Dubai property · for buyers in Europe
Six hours from home. No UAE tax on your rent.
Off-plan homes in Dubai from about €196k, paid 1% a month, with gross yields around 7% and a 10-year residency visa from about €494k. We explain it plainly and connect you with a licensed partner who answers in your language.
Get a free shortlist. What is the property for?
Or browse all launches01 · The crossing
Closer than you think.
- 6h 55m non-stop from London
- No visa needed with an EU, UK or Swiss passport
- Dubai is 3 hours ahead of London
Welcome to Dubai
Every launch, where it’s being built.
11 launches in 8 areas · satellite view, 9 October 2026
- 1DAMAC Islands 2€739k
- 2DAMAC District€200k
- 3Chelsea Residences€607k
- 4Safa Gate€527k
- 5DAMAC Riverside Views€196k
- 6Valencia€375k
- 7DAMAC Islands€679k
- 8DAMAC Bay by Cavalli€973k
- 9Canal Crown de GRISOGONO€951k
- 10Lagoon Views€401k
- 11Altitude de GRISOGONO€894k
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · dashed rings: approximate site
Today
You book
Construction stage: illustration based on the developer's render
Today
2027
2028
Q4 2029
02 · Off-plan, explained
Your tower rises as you pay.
- Paid so far
- 20%
- ≈ €105,000
- Built so far
- 0%
- certified by the engineer
Entry unit from €527,160 on a typical 20/40/40 plan. Payments sit in a Dubai Land Department escrow account.
City · 4 km to Burj Khalifa
Sheikh Zayed Road
03 · Where in Dubai
Eight areas, eight price points.
- Dubai Harbourfrom €973k
- Business Bayfrom €894k
- DAMAC Islandsfrom €679k
- Dubai Maritime Cityfrom €607k
- Sheikh Zayed RoadSafa Gatefrom €527k
Above: one unit qualifies for the 10-year Golden Visa
- DAMAC Lagoonsfrom €375k
- DAMAC Hillsfrom €200k
- DAMAC Riversidefrom €196k
04 · The numbers
Twice the yield. No UAE tax on rent.
€500,000 in a city-centre flat, rented out. Gross rent over one year
Dubai · 6.8% gross€0No income tax on rent in the UAE
- ESMadrid · 4.3% gross€0
Taxed as income at home
- ITMilan · 3.9% gross€0
Taxed as income at home
- UKLondon · 3.8% gross€0
Taxed as income at home
- FRParis · 3.2% gross€0
Taxed as income at home
- DEBerlin · 2.9% gross€0
Taxed as income at home
Over ten years, Dubai earns this much more gross rent than Berlin, before any tax at home.
+€195,000
Indicative gross yields, city-centre apartments, 2026. Before service charges, management and vacancy; rents not grown.
Independent guide to buying off-plan property in Dubai from Europe: real prices, payment plans, yields and Golden Visa rules, with licensed partners who answer within the hour.
Launches this quarter
DAMAC projects worth a European buyer’s time.
Dubailand
DAMAC Islands 2
From AED 2,994,000 ≈ €739k
Q2 2030
4–5 BR · 75/25
DAMAC Hills
DAMAC District
From AED 808,000 ≈ €200k
Q3 2029
Studio – 2 BR · 60/40 with 1% monthly instalments
Dubai Maritime City
Chelsea Residences
From AED 2,457,000 ≈ €607k
Q4 2029
1–3 BR · 1% monthly plan
Dubai Investment Park
DAMAC Riverside Views
From AED 795,000 ≈ €196k
Q1 2029
1–2 BR · From AED 1,800 a month during construction
Golden Visa
Ten years of residency, from one apartment.
Buy property worth AED 2 million (about €494k) and you qualify for the 10-year UAE Golden Visa for yourself, your spouse and children. Off-plan counts, and so does a mortgage, as long as the paid portion reaches the threshold.
- minimum property value
- AED 2M
- renewable residency
- 10 years
- days per year you must spend in the UAE
- 0
- spouse and children included
- Family
Get a shortlist
Five questions. One honest shortlist.
Tell us what you are after and a licensed partner sends three to five projects that fit, with real payment schedules in euros. No pressure, no spam.
Step 1 of 5
What is the property for?
Who answers you
A licensed Dubai broker
- Replies within an hour, on WhatsApp, phone or video
- Speaks English
- Real payment schedules in euros, no pressure
Plan to Keys is independent. Your details go to this one partner only, for this enquiry.