The licence you need
Every short-let unit in Dubai Marina 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 Dubai Marina 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.
Dubai Marina at a glance
Dubai Marina is waterfront high-rise living with the strongest short-let performance in the city. Buying sits at AED 2,400 per sqft — roughly AED 1,872,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 115,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 662 a night at 84% occupancy, around AED 202,969 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 280,097 — a 38% uplift.
