RERA Rent Increase Calculator for Dubai

In Dubai a landlord can only raise the rent at renewal, and only by as much as the RERA rental index allows. Enter your rent and the index average for a similar home to see the most your rent can go up.

Your current rent, per yearAverage rent in the RERA index, per year

Enter amounts in AED. The average comes from the RERA rental index for a similar home in the same area.

Your rent is 20.0% below the average.

Maximum increase: 5%

Up to AED 4,000 more, so a new rent of no more than AED 84,000 a year.

How the RERA rental index decides the increase

The Dubai Land Department, through RERA, publishes an average rent for each type of home in each area. Your landlord compares your current rent with that average. The closer you already are to it, the less the rent can rise. If you pay the average or more, it cannot rise at all.

Your rent compared with the average	Most it can rise
Up to 10% below the average	No increase
11% to 20% below	5%
21% to 30% below	10%
31% to 40% below	15%
More than 40% below	20%

The bands set by Decree No. 43 of 2013.

A worked example

You pay AED 80,000 a year and the index average for a similar flat in your area is AED 100,000. Your rent is 20% below the average, which falls in the 11% to 20% band, so the rent can rise by up to 5%: AED 4,000, for a new rent of no more than AED 84,000.

Where to find the average rent

Use the official RERA rental index on the Dubai Land Department website or the Dubai REST app. Pick the area, the property type and the number of bedrooms of your home. That figure is the one a landlord and the Rental Disputes Centre will use, so check it yourself rather than relying on a number you are given.

The notice your landlord must give

Any change to the rent or the terms has to be notified in writing at least 90 days before the contract ends. Without that notice, the renewal goes ahead on the existing terms. The increase applies from the renewal date, never in the middle of a contract.

If the increase is more than the index allows

Put your objection in writing and quote the index figure. If you cannot agree, the Rental Disputes Centre decides; our guide to how the RDC works explains the steps. For the rules in more depth, see how Dubai rent increases are calculated.

For landlords

The same bands tell you the most you can ask at renewal. If your rent is well below the average, the full increase is available, but it still needs the 90 days' written notice. Our property management page covers renewals from the owner's side.

This calculator applies the published bands to the figures you enter. It is a guide, not a legal ruling: the official figure is the one RERA gives for your home.