The Dubai Land Department (DLD), founded on January 23, 1960, has set the rules for Dubai’s booming real estate market for the past 64 years.
The DLD is the government body responsible for organizing and promoting real estate investment in Dubai, providing more than 160 services.
On average, it records about 500 real estate sales transactions per day, not counting mortgages and donations.
THE LEGISLATIVE BASIS
Law No. (7) 2013 relating to the Department of Land Territory, approved by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
DLD DIVISIONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
➊ Real Estate Development Sector
✓ Proposal for legislative reform
✓ Real estate innovation system management
✓ Big data collection, storage and analysis, report publishing, etc.
➋ Real Estate Registration Industry
✓ Ensures that all transactions are documented
✓ Transaction verification and property valuation system management
✓ Record rental transactions (Ejari system), etc.
➌ Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA)
✓ Real estate licensing system management, including agencies
✓ Real estate training system
✓ Escrow control and other control systems
➍ Dubai Tenancy Dispute Centre (DRC)
A court system specialising in the resolution of tenancy disputes and conciliation procedures.
DUBAI REST
An application to access DLD services, where users can:
• Obtain a title deed or replace a lost one
• Download the Ejari certificate for long-term leases
• Find out the construction status of the property and the project
• Calculate rent increases and average market rent (Rental Index)
• Find out the service charges in the selected location
• Discover transaction statistics for a specific date and much more.
DLD is committed to making Dubai the world’s best marketplace for innovation, trust and investor experience, and it is succeeding.
