How it works
You rent for an agreed term with a portion of each payment credited toward the purchase price, then complete at a pre-agreed figure. Schemes appear periodically in Dubai Silicon Oasis at prices near AED 780,000.
The trade-off
Rent-to-own suits buyers who cannot yet get a mortgage, but the effective price is usually above market. Compare it against a standard mortgage at 20% down before committing.
Dubai Silicon Oasis at a glance
Dubai Silicon Oasis is a tech free-zone community offering the lowest cost per square foot in mainland Dubai. Buying sits at AED 1,000 per sqft — roughly AED 780,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 55,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 316 a night at 60% occupancy, around AED 69,204 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 95,502 — a 38% uplift.
