read the reportDubai's government is committing $35bn to a major expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA), positioning it as a world-leading aviation hub. Construction Review frames…
Read the reportA W Capital Real Estate Brokerage study, reported by IndexBox on 12 October 2026, singles out four mega projects as likely drivers of Dubai property demand: the Al Maktoum…
Read the reportOn 28 April 2024, Sheikh Mohammed approved a $35 billion new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport targeting 260 million passengers per year — five times DXB's current…
Read the reportDubai's RTA confirmed in December 2024 that the Metro Blue Line will open on 9 September 2029 at a cost of AED 20.5 billion. The 30km line connects 14 stations from Al Jaddaf…
Read the reportSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum formally launched the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan on 13 March 2021 — the most comprehensive planning document in the city's history. The…
Read the reportThe UAE removed the 50% paid requirement for Golden Visa property applications in February 2026 and abolished the minimum property value threshold for the two-year investor visa…
Read the reportIndustry executives say Dubai's AED 2 million Golden Visa investment threshold is now shaping where overseas buyers set their budgets, with one brokerage reporting that 85% of…
Read the reportRising rents and residency pathways like the Golden Visa are pulling buyers aged 25 to 35 into the Dubai property market, according to developers and industry figures speaking to…
Read the reportHMRC data shows the number of UK taxpayers formally notifying their departure rose 32% to 69,000 in the 2025/26 tax year, up from 52,000 the year before. For overseas investors…
Read the reportThe 2022 Cabinet reform reducing the Golden Visa property threshold from AED 5 million to AED 2 million became fully embedded in market behaviour through 2023. Dubai issued…
Read the reportCabinet Decision No. 65 of 2022 comprehensively overhauled the UAE Golden Visa programme in October 2022, reducing the property investment threshold from AED 5-10 million to AED 2…
Read the reportThe UAE Green Visa — a 5-year self-sponsored residency permit — became available for application in late 2022, operationalising the September 2021 Projects of the 50 announcement…
Read the reportThe UAE launched a Retirement Visa on 2 September 2020 — a 5-year renewable residency for individuals aged 55+ with qualifying financial thresholds — alongside a Virtual Working…
Read the reportWhile overseas investors weigh headline risk, the world's largest institutions are committing balance sheet capital to the UAE. Brookfield, Blackstone and HSBC have all deepened…
Read the reportDubai Land Department data shows foreign real estate investment reached AED 148.35 billion in Q1 2026, up 26% year on year, while new property investors rose 14% to 29,312. Total…
Read the reportFlow, the residential real estate firm founded by WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, has obtained a DIFC commercial licence and is racing to build out its Dubai operation ahead of…
Read the reportBritain's resident millionaire population has fallen to 442,000, its lowest level since the 2008 financial crash, as punitive taxation, the abolition of non dom status and rising…
Read the reportA Gulf News analysis published on 07 September 2026 argues that international investors are widening their focus from individual Dubai buildings to the UAE's broader economy and…
Read the reportCEOWORLD reports that approximately £121 billion in billionaire wealth linked to Britain has become less closely associated with the country since 2024, after the non-dom regime…
Read the reportThe UAE attracted USD 23 billion in foreign direct investment in 2022 — a new national record and a 10% year-on-year increase — propelling the country to 16th globally in the…
Read the reportBritain's abolition of its non-dom tax regime is pushing high net worth individuals like hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos to relocate, with Rokos moving his tax residency to…
Read the reportHedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos, Britain's third largest individual taxpayer, is moving his tax residency to Greece after paying approximately 330 million pounds to the UK…
Read the reportThe Guardian reports that super-rich UK residents worth a combined £121bn have left or loosened ties with the UK since 2024, which is more than half of all billionaire wealth in…
Read the reportA Bloomberg analysis reported by Maaal on 8 October 2026 estimates that UK based billionaires who loosened their ties to Britain or left over the past two years account for…
Read the reportThe Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2025 confirmed the UAE as the world's leading destination for HNWI relocation for the fourth consecutive year, with a record 9,800 net…
Read the reportThe Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2024 confirmed the UAE as the world's leading wealth destination for the third consecutive year with 6,700 net millionaire inflows —…
Read the reportFollowing Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and the subsequent Western sanctions regime, Russian capital flows into Dubai real estate surged dramatically. Russian…
Read the reportThe CBUAE delivered three 25bp rate cuts in 2025, completing an easing cycle begun with a 50bp cut in September 2024. The base rate reached 3.65% by December 2025 — down 175bps…
Read the reportThe Central Bank of the UAE reduced its base rate by 50 basis points on 19 September 2024 — mirroring the Federal Reserve's first cut since 2020. This marked the start of an…
Read the reportThe Financial Action Task Force added the UAE to its Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring (grey list) on 4 March 2022, citing deficiencies in anti-money laundering and…
Read the reportOn 15-16 March 2020, the CBUAE launched a Targeted Economic Support Scheme (TESS) totalling AED 100 billion and cut rates 75 basis points in lockstep with the Federal Reserve…
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