# DLD, trustee and other fees: table

> The basis is Executive Council Resolution 30/2013 (ECR 30/2013, DLD fee schedule) and DLD e-services pages, checked on 13.10.2026: sale 4% (under ECR…

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A study guide for the DLD broker exam. Not official DLD material; DLD does not publish the exam format — details are based on our brokers' experience. Updated: 13 Oct 2026. [All guides](/dld-broker-exam-practice/study-guide/) · [Glossary](/dubai-real-estate-glossary/)

**In brief:** The basis is Executive Council Resolution 30/2013 (ECR 30/2013, DLD fee schedule) and DLD e-services pages, checked on 13.10.2026: sale **4%** (under ECR 30/2013 the parties share it equally, 2% + 2%, unless agreed otherwise), gifting to a first-degree relative **0.125%** (min. 2,000 AED), registration of heirs **1,000 AED per property**, mortgage **0.25% of the loan amount**, warehouse — **10 AED per m² of land** (min. 10,000), lease or usufruct exceeding 10 years — **4%** according to exam experience. Trustee amounts, Ejari, developer NOC and many administrative fees are confirmed only by secondary sources — they are marked “to be confirmed”. Penalties: brokerage without a licence — **50,000 AED** (ECR 25/2009), assistance in evading fees — **double the fee** (ECR 30/2013, Art. 6(b)).

## How to read the table

- **Confirmed** — there is an official law text or DLD page, reviewed on 13.10.2026.
- **Confirmed by key** — confirmed by an exam answer, and the law text has not been found or does not contradict it.
- **To be confirmed** — only secondary sources (blogs, portals), which differ from one another, or no official page. Before calculating for the client, check the current amount with DLD or the Trustee Office.
- Dubai Land pages (except for the mortgage page) returned 404/403 at the time of checking, so there is no direct verification from them.

## Transaction registration fees (ECR 30/2013, DLD e-services)

| Transaction | Amount | Who pays | Source | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ready property sale (item 1 of the schedule) | **4%** of the value | **By law:** equally, unless otherwise agreed (Art. 3(1)) | ECR 30/2013, item 1 and Art. 3(1) | Confirmed. Who pays is an agreement, not the law |
| Calculation of 4% in the exam | 1,750,000 → **70,000 AED** by manager’s cheque to DLD | — |  | Confirmed by key |
| Registration of an initial sale (Oqood) | 2% seller + 2% buyer + 10 AED knowledge + 10 AED innovation (from each party) | Parties | DLD “initial sale” page; | Confirmed |
| Developer’s self-registration of a provisional sale in Oqood Portal | 1,000 AED | Developer | DLD “initial sale” page | Confirmed |
| Warehouse (item 2) | **10 AED per m²** of land under the warehouse, but not less than **10,000 AED** (1,500 m² → 15,000) | Transaction parties (the law does not separately specify, see item 1) | ECR 30/2013, item 2; | Confirmed |
| Land (ordinary sale) | **4%**, as item 1 (no special rate) | Under item 1 | ECR 30/2013 | Confirmed. The rate for land under a warehouse is only item 2 |
| Gift to a first-degree relative and company (item 5) | **0.125%** of valuation, **min. 2,000 AED** (800,000 → 2,000; 3,000,000 → 3,750) | Gift recipient (Art. 3(5)) | ECR 30/2013, item 5; DLD “gift” page; | Confirmed |
| Gift of land (item 26) | 500 AED | Recipient | ECR 30/2013, item 26 | Confirmed |
| Gift to a person who is not a first-degree relative | No official rate found; conservatively calculate as a sale, **4%** | — | ECR and DLD texts do not contain a separate line | **To be confirmed** |
| Registration of heirs (item 27) | **1,000 AED** for each property + Title Deed 250 + cards + partner fee 130 | Heirs (Art. 3(5)) | ECR 30/2013, item 27; DLD “inheritance” page | Confirmed |
| Takharuj (item 29) — transfer of one heir’s share to another | **1%** | Recipient of the share | ECR 30/2013, item 29 | Confirmed |
| Will (item 33) | 0.125% | Recipient | ECR 30/2013, item 33 | Confirmed |
| Family waqf (item 28) | 2,000 AED per property | — | ECR 30/2013, item 28 | Confirmed |
| Mortgage registration (item 10) | **0.25%** of the debt amount (not of the property price) + Title Deed 250 + knowledge 10 + innovation 10 + partner 4,000 AED + VAT (for provisional/Oqood — 5,000 + VAT) | Law: the person in whose favour rights are transferred (Art. 3(5)); in the market the borrower pays the cost | ECR 30/2013, item 10; DLD “mortgage registration” page; | The 0.25% amount is confirmed; who pays — **to be confirmed** |
| Amendment, transfer, discharge of mortgage (items 11–13) | amendment 1,000; transfer 0.25% of debt; discharge 1,000 | — | ECR 30/2013, items 11–13 | Confirmed |
| Long-term lease (item 14) | **4%** of the total contract value; absent another agreement 2% Landlord + 2% Tenant (Art. 3(2)) | Parties | ECR 30/2013, item 14; (lease/usufruct **more than 10 years**) | The rate is confirmed. The “10 years” threshold is only in exam experience and was not found in the text |
| Registration of usufruct (item 16) | **2%** of the property value | Parties | ECR 30/2013, item 16 | Confirmed. Do not confuse with item 14 |
| Musataha (items 17, 19) | 1% of the consideration | Recipient | ECR 30/2013 | Confirmed |
| Issuance of Title Deed (item 22) | **250 AED** | Recipient | ECR 30/2013, item 22; DLD mortgage page | Confirmed. Secondary sources state 580 (ready), 430 (land), 40 (off-plan) — **discrepancy, to be confirmed** |
| Knowledge fee + innovation fee | 10 + 10 AED (for each document/drawing) | Parties | DLD pages; | Confirmed. The “admin 540/580” structure is unclear in the sources — **to be confirmed** |
| Fee for Contract A and Contract B | **no fee** | — |  | Confirmed by key |

