The amount of the DLD transfer fee — 4% of the sale price stated in the contract, on both ready and off-plan purchases.
Allocation of the 4% between buyer and seller — Legally it is split 2% seller and 2% buyer. By market convention the buyer pays the full 4% in most transactions; the allocation is agreed in the MOU (Form F).
Financing DLD fees within the mortgage — DLD and trustee charges cannot be financed. They are upfront cash costs, typically paid by manager’s cheque at the trustee office.
VAT on DLD fees — Government fees are VAT-exempt. Only the trustee office fee carries 5% VAT, included in the AED 4,200 and AED 2,100 figures.
The trustee office fee — AED 4,200 including VAT for properties of AED 500,000 or above; AED 2,100 including VAT below that threshold.
The cost of the title deed — A fresh deed is AED 580; AED 250 applies to subsequent certificates after the original has been issued. The property map is AED 250 for apartments and villas, AED 100–225 for land depending on jurisdiction.
The knowledge and innovation fees — Dubai-government levies of AED 10 each, applied per fee and per drawing across DLD services.
How the mortgage registration fee is calculated — 0.25% of the loan amount — not the property price — plus AED 290.
Same-day mortgage registration — When the mortgage is registered the same day as the sale, the registrar’s fees on the mortgage component are exempted.
The cost of releasing an existing mortgage — AED 1,290 to the DLD plus AED 315 trustee fee and AED 20 knowledge and innovation — seller-side.
Whether the developer NOC is a DLD fee — No. It is a developer charge, typically AED 500–5,000, paid by the seller, and required before any secondary transfer.
Off-plan buyers and the 4% — Yes, at Oqood registration. No trustee fee applies, admin is approximately AED 40, and there is no second 4% at handover.
Converting Oqood to a title deed — Approximately AED 520 in administrative charges at handover.
The gift transfer rate — 0.125% of the property value for transfers between first-degree relatives (spouses, parents and children), in place of the 4%.
How the fees are paid — Manager’s cheques at the trustee office in most cases; some services accept card or Noqodi through DLD digital channels.
Whether the fees change — Yes. Fees are set by the Dubai Land Department and updated periodically. This site re-verifies its schedule against DLD service pages monthly; the verification date is shown on the calculator.