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How much your Dubai rent can legally rise

If your rent is within 10% of the average for comparable homes, no increase is permitted at all. The permitted increase then steps up through 5%, 10%, 15% and at most 20%.

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  • Rules checked 2026-08-25

Your details

From the Dubai Land Department rental index, in the Dubai REST app or on the DLD site. Same area, same size, same type. A portal listing is an asking price, not the index.

Maximum permitted increase

5%

Your rent sits 18.2% below the average for comparable homes, which puts you in the band permitting a maximum increase of 5%.

  • Most your rent can rise byAED 4,500A ceiling, not an entitlement. Your landlord does not have to ask for it, and it is negotiable downwards.
  • Highest lawful renewal rentAED 94,500Your rent sits 18.2% below the index average.
New annual rent, at mostAED 94,500

Asked for more than the band allows? The Rental Disputes Centre is where that is settled, and the index reading is the evidence. Check the current notice requirement for a change of terms before you rely on a date.

How this works

  • Decree No. 43 of 2013 sets the permitted increase by how far below the market average your current rent sits.
  • Within 10% of the average: no increase is permitted.
  • 11% to 20% below: up to 5%. 21% to 30% below: up to 10%. 31% to 40% below: up to 15%. More than 40% below: up to 20%, the maximum in any case.
  • The average is not ours to set: it is what the Dubai Land Department's rental index says for comparable homes in your area, which you can look up yourself in the Dubai REST app or on the DLD site. The calculator asks you for it rather than guessing.

What it assumes

  • The index average has to be for genuinely comparable homes: same area, same size, same type. A number from a listings portal is an asking price, not the index.
  • The decree caps the increase. It does not oblige a landlord to ask for one, and it is a ceiling to negotiate under rather than a target.
  • A landlord who wants to change any term of the tenancy at renewal has to give notice in advance, and disputes go to the Rental Disputes Centre. Check the current notice requirement before you rely on a date.
  • This is general information, not legal advice.

Rules last checked 2026-08-25. This is general information, not advice, and the calculation runs entirely in your browser. This page as plain markdown: /tools/dubai-rent-increase.md.

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