Property Gifting
Gifting property to family, handled with care
Transfer a Dubai property to your spouse, parent or child at the reduced DLD gifting fee, with eligibility confirmed and every document prepared for you.
Transfer a Dubai property to your spouse, parent or child at the reduced DLD gifting fee, with eligibility confirmed and every document prepared for you.
A gift transfer, sometimes called a hiba, moves the title of a Dubai property to a first-degree relative. It is used to add a spouse to a title, to pass a property to a child, or as part of wider estate planning, and it attracts a reduced Dubai Land Department fee of 0.125% of the property value, compared with 4% on a standard sale.
The process mirrors a sale in its mechanics: documents are verified, the developer issues a No Objection Certificate and the transfer is registered at a trustee office. The difference is in the proof the DLD requires. The relationship must be evidenced with attested, legally translated documents, and that is where most gift transfers stall.
We confirm your eligibility and prepare the document set in the first conversation, so there are no surprises at the trustee office.
Spouses, parents and children are recognised as first-degree relatives for gift transfers. Transfers between other relatives, such as siblings, are treated as a standard sale and attract the full 4% transfer fee.
A marriage certificate or birth certificate, attested in the country of issue and by the UAE authorities, with a legal Arabic translation.
The original title deed, the developer's No Objection Certificate and, where required, a DLD valuation to calculate the gifting fee.
We confirm the relationship qualifies and set out the fee in writing.
Relationship certificates are attested and translated; we guide you through each stage.
The developer's NOC is obtained and, where there is a mortgage, the bank's consent.
The gift is registered at a DLD trustee office, with both parties or their attorneys present.
The title deed is issued in the recipient's name and the file is closed.
Our fee is shown separately from the Dubai Land Department's gifting fee and from any third party costs.
Natasha from Chartered Conveyancing was great! Open lines of communication, knowledgeable, and accommodating to our schedules. Made transfer stress free.
She made the entire process feel straightforward and stress-free from start to finish. Her professionalism was evident throughout, and her communication was outstanding.
She managed the entire process with a level of dedication and professionalism that is truly rare.
Plain answers to the questions families ask us most often.
Only with the bank's consent, and in most cases the mortgage must be settled or restructured first. We confirm the position with your lender before anything is filed.
No. Either party can be represented at the trustee office under a Power of Attorney drafted and attested through us.
0.125% of the property's value, as confirmed by a DLD valuation. We set out the figure in writing before you commit.
They must be attested in the country of issue, then by the UAE authorities, and legally translated into Arabic. We guide you through the exact route for your country.
Tell us a little about what you are buying, selling or gifting and a chartered conveyancer will come back to you with clear next steps and a transparent fee breakdown.
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