May 2026

Pramana, a Dubai-based PropTech platform, has launched on iOS, Android and online to address one of the most persistent and costly gaps in the UAE rental market: the absence of standardised property condition documentation at move-in and move-out. Tenants across the UAE routinely hand over security deposits with no formal record of a property's condition at the start of a tenancy. When disputes arise at checkout, both sides rely on WhatsApp photographs, verbal agreements, or nothing at all. The result is a growing volume of cases at the Rental Disputes Centre that could have been prevented with a single timestamped, photo-backed

Symbolic Developments, in partnership with Elite Group Holding, the UAE distributor of Jetour, has introduced a new offering for buyers of its Symbolic Zen Residences project in Al Furjan. Under this initiative, customers purchasing a home between May 1 and May 31, 2026, will receive a Jetour T2 SUV with their purchase. The initiative was announced following a signing ceremony held in Dubai. Symbolic Zen Residences is the third in a series of developments by Symbolic Developments, designed to reshape how homebuyers in the UAE think about their living space. It has been planned as a low-density residential community focused on

Dubai-based W Capital Real Estate Brokerage has released a new analytical study assessing the strategic impact of the amendments to the two-year real estate investor residency requirements in Dubai. The company considers this move a qualitative leap in enhancing the real estate market competitiveness and a confirmation of the emirate’s ability to “outbid itself” through the continuous development of its investment environment. The new amendments announced by the Emirate of Dubai, including abolishing the minimum property value requirement for individual investors (previously AED 750,000) and regulating joint ownership so that each investor's share is no less than AED 400,000, reflect a clear

DHG Properties, the Dubai-based developer and part of Swiss real estate and construction group DHG, has officially broken ground on Helvetia Verde, its second residential development in Dubai. With piling and shoring now underway as the first phase of construction, the milestone marks the commencement of works on the 20-storey high-rise in Meydan Horizon, placing the project firmly on track for delivery to homeowners and investors in Q1 2028. Helvetia Verde is strategically positioned within Meydan Horizon, a visionary live-work-play district undergoing one of Dubai’s most ambitious redevelopments. Since launch, 60% of units have already been sold, reflecting strong and sustained