UAE property: ‘A bank repossessed the flat I am renting’ – The National

UAE property: ‘A bank repossessed the flat I am renting’ – The National

Question: I have been renting an apartment in Dubai since July 2021. In April 2022, I was sent a renewal agreement by the real estate agency that brokered the first contract on behalf of my landlord.

The agreement included a rental increase as per the Real Estate Regulatory Agency calculator, which I agreed to. In July 2022, I renewed the contract and registered the Ejari.

Last November, a bailiff from Dubai Courts came to my apartment with a repossession notice. The bailiff and courts were unaware that the apartment was tenanted. After being sent a copy of my Ejari, they did not carry out the repossession.