Faheen Khan

Property purchased from a Dubai property developer requires to be registered at the office of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) following well-documented guidelines. Usually, a property developer would himself help in registering the property in the name of the purchaser. However, there are times when the purchaser might wish to oversee the process in person or appoint a registered broker as a buying agent to help in the act.

In recent developments at the RERA, licenses are being issued to about twenty categories of real estate professionals including that for a real estate consultant in Dubai. Local, non-local, and expatriates are eligible to apply for and practice as a real estate consultant provided they fulfill the eligibility laid down by the RERA and obtain the relevant license.

Acting as an agent for property in Dubai is a highly regulated affair, thanks to the efforts of the Dubai government. Real estate agents dealing property in Dubai are called brokers, and related departments of the Dubai government, including RERA, maintain a list of registered brokers. Efforts of the RERA and the Dubai government in regulating the registration of brokers and issuing licenses to them