Sell Your Property in Dubai Marina

Price your tower, your stack and your view

Marina buyers distinguish between a full marina view, a partial view, a sea or Palm view, a community view and a city view, and between views from the living room and from a bedroom. They check floor plans and the stack your unit sits in. Compare your apartment with recent sales in the same tower and, ideally, the same stack, rather than with the community average.

Building age, service charges and safety

Service charges in older Marina towers tend to rise as buildings age and need more maintenance. Look up your building's approved charges in the Dubai Land Department's Service Charge Index and ask your owners' association about planned major works.

Buyers of older towers also ask about the state of facades, lifts and fire and life-safety systems. Having recent maintenance and inspection information from building management builds confidence and avoids surprises late in a sale.

Short-term rental history

If your apartment is let as a holiday home, keep records of income, occupancy and costs. Holiday home permits are issued by the Department of Economy and Tourism and are tied to the permit holder, so a buyer who wants to continue short-term letting generally arranges their own. Check the notice period in any operator agreement and plan how future bookings will be handled.

Hotel and serviced towers

Some Marina towers, or towers within a development, are run as hotel or serviced apartments. Units there come with management terms that a buyer inherits, which narrows the buyer pool compared with a standard residential tower. Have the management agreement ready if this applies.