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What do I actually need in the bank on transfer day?

Models DLD's real 2% + 2% split instead of the '4% buyer fee' every other site repeats, and flags the Dubai Now channel that saves about AED 3,150.

I'm buying a for AED, borrowing AED, registered through the . I paying the seller's transfer share, and I paying agency commission at %.

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%Published/default value: 2%. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
%Published/default value: 2%. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 0. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30); Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 500,000. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30); Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 2,000. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30); Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 500,000. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30); Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 4,000. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30); Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
%Published/default value: 5%. UAE Federal Tax Authority — VAT (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 250. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30); Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 250. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 225. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 100. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 10. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 10. Dubai Land Department — Property Sale Registration (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 0. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 500,000. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 500. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 500,000. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 1,000. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 30. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 30. Dubai Land Department — Buy or Sell Property via Dubai Now (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 1,000. Dubai Land Department — Request to register the initial sale (2026-08-30)
%Published/default value: 0.25%. Dubai Land Department — Registering the Sale of a Mortgaged Property (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 290. Real Estate Club Dubai — DLD fees 2026 (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 290. Real Estate Club Dubai — DLD fees 2026 (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 315. Real Estate Club Dubai — DLD fees 2026 (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 2,000. Real Estate Club Dubai — DLD fees 2026 (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 500. Real Estate Club Dubai — DLD fees 2026 (2026-08-30)
AEDPublished/default value: 5,000. Real Estate Club Dubai — DLD fees 2026 (2026-08-30)

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