Know what you are buying.
Ledgard will not tell you whether to buy. It will tell you what you are buying, so that even if you go ahead, you go ahead knowing what to expect.
Every figure in a Ledgard report is built from Dubai government records, and each source is named in the report. Where the record is silent, Ledgard says so rather than estimating.
Three free reports. No card required.
The same property, four different sets of numbers
Buying in Dubai means hearing about the same property from several people at once. A developer's brochure, the same property listed by several agents with different figures, several portals, a message with numbers in it that appear nowhere else. Each source sounds confident and no two of them agree.
The difficulty is not finding information. It is knowing which of it to rely on. It happens to first-time buyers, and it happens to experienced investors.
What the property report covers
Twelve of its 22 sections, grouped by what they tell you. Open a card to see the page it sits on in the sample report.
Price and cost
The project
The property
The agent and the title
- Broker checkThe selling agent's broker number checked against the RERA broker register as last published by DLD, with the licence dates it holds.Shown when you enter a broker number.
How it works
- 01Enter the property detailsArea, project, size and asking price, taken straight from the listing you are considering, entered through the guided form.
- 02Generate the reportEvery figure is computed in code from officially registered property records, nothing estimated.
- 03Read the evidenceThe registered prices, rents and costs, stated plainly and in full, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
The more expensive the area, the lower the rental yield
Gross rental yield in %: the median yearly rent divided by the median sale price, from registered records. The median price is shown next to each area.
- Arjan6.92%AED 895,500 (USD 244,000)
- Dubai Science Park6.90%AED 1,087,146 (USD 296,000)
- Jumeirah Village Circle6.80%AED 1,000,000 (USD 272,000)
- Dubai Silicon Oasis6.49%AED 880,000 (USD 240,000)
- Jumeirah Village Triangle6.14%AED 1,139,298 (USD 310,000)
- Dubai Sports City5.97%AED 922,000 (USD 251,000)
- Jumeirah Lakes Towers5.69%AED 1,811,465 (USD 493,000)
- Downtown Dubai5.56%AED 2,700,000 (USD 735,000)
- Dubai Marina5.53%AED 2,260,000 (USD 615,000)
- Palm Jumeirah5.08%AED 3,934,162 (USD 1,071,000)
- Business Bay5.00%AED 1,800,000 (USD 490,000)
- Dubai Design District4.64%AED 3,727,500 (USD 1,015,000)
Arjan and Jumeirah Village Circle return close to 7% on a median price near AED 1 million (USD 272,000). Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Design District return around 5% on prices near AED 4 million (USD 1.1 million). Rents rise more slowly than prices, so in expensive areas part of the price pays for the address, not for the rent.
Source: Dubai Land Department and Ejari. Medians over the twelve months to 16 September 2026, for the 57 areas with at least 200 registered sales and 200 registered rental contracts; twelve shown.
Read a report before you pay for one
The full sample is 24 pages on a real Business Bay apartment. Nothing in it is illustrative.
Download the full sample, PDF
Pricing
See how Ledgard works before you pay. 3 basic reports, each with a plain-English summary and the key things to check.
Get free reportFor buyers looking at one property, building, plot or developer.
- All seven report types: property, building, building track record, developer, plot, off-plan and portfolio
- Risk, yield and resale outlook: see what each report contains, below
- On screen, saved in your account, and downloadable as a PDF
- English or Chinese
- One full report
- Pay by card, no subscription
For buyers comparing several properties, buildings, plots or developers.
- All seven report types: property, building, building track record, developer, plot, off-plan and portfolio
- Risk, yield and resale outlook: see what each report contains, below
- On screen, saved in your account, and downloadable as a PDF
- English or Chinese
- Ten full reports, $85 each instead of $150
- Mixed as you need them: the developer, then the building, then the unit
- Credits never expire
- Pay once, no subscription
For agents, advisers and active investors who run reports every month.
- All seven report types: property, building, building track record, developer, plot, off-plan and portfolio
- Risk, yield and resale outlook: see what each report contains, below
- On screen, saved in your account, and downloadable as a PDF
- English or Chinese
- 3 full reports a month, under $32 each
- Then $85 per full report
- Enriched area reports, 3 a day, only with this plan
- Quick Checks, $25 each or 10 for $200
- 1 monthly watch on a building or area, emailed on the 1st
- Unused credits roll over
- Cancel at any time
What each report and check contains
One full report credit runs any of the first six. Area reports and one monthly watch come with the Professional plan, and a free area report is further down this page. Quick Checks are for members and are bought separately. Choose one to see every section it holds.
Free area report
Registered sales and rents for apartments and villas in any Dubai area, sent to your email.
Professional members get enriched area reports, with sales by bedroom count, a monthly price trend and an area yield indication.
Worked examples, in plain English
What buying and holding Dubai property actually costs, worked through on real numbers rather than brochure figures.
- 23 October 2026Dubai property market, Q3 2026: a steadier quarter in primeRegistered sales fell for a third quarter, but apartment prices in the same buildings held in the prime areas, lettings rose 66% and DIFC appears for the first time. Price per square foot, villas, yields and the top of the market, with the full report as a PDF.Read the article →
- 3 October 2026Palm Jebel Ali: two villa plots of the same size, AED 6.3 million apart279 registered plot sales on Palm Jebel Ali in twelve months. The frond and the size of the plot move the price far more than the island does, and the register counts the villa as land.Read the article →
- 17 September 2026Off plan or ready? In Business Bay, new apartments cost 42% more per square metreRegistered sales in Business Bay show off plan apartments at a median of AED 29,192 per square metre against AED 20,548 for ready apartments. What the gap pays for, and what it does to your yield.Read the article →