How the cap works
If your current Dubai Silicon Oasis 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 Silicon Oasis around AED 55,000, that is the number your increase is measured against.
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.
