Adding a spouse as an owner changes the registered ownership share. DLD’s gift service addresses eligible full or partial transfers without payment between the parties. Start with the intended shares, the relationship evidence and the property’s mortgage status.
Adding a spouse, child or parent to a Dubai property is a gift transfer, not a title-deed amendment. Check the key facts here, then the transfer itself is handled by the specialist family-transfer desk. Changing who owns a property is a registrable transfer — a sale, gift, inheritance, court-directed change or another route. It is not an amendment to owner details. The route is classified before you pay.
For an eligible gift, DLD publishes a registration component of 0.125% of the assessed property valuation, subject to a minimum of AED 2,000. The examples show this component alone. Ask which valuation DLD will accept for a partial interest before using any figure for a particular share.
| Illustrative confirmed valuation base | Percentage calculation | DLD registration component |
|---|---|---|
| AED 1,000,000 | AED 1,250 | AED 2,000 minimum |
| AED 1,600,000 | AED 2,000 | AED 2,000 |
| AED 2,400,000 | AED 3,000 | AED 3,000 |
Give the desk the property reference, the existing and proposed shares, whether money is changing hands, the relationship evidence and whether a lender is involved. Ask it to confirm eligibility, the accepted valuation basis, the registration amount, valuation or map charges, any trustee or lender charges and the private service fee separately. DLD’s service lists additional charges. A minimum registration fee is only one line of the quote.
Dubai Land Department / property-gift-registration · Dubai Land Department / property-sale-registration
Parents, children and spouses. Siblings and step-relations don’t qualify.
DLD values the property first; the gift-registration fee is 0.125% of that valuation, minimum AED 2,000.
Confirm eligibility for a repeat gift with DLD for the actual ownership history; Golden Visa / mortgage conditions can also apply.
Yes, as a gift transfer to a first-degree family member — not a title-deed amendment. It runs the transfer route with a DLD valuation and gift-registration fees.
The DLD gift-registration fee is 0.125% of the DLD valuation, minimum AED 2,000. On top come the AED 250 title deed fee, a map fee, AED 20 knowledge and innovation fees and the trustee centre fee (AED 2,000 + VAT, or AED 4,000 + VAT from AED 2,000,000). Figures are DLD-published and confirmed at execution.
No — the gift route is first-degree only: parents, children and spouses.
Free routing page. Figures cited are DLD-published and confirmed at execution. A family gift is a property transfer executed via giftingproperty.ae / conveyance.ae. titledeed.ae is an independent service, not a government website.