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Estimate the maximum rent increase under Dubai's Smart Rental Index bands, then verify the benchmark with the official DLD service before you accept a renewal hike.
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Enter your current annual rent and the benchmark returned by the official DLD Rental Index. We will estimate the maximum increase permitted under Dubai's published rental bands.
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Send us your area, property type, bedrooms and current renewal quote. We will tell you whether the increase looks legally defensible and what your strongest negotiation angle is.
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Dubai Land Department's Smart Rental Index provides the benchmark used to assess residential rent increases across Dubai, including key districts, special development zones and free zones. Introduced in 2025, it uses rental contract data, area averages and building classification factors such as location, condition, finishes, maintenance and facilities. Searches for a RERA calculator, RERA index calculator or rental index calculator usually refer to this DLD service.
At renewal, the permitted increase is capped at 5–20% depending on how far the current annual rent falls below the applicable benchmark. If the current rent is no more than 10% below that benchmark, the published bands allow no increase. The official DLD result and the tenancy's notice history should be checked together before either party acts.
Source: Dubai Decree No. 43 of 2013 and Dubai Land Department's Smart Rental Index guidance
First use the official Dubai Land Department Rental Index service or Dubai REST app. DLD currently asks for the tenancy expiry date, property type, area, number of rooms and current annual rent. Then enter the official benchmark in the Astraterra estimator above to see the applicable increase band and maximum renewal rent.
This page is an educational estimator, not an official DLD valuation or legal opinion. If a proposed increase appears to exceed the official result, keep the Ejari contract and written notices and seek guidance from the Rental Disputes Center. Its current first-instance fee for common rental claims is 3.5% of annual rent or lease value, with a minimum of AED 500 and maximum of AED 20,000, plus applicable service fees.
Use these next if you are comparing a rent increase, planning a negotiation, or deciding whether to keep renting or buy in Dubai instead.
A party seeking to change the rent or other tenancy terms must generally give written notice at least 90 days before the contract expires, unless the parties agreed otherwise. Any increase must also comply with the applicable DLD Rental Index limit.
You can seek guidance or file a rental case with Dubai’s Rental Disputes Center. For common rental claims, the current first-instance filing fee is 3.5% of annual rent or lease value, subject to a minimum of AED 500 and a maximum of AED 20,000, plus applicable service fees.
The RERA calculator is commonly used to describe Dubai Land Department’s Rental Index service. It compares the current annual rent with the applicable market benchmark and returns the permitted rent-increase band for a tenancy renewal.
The permitted increase depends on how far the current rent falls below the applicable market benchmark: up to 10% below allows no increase; 11–20% allows 5%; 21–30% allows 10%; 31–40% allows 15%; and more than 40% allows 20%.
No. This Astraterra tool is an educational estimator based on the published rent-increase bands. Use the official Dubai Land Department Rental Index service or Dubai REST app to obtain and verify the benchmark for your tenancy.
DLD states that the index is indicative for a new lease. It is used when parties disagree about the permitted rental increase at renewal.
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