Buying Dubai Property From Greece
What Greek buyers actually need to know: full foreign ownership, no UAE tax on your rent, sending euros over, what the AADE expects, and real registered prices instead of portal talk.
We work with Greece buyers in English (Greek appreciated).
Full ownership
Freehold zones are open to all nationalities. DLD/ADREC-registered title in your name.
No UAE tax on rent
No personal income tax on rental income and no annual property tax in the UAE.
Golden Visa from AED 2M
10-year renewable residency from AED 2M registered value, family included, off-plan eligible.
Buy remotely
A notarised, attested power of attorney lets you complete without flying out.
Getting the money there
Greece places no restriction on buying property abroad. Euro transfers to the UAE clear in a day or two, and a specialist FX desk usually beats the bank spread by enough to matter at property size.
Greek buyers have been steady diversifiers abroad since the crisis years, and Dubai’s appeal is easy to read: a dollar-pegged market, registered gross yields of 5–8% in the mainstream segments, and a flat one-off 4% DLD transfer fee. Off-plan money sits in DLD-supervised escrow; ready property transfers as registered title.
What Greece expects from you
- Greek tax residents are taxed on worldwide income, rent from a Dubai property is declared to the AADE even though the UAE charges nothing on it.
- How the Greece-UAE tax treaty treats your rental income and any later gain is worth an hour with an adviser before completion.
- The UAE side stays clean: no annual property tax and no personal income tax on rent.
Pointers, not advice, confirm your position with the AADE or your own adviser before committing. We'll happily join that call.
Priced against the registry, not the brochure
Buying from Greece, your biggest risk is information distance. You can't walk the building, so you're relying on whoever is on the ground. Every recommendation we make carries the DLD/ADREC registered numbers behind it: what units in that building actually sold for, what tenants actually pay, never asking prices. That's the whole point of this brokerage.
Questions Greece buyers ask
Can Greeks own Dubai property outright?
Yes, full freehold in the designated zones, with the title deed registered at the Dubai Land Department in your name. No local partner and no Greece-side approval needed.
Do I need to fly out to buy?
No. A notarised and attested power of attorney lets a representative complete for you, viewings run by video, and Athens to Dubai is a direct flight when you do want to visit.
Does AED 2M get me the Golden Visa?
Yes, the 10-year renewable visa applies from AED 2M of registered value, off-plan included, family included. See our Golden Visa page.
