How the cap works
If your current Dubai Hills Estate rent is 11–20% below market, the landlord may raise it 5%; 21–30% below allows 10%; 31–40% allows 15%; more than 40% below allows 20%. Within 10% of market, no increase is permitted.
Checking your position
The Dubai REST app's rental index gives the official market figure for your building. With one-beds in Dubai Hills Estate around AED 105,000, that is the number your increase is measured against.
Dubai Hills Estate at a glance
Dubai Hills Estate is a golf-course master community built for families and long-term tenants. Buying sits at AED 2,000 per sqft — roughly AED 1,560,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 105,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 604 a night at 70% occupancy, around AED 154,322 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 212,964 — a 38% uplift.
