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Dubai Rent Increase Calculator
Enter your current annual rent and estimated market annual rent. This tool gives a simplified rent-band estimate, not official RERA advice.
Dubai rent increase estimate rules
This tool uses a simplified rent-band approach based on the gap between your current annual rent and estimated market rent. It is designed to help tenants sanity-check a proposed renewal increase before checking official Dubai Land Department guidance.
- If market rent is less than 10% higher: estimated increase may be 0%.
- 10% to 20% higher: estimated cap may be 5%.
- 20% to 30% higher: estimated cap may be 10%.
- 30% to 40% higher: estimated cap may be 15%.
- 40%+ higher: estimated cap may be 20%.
Important: This is an educational estimate only. Always check the official rental index and your tenancy notice dates.
The official Dubai Land Department rental index may ask for details such as contract date, property type, area, bedroom count, Ejari details, or current annual rent. Use the calculator here as a fast first pass, then save the official result before replying to your landlord.
Before you accept a rent increase
- Confirm the renewal date in your tenancy contract.
- Check when the landlord sent the proposed increase.
- Compare current rent, proposed rent, and the official rental index result.
- Ask for the calculation basis in writing if the increase seems too high.
- Keep screenshots, contract files, Ejari details, and written messages.
Start with the calculator, then read the Dubai rent increase rules and notice-period checklist.
Example
If current annual rent is AED 80,000 and the relevant market rent is AED 100,000, the difference is 25%. A simplified estimate points to a possible 10% cap, or AED 88,000 as the estimated maximum new annual rent.
That is a preparation number, not the final decision. The official rental index should be checked with the correct property inputs before you accept, reject, or negotiate.