Dubai rental yield calculator: long let or holiday home
Gross and net rental yield on a Dubai property after service charges, management and empty weeks, for an annual let or a holiday home.
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Headline yields are gross. This takes off service charges, management, maintenance and empty weeks, so you see what you would actually keep.
Gross yield
6.5%
AED 96,923 a year
Net yield
4.4%
after costs, before any tax at home
You keep
€16,439
AED 66,577 a year
Service charges are set per building by the Dubai Land Department index (roughly AED 12 to 25 per sq ft a year for most apartments). Holiday homes need a Department of Economy and Tourism permit and pay a Tourism Dirham fee per night. No UAE income tax on rent; you may owe tax at home.
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