## Trustee, partner and other costs

| Item | Amount | Who pays | Source | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registration trustee, ready property | **2,000 + 5% VAT = 2,100** (price up to 500,000); **4,000 + VAT = 4,200** (from 500,000) | Usually the buyer in a transaction; determined by agreement | Secondary: Property Finder, Binghatti (07.2026) | **To be confirmed** |
| Trustee, off-plan (Oqood) | 3,500 + VAT = 3,675 (up to 500,000); 5,000 + VAT = 5,250 (from 500,000) | By agreement | DLD page (partner 5,000 + VAT, indirectly); Fäm Properties | 5,250 is indirectly confirmed; 3,675 — **to be confirmed** |
| Developer NOC | 500–5,000 AED + VAT | Seller, as a rule | Property Finder; KB How Much Does a Purchase Cost Beyond the Apartment Price (4% DLD, commission, admin, trustee) | **To be confirmed** with the developer |
| Ejari | 177.75 AED online (100 + 10 + 10 + 55 + VAT), around 220 at a trustee center | Who pays is not established by sources | Secondary (several) | **To be confirmed**. “300–400 upon change of owner” (Rentals: Ejari, contract, parties’ rights, Rental Index, short-term rentals, How Much Does a Purchase Cost Beyond the Apartment Price (4% DLD, commission, admin, trustee)) is not confirmed |
| Municipality fee (housing fee) | 5% of annual rent (Tenant); 5% of the average under the Rental Index for a property that is not let | Tenant / owner | ; secondary (Bayut) | **To be confirmed**: law not found |
| RDC fee | 3.5% of annual rent, min. 500, max. 20,000 | Claimant | One secondary source | **To be confirmed** |
| Bank valuation | 2,500–3,500 AED | Buyer-borrower | Secondary | **To be confirmed** |
| Mortgage early settlement penalty | the lower of 1% of the outstanding balance and 10,000 AED; according to — seller’s cost, unless otherwise agreed | Seller (according to the key) | Bayut | **To be confirmed** |

## Exam, licence, penalties

| Item | Amount | Who pays | Source | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Broker exam | **772.5 AED** per person (700 + 10 + 10 + ERES 50 + VAT); for 2 **1,545** | Candidate (or company) | [DLD Broker Exam: How It Works and How to Prepare](/dld-broker-exam-practice/study-guide/exam-format/); | Confirmed by key; check as of the date |
| Broker licence / card | 5,000 / 500 AED | Broker, agency | ECR 25/2009, licensing fees section | Confirmed (2009/2019 edition), current amounts — **to be confirmed** |
| Penalty: brokerage without a RERA licence | **50,000 AED**; repeat of the same violation within a year — **double**; cap **1,000,000** | Violator | ECR 25/2009, Art. 2(2), Schedule 2, item 16 | Confirmed |
| Penalty: brokerage for a project not registered with RERA; breach of licence conditions; failure to provide data | 50,000 AED | Violator | ECR 25/2009, Schedule 2, items 17–20 | Confirmed |
| Penalty: development without a RERA licence; escrow not selected; money not credited to escrow | 500,000 AED each | Developer | ECR 25/2009 | Confirmed |
| Penalty: false documents, fraud, embezzlement; contract not translated into Arabic | 100,000 AED | Violator | ECR 25/2009 | Confirmed |
| **A broker or developer assists in evading DLD fees** | **Double the fee amount** | Broker/developer | ECR 30/2013, Art. 6(b) | Confirmed |
| Developer works with a broker outside the register | Imprisonment and/or a fine **from 100,000 AED** | Developer | Law No. 8/2007, Art. 16(7) | Confirmed |

