The licence you need
Every short-let unit in Downtown Dubai must hold a Department of Economy and Tourism holiday-home permit, renewed annually, with each guest registered and tourism dirham collected per night. Alayan Homes handles the full filing for owners.
Building approval
Most Downtown Dubai towers allow licensed holiday homes, but a handful of owners' associations restrict them. We check the building's stance before you commit — that check takes a day and saves months.
Downtown Dubai at a glance
Downtown Dubai is the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall district with the highest tourist footfall in the UAE. Buying sits at AED 3,100 per sqft — roughly AED 2,418,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 140,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 805 a night at 82% occupancy, around AED 240,937 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 332,492 — a 38% uplift.
