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- Dubai 05:07 06:20 12:29 15:54 18:33 19:47
Expatriates living in Abu Dhabi will have to pay three per cent of their annual rent as housing fees, a senior government official has confirmed.
Speaking to Emirates 24|7, Dr Abdullah Al Beloushi, Executive Director of Land and Property at the Abu Dhabi Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport said that this new fees have been implemented recently.
“This is a new fee and we have started implementing it. It will include all residential and commercial properties in Abu Dhabi,” he added.
For example, if the annual rent of an apartment or an office was Dh100,000, the housing fee would be Dh3,000 a year, which has to be paid in 12 monthly installments to Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). The fee will be part of the user’s monthly bill, thus making it easier for tenants to pay.
The decree, issued by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, states that the annual fee will be a minimum Dh450. UAE nationals are exempted from paying this fees.
Dubai has a similar fee which is five per cent of the annual rent and is included in Dubai Water and Electricity Authority’s monthly bill, while in Sharjah expats have to pay a 2.5 per cent as municipal fee at the time of registering contract.
The decree also set the new Fees structure as below:
Registration of rent contract by landlord |
Dh100 |
Changes in rent contract by landlord |
Dh50 |
Changes in rent contract by request of tenant |
Dh50 |
Renewal of rent contract by landlord |
Dh100 |
Registration of property data by landlord |
Dh1000 |
Registration of rental unit data and any changes in property data by landlord |
Dh5 for each |
Opening accounts on Tawtheeq System |
Dh200 |
Getting a user name on Tawtheeq System |
Dh300 |
Training for each user of Tawtheeq System |
Dh300 |
Transfer management of property/unit by the landlord |
Dh50 |
Changes of landlord account details |
Dh50 |
Printing an extra certified copy of original registered rent contract |
Dh50 |
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