AED 229,999/ year
Community View | Modern | Spacious
Sobha Hartland Waves Opulence · 3 bed · 5 bath · 2,076 sqft
Rent · Dubai
Property for rent in Dubai
1,262 homes for rent with McCone across 65 communities — live listings, real rents, and a written report on every community. 916 for sale →
Newly listed
The newest 12 for rent
Type
Bedrooms
Rent · year
AED 359,995/ year
Sea View | Private Beach Access | Fully Furnished
Five Palm Jumeirah · 2 bed · 3 bath · 1,740 sqft
AED 145,000/ year
Pool View | Low Floor | Vacant Now
Golf Suites · 2 bed · 2 bath · 1,118 sqft
AED 85,000/ year
Pool View | Modern | Move In Now
Crystal Residence · 2 bed · 2 bath · 953 sqft
AED 105,000/ year
Fully Furnished | Luxury Amenities | Modern
Binghatti Corner · 2 bed · 2 bath · 1,343 sqft
AED 199,999/ year
Fully Furnished | Beach Access | Well Maintained
Al Habool · 2 bed · 3 bath · 1,583 sqft
AED 220,000/ year
Lake View | Chiller Free | Prime Location
Tanaro · 3 bed · 3 bath · 1,973 sqft
AED 50,000/ year
Private Entrance | Ground Floor | Spacious
Villa Myra · Studio · 1 bath · 528 sqft
AED 99,999/ year
Canal View | Top Floor | Available Mid October
Peninsula One · 1 bed · 1 bath · 621 sqft
AED 89,995/ year
Must See | Downtown Vibe | Large and Bright
29 Burj Boulevard Tower 2 · 1 bed · 2 bath · 800 sqft
AED 129,995/ year
Marina View | Low Floor | Beach Access
Beach Mansion Tower 2 · 1 bed · 1 bath · 790 sqft
AED 225,000/ year
Single Row | Multiple Options | Brand New
Raya · 4 bed · 4 bath · 2,363 sqft
Asking rents
What a home rents for, by size
The middle half of our own live stock, quoted per year — a quarter of what we are letting asks less than the low figure, a quarter asks more than the high one.
| Size | Listings | Typical | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 58 | 77K | 56K – 100K |
| 1 bed | 403 | 105K | 82K – 135K |
| 2 bed | 327 | 165K | 137K – 218K |
| 3 bed | 229 | 230K | 185K – 340K |
| 4 bed | 155 | 275K | 220K – 450K |
| 5+ bed | 60 | 600K | 450K – 985K |
By type: 953 apartments for rent (typically 145K) · 152 villas for rent (typically 385K) · 124 townhouses for rent (typically 202K).
These are asking rents on McCone listings rather than registered contracts, and the few properties advertised monthly have been annualised so the sizes compare. For what tenants actually signed, the community reports carry Ejari-registered rents. Live McCone stock as at September 2026, from 1,254 ready listings with 6 off-plan held out.
Renting in Dubai
How a Dubai tenancy actually works
Rent is quoted per year and paid in cheques — one, two, four, sometimes twelve. Fewer cheques buys a lower rent, and the number is negotiable in a way the headline figure often is not. On top of the rent there is a security deposit, conventionally 5% of the annual rent for an unfurnished property and 10% furnished, refundable at the end, and an agency commission conventionally 5%, which carries 5% VAT — 5.25% of the annual rent all in.
Every tenancy has to be registered with Ejari, the Dubai Land Department’s contract registry. It is not paperwork for its own sake: you need the Ejari certificate to connect DEWA, to get a parking permit, to sponsor a family visa. Utilities are separate from the rent — DEWA for water and power, and in most towers a district-cooling account for the chilled water, which can carry a standing charge whether you use it or not.
A landlord cannot raise the rent at will. Increases are governed by the RERA rental index, which compares your rent against the market for similar properties in the same area and caps the rise accordingly, and any increase requires ninety days’ written notice before renewal. The same notice period applies if a landlord wants the property back. Disputes go to the Rental Dispute Centre, which is quick and used often.
Questions
Renting in Dubai, answered plainly
How many cheques do landlords accept in Dubai?
One to four is the usual range, with twelve occasionally available on newer buildings and serviced stock. The fewer cheques you offer, the more room there is on the rent — a single-cheque tenant is often the reason a landlord accepts below the asking figure.
What is Ejari and do I need it?
Ejari is the Dubai Land Department’s registry of tenancy contracts, and registration is mandatory. You need the certificate to open a DEWA account, apply for a parking permit, sponsor a family visa, or bring any dispute to the Rental Dispute Centre.
What deposit do you pay when renting in Dubai?
Conventionally 5% of the annual rent for an unfurnished property and 10% for a furnished one, held by the landlord and refundable at the end of the tenancy less the cost of any damage beyond fair wear.
Can my landlord increase my rent in Dubai?
Only within the limits of the RERA rental index, which sets the permitted increase by how far your current rent sits below the market rate for comparable properties in the same area, and only with ninety days’ written notice before the renewal date. An increase served late, or above the index, is not enforceable.
Who pays the agency fee when renting in Dubai?
The tenant, conventionally 5% of the annual rent plus 5% VAT on the commission — 5.25% all in — paid once at the start of the tenancy. It is not usually charged again on renewal of the same contract.
What is the cheapest way to rent in Dubai?
Look slightly off the headline addresses, take an older building in a good community rather than a new one in a weaker location, and be ready to pay in fewer cheques. Renting away from the two peak moving seasons also helps, because the stock sits longer and landlords negotiate.
Deciding where, before what? The area guides take Dubai community by community. Recorded prices and rents by community are in the sales reports; if you are weighing renting against buying, the rental yield calculator shows what a landlord makes on the rent you would pay, and the mortgage calculator what the same money buys.