Law No. (21)
Year 2006 Amending Some provisions of the Land Registration Fees
Law
Government of Dubai Lands and Property
Department
Real
Estate Registration Schedule Fee
Pursuant to Law No. 21 for the Year 2006
and its Annexes
H.H.
THE RULER’S COURT Government of Dubai
Law No. (21) For the Year 2006 Amending Some provisions of the Land
Registration Fees Law No. (7) Of 1997
We, Mohammad Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai
Having reviewed Federal Civil
Transactions Law No. (5) Of 1985 and its
amendments and Law No. (7) Of 1997 in
relation to Land Registration Fees,
We hereby issue the
following law:
Article (1)
Article (4) of Law No. (7)
Of 1997 shall be amended to read as
follows:
Article (4)
(a) In registration of
the sale of immovable assets
transactions, the purchaser shall be
charged a fee equal to 1% of the sale
price and the seller shall be charged 1%
of the same amount.
(b) In registration of
division of immovable assets
transaction, partners shall be charged a
fee, consensually or mandatory,
calculated based on the value of the
joint share each partner owned before
the division.
(c) Fees for
registration of long term lease
contracts, Musataha, separation,
endowment (gift), will, mortgage,
transfer of debt, family endowment and
the registration of heirs shall be
collected from the lessee, receiver of
Musataha rights, receiver of separation
rights, receiver of endowment (gift),
successor, mortgagee, debtor, debt
transferee, holder of the endowment,
registrants as heirs respectively.
(d) In transactions
other than those mentioned in points
(a), (b) and (c) above, transaction fees
shall be collected from the applicant or
the party in favour of which the
application was filed.
Article (2)
The schedule attached to
the above mentioned Land Registration
Law shall be replaced with the
following:
Type of Transaction
Fees
Map issuance
fees
100 dirhams
Issuance of
replacement title deed
1000 dirhams
Sale
Registration Fees
1% of the sale
amount
Purchase
Registration Fees
1% of the
purchase amount
Mortgage
registration fees
0.25% of the
debt amount up to a maximum
of 1.5 million dirhams
Mortgage
transfer fees
0.25% of the
debt amount up to a maximum
of 1.5 million dirhams
Mortgage
release
1000 dirhams
Extension of
payment term in a mortgage
1000 dirhams
Fees for
division among partners
1% of the
amount subject of division
Gift
registration fees
0.125% of the
gift not to be less than
2000 Dhs.
Registration of
will fees
0.125% of the
amount stated in the will
Family
entailment registration fee
2000 dirhams
per plot
Separation fees
(Takharj)
1% of the
separated share
Registration of
heirs fee
1000 dirhams
per plot
Fees for the
valuation of immovable
assets (valuation of vacant
plot)
2000 dirhams
- Valuation of
a constructed plot /
residential villa
4000 dirhams
- Valuation of
a constructed plot /
commercial building
6000 dirhams
- Valuation of
a constructed plot / hotel
According to
the estimation of the
research centre up to a
maximum of 15000 dirhams
- Valuation of
an agricultural plot
4000 dirhams
- Valuation of
lands without buildings
According to
the estimation of the
research centre up to a
maximum of 15000 dirhams
Returned Cheque
fees
500 dirhams per
check
Public auctions
fee
1% lf the
auction value up to a
maximum of 30000 dirhams
Registration of
a long term lease contract
1% of the
contract amount
Musataha (Land
Development Lease)
Registration Fee
1% of the
Musataha value
Musataha (Land
Development Lease) transfer
fees
0.25% of the
debt amount up to a maximum
of 1.5 million dirhams
Mustaha (Land
Development Lease) contract
termination fees
1000 dirhams
Extension of
Musataha (Land Development
Lease) contract period
1000 dirhams
Issuance of
title deed
250 dirhams
Issuance of a
title deed for (Grant) an
endowment
500 dirhams
Issuance of a
title deed through
establishment of ownership
of land for which no title
deed was issued before
5000 dirhams
Marking of a
field location fee
100 dirhams
Issuance of a
letter of reference to Dubai
Courts fee
100 dirhams
Issuance of
“Letter to Whom it May
Concern” fee
20 dirhams
Registration of
real estate office or agent
fee
5000 dirhams
Article (3)
This Law shall be published
in the Official Gazette and shall be
effective from the date of its
publication.
Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai
Signature
Issued in Dubai on 16
October 2006
Corresponding to 24 Ramadan 1427.
Government of Dubai The Executive Council
Executive Council Decision No. (24) Of
2006 Approving Some Fees For Real Estate
Transactions in the Emirate of Dubai
We, Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the
Executive Council,
Having reviewed Law No. (3)
For the Year 2003 in relation to the
establishment of the Executive Council
of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (7) For the Year 1997 in
relation to Land Registration Fees and
its Amendments;
Law No. (7) For the Year 2006 in
relation to Real Estate Registration in
the Emirate of Dubai; and
Law No. (18) For the Year 2006 in
relation to the administration and
realization of public funds of the
Government of Dubai
Hereby resolve as follows:
Article (1)
The Lands and Property
Department shall collect by virtue of
this decision the fees listed in the
following schedule in relation to the
transactions listed opposite each fee:
Transaction
Fee
Supervision of
public auctions fee
1% lf the
auction value up to a
maximum of 30000 dirhams
Licence to hold
an auction fee
2000 dirhams
Registration
fee for rent to own contract
( Ijarah)
1.75% of the
contract amount
Extension of
rent to own contract fee
(Ijarah)
1000 dirhams
Cancellation of
rent to own contract fee (
Ijarah)
1000 dirhams
Transfer of
rent to own contract fee
(Ijarah)
0.25% of the
contract amount
Article (2)
This decision shall be
published in the Official Gazette and
shall be valid from the date of its
publication.
Hamdan Bin Mohammad
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Chairman of Executive Council Signature
Issued in Dubai on 13 November 2006
Corresponding to 20 Shawal 1427