## VAT and commission alongside fees

- First sale or lease of new residential property within 3 years of completion — **0%**; secondary residential property — exempt; commercial property — **5%**; bare land — exempt; serviced apartments and hotels — 5% (FTA VATGRE1 guide, 2021). Exam: developer VAT on the sale of ready residential property — 0%.
- Broker commission is subject to VAT at 5% (standard); the 2% + VAT commission rate is a secondary source, **to be confirmed**.
- Transaction payment is by manager’s cheque: the DLD fee is paid by cheque to DLD, and money for a ready property is paid by cheque in the owner’s name.

## What does not align with other articles

- **3.5:** “gifting, inheritance and transfer of a share are subject to 4%” is incorrect: for a first-degree relative — 0.125% (min. 2,000), for heirs — 1,000 AED per property, for Takharuj — 1% (see Multiple Owners, Gifting, and Inheritance of Property in Dubai, where this is stated correctly). 4% remains for gifts to non-relatives, and this case is **to be confirmed**.
- **3.5:** the 4% basis being “the higher of the transaction price and Original Price” is Trustee Office practice; ECR 30/2013 refers to the “value of the sale contract”. There is no text on comparison with Original Price in the law.
- **2.12, How Much Does a Purchase Cost Beyond the Apartment Price (4% DLD, commission, admin, trustee):** Ejari upon a change of owner at “300–400 AED” is not confirmed.
- **3.4:** “admin fee around 1%” and “6–8% on top” are practice estimates; there is no such line in official texts.

## Common mistakes

- Calculate 0.25% mortgage from the property price → it is calculated from the loan amount.
- Say that 4% “is paid by the buyer by law” → by law it is shared equally, and the buyer pays by agreement.
- Charge 4% on a gift to a spouse or child → 0.125% with a minimum of 2,000.
- Help “optimise” the transaction amount → the broker pays double the fee and risks their licence.
- Call trustee and Ejari amounts “official” → these are secondary data, check them on the transaction day.

## Check yourself

**1. The price under Contract F is 1,750,000 AED. What is the transfer fee and to whom is it paid?** A) 35,000 to the developer B) 70,000 to DLD by manager’s cheque C) 75,000 to DLD D) 70,000 to the seller

**Answer**

B. 4% × 1,750,000 = 70,000, cheque to DLD. By law the parties share it equally, unless otherwise agreed.

**2. A parent gifts a son an apartment worth 800,000 AED. DLD gift fee?** A) 32,000 B) 1,000 C) 2,000 D) 800

**Answer**

C. 0.125% of 800,000 = 1,000, but the minimum is 2,000 AED (ECR 30/2013, item 5). A son is a first-degree relative.

**3. What is the DLD fee for the sale of a warehouse on a 1,500 m² plot?** A) 1,500 B) 6,000 C) 15,000 D) 60,000

**Answer**

C. 10 AED × 1,500 m² = 15,000, with a minimum of 10,000 (ECR 30/2013, item 2;).

**4. A mortgage of 1,600,000 AED for an apartment priced at 2,000,000. DLD mortgage registration fee?** A) 5,000 B) 4,000 C) 6,400 D) 80,000

**Answer**

B. 0.25% × 1,600,000 = 4,000 (ECR 30/2013, item 10;). 5,000 would result from the property price — a common trap. Additionally, Title Deed 250, knowledge and innovation 10 each, and the partner fee.

**5. A broker operates without a RERA licence and repeats the violation within a year. Penalty?** A) 50,000 both times B) 50,000, then 100,000 C) 100,000, then 200,000 D) 500,000

**Answer**

B. ECR 25/2009, Schedule 2, item 16: 50,000 AED; upon repetition of the same violation within a year, the amount doubles (Art. 2(2)), with a cap of 1,000,000.

**6. What does a broker face if they helped a party evade payment of DLD fees?** A) warning B) double the fee amount C) card revocation only D) nothing, if the amount is small

**Answer**

B. ECR 30/2013, Art. 6(b): a broker or developer assisting in evading fees is imposed a penalty equal to double the fee amount.

## See also

- How Much Does a Purchase Cost Beyond the Apartment Price (4% DLD, commission, admin, trustee)
- Multiple Owners, Gifting, and Inheritance of Property in Dubai
- [Renting under Dubai law: renewal, eviction, increases, disputes](/dld-broker-exam-practice/study-guide/rental-law/)

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