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Dubai Rent hikes: How to handle them, all you need to know

by Eisha

Recent updates to Dubai’s RERA rent calculator have brought in sea changes. This adjustment has wrought significant change on both the tenants and the landlords, and debates are going on regarding how these changes will finally affect the emirate’s rental landscape. In this blog, we are going to delve deep into the details of recent updates, what changes they can bring to the rental market, and how tenants and landlords can cope with them.

Impact of the Recalibrated RERA Rent Calculator

RERA recalibrated its rent calculator in relation to market conditions, effective 1st March 2024. This, in essence, is a move to bring rental rates closer to prevailing market values. Using various factors such as location, property type, current rent, number of rooms, among others, the system determines whether increasing the rent is acceptable or not.

Data shows that Dubai rents surged 19% year-on-year in 2023, off the back of a 27% surge the previous year. The revised RERA calculator permits adjustments that result in higher increases in the cases of renewals, especially where the rental values have gone up appreciably. This could mean further more allowable rises in rentals that may be unaffordable for tenants on low historical rent.

What this recalibrated RERA calculator simply means for tenants is that rent increases are going to be more pronounced in the case of lease renewals. Here’s how tenants can cope with the situation: use the RERA Rent Calculator. Tenants should check the revised RERA rent calculator on the Dubai Land Department’s website before accepting a hike in rent. This would determine whether the increase sought was in tune with current market conditions.

 

Know the Increase Limits:

The new regulations have imposed a limit on how much it should increase, which depends on the degree at which the tenant’s rent is low compared to the market rate. If the rent falls within 21 to 30 percent below the market rate, for example, then the allowable increase is up to 10 percent. It would be important for the tenants also to know these limits in order to determine whether the increase is reasonable or not.

Alternatives:

Tenants can begin to look elsewhere to other new or emerging communities offering value for their dollars. From such emerging areas-those that are fast becoming attractive and reasonably priced alternatives-Colliers expects savings as high as areas increasingly becoming an attractive, fairly reasonably-priced alternative

 

Landlord Considerations as Rents Continue to Rise

The revised calculator provides landlords with a golden opportunity to revise rents in order to reflect more realistic, market-driven values.

What Should the Landlords Consider?

Understand Market Trends: Keep on studying the market trends and adjusting the rental accordingly to the latest data from the RERA rent calculator. Keep competitive pricing correct with regard to recent realities.

Provide a decent notice period for the increase: The landlord should give the tenants a reasonable notice period for the increase in the rent. According to law, a landlord is supposed to notify their tenant 90 days in advance from the renewal date. Open communication will enable a landlord to manage expectations and reduce disputes.

Use market trends to your advantage: Growing rents and shifting landlord/tenant dynamics may boost turnover, which a landlord could use to his or her advantage in high-demand, hot up-and-coming areas and perhaps pull better returns.

Market Trends and Future Outlook

This revision to the rent calculator under RERA thus comes amidst a general rising tide of rental values across Dubai. “While some tenants are likely to suffer at the hands of increased costs, overall adjustments in the market could, over time, lead to a better balance in the rental market,” said analysts.

Key Points to Note:

Greater Tenant Mobility: The high rent may, in such a case, persuade a portion of the tenants to buy a house or move to less expensive areas and, in the process, impact the demand for rentals in certain locations.

Long-term Stability: Even if these changes have the potential to cause disruption in the short term, nonetheless, they are expected to ensure that, over the long term, stability prevails in the rental market through the proper alignment of rents with current market conditions.

Investment Opportunity: An emerging rental market indeed presents a very fine opportunity for investors to venture into emerging communities and cash in on the increased demand for rentals.

 

Conclusion

The recent update in Dubai’s RERA rent calculator is seen as a big move within the emirate’s rental market. On one hand, while this may lead to an increase in rentals for a share of the tenants out there, it does bring in a more clearly defined and hence fairer system with which to determine the increase in rentals. It is important that landlords and tenants alike be updated regarding current conditions within the market and utilize available tools for an educated decision.

In this respect, understanding the implications these changes bring and adapting to the same would go a long way in helping both parties manage the ever-evolving rental landscapes. From a tenant who has to pay higher rent to the landlord adjusting the rates to his or her liking, being proactive and informed would go a great deal in helping handle this transition smoothly.

This can be furthered by a real estate professional or a lawyer who can advise on more detailed aspects concerning the Dubai rental market and new regulations, with regard to the specific situation at hand.

 

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