Houses for long-term rent

Houses for long-term rent in the United Arab Emirates

Updated 4 November 2026

A long-term house rent in the UAE costs from about AED 15,000 a year for basic listings, to more than AED 170,000 a year at the upper end. The quickest way to see current offers for your area is to post a request on BlaBlaPrice, where the AI looks through local listings and sellers reply with their own price and terms.

Ejari registration and the housing fee

In Dubai, long-term rentals must be registered in Ejari, the official tenancy contract system, and landlords must follow RERA guidelines. Ask the landlord to show the registered contract before you pay anything. Tenants also pay a housing fee to Dubai Municipality, calculated at 5 per cent of the yearly rent, so on a rent of AED 110,000 a year the fee would be AED 5,500.

Summer heat and the mild season

The climate is desert: summers are very hot from May to September, and winters are mild from November to March. November is the first month of the mild season, so viewing homes is far more comfortable now than in the middle of summer. Cooling is a real cost in summer, so ask who pays for air conditioning and whether utilities are included in the rent.

How rents are quoted and measured

Rents are quoted per year, and floor areas are given in square feet with square metres in brackets, as in the listings you will see. Homes are offered across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman and Al Ain, and prices differ strongly between these cities and between districts. Say which city and which districts you accept, so that sellers quote for the right area.

What to write in your request

Name the district, the rent you can pay, the number of rooms and the floor area you need, the lease term and the move-in date. Add who will live in the home, whether it should be furnished, and which utilities you expect the rent to cover. If you do not want an agent to handle the viewings, say so in the request.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe the home you need in your own words in a chat, and a photo can be added. The AI asks for any missing details, then looks through sellers' websites and listings in this country and shows the prices and businesses it found. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice receive the request and reply with their own offer, while your contacts stay hidden until you decide with whom to exchange them. Requests are free for buyers. Start from the BlaBlaPrice home page, or compare with houses for sale if you are also considering buying.