Adding a spouse, child or parent to a Dubai property is a gift transfer, not a title-deed amendment. It changes who owns the property, so it runs the transfer route — with a DLD valuation and gift-registration fees — not a simple owner-data correction.
| Gift transfer | Title deed amendment | |
|---|---|---|
| What changes | Who owns the property | Owner's own details (spelling, passport, etc.) |
| Route | Transfer route (gift registration) | Amendment route |
| DLD valuation | Required — 0.125% of valuation, min AED 2,000 | Not required |
| Who it's for | First-degree family: parents, children, spouses | The same owner, correcting their record |
| Where it's done | giftingproperty.ae / conveyance.ae (execution) | titledeed.ae — Title Deed Update |
You’re moving ownership to a first-degree family member.
No — it changes who owns the property, so it’s a gift transfer, not a title-deed amendment. It runs the transfer route with a DLD valuation and gift-registration fees.
A DLD valuation is required (0.125% of the valuation, minimum AED 2,000) plus gift-registration fees; figures are DLD-published and confirmed at execution.
First-degree only — parents, children and spouses. Siblings and step-relations don’t qualify for the gift route.
Educational guide. Figures cited are DLD-published and confirmed at execution. A family gift is a property transfer route executed via giftingproperty.ae / conveyance.ae, not a title-deed amendment. titledeed.ae is an independent service, not a government website.