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Net-yield calculator

The calculation almost no Dubai brokerage publishes

Every listing quotes gross yield. Service charges, vacancy, management and maintenance decide what you actually keep, and the gap can run several percentage points wide, enough to reorder which district looks best.

VerifiedService charge source: DLD/RERA index via Driven Properties

Auto-filled at 7.50% gross for this district. Edit it if you have a real comparable

Vacancy allowance8%
Management fee (of collected rent)5%
Maintenance reserve (of price / yr)0.3%

4% DLD + 2% commission + admin, editable

Net yield on purchase price

5.48%

Advertised gross: 7.50% · gap of 2.02 pp

Gross annual rentAED 119,250
Service charges (14.75/sqft)-AED 11,063
Vacancy-AED 9,540
Management-AED 5,486
Maintenance & other-AED 5,970
Net annual incomeAED 87,192
Acquisition costAED 116,070
Net yield on total capital deployed5.11%

Sensitivity band

Conservative

4.7%

Base

5.5%

Optimistic

6.0%

This is a sensitivity range, not a forecast. Conservative widens vacancy by 5pp and cuts rent 7%; optimistic tightens vacancy by 3pp and adds 5% to rent.

Gross yields: Bayut Dubai Sales Market Report H1 2026. Service charges: DLD/RERA index via Driven Properties. This isn't investment advice. The figures are estimates, not guarantees.

How this is calculated

  1. Gross annual rent, either your own comparable or the district’s advertised gross yield applied to your price.
  2. Subtract service charges (AED per sq ft × size), from the DLD/RERA-linked index.
  3. Subtract a vacancy allowance, management fee (on collected rent) and a maintenance reserve.
  4. Subtract insurance, furnishing reserve and any other recurring costs you enter.
  5. Net yield on price = net income ÷ purchase price. Net yield on capital = net income ÷ (price + acquisition costs).

Sources: Bayut (1 Jul 2026), Driven Properties (1 Jun 2026)

This isn’t investment advice. The figures are estimates, based on published third-party data and the inputs you enter, not a guarantee of achievable rent, occupancy or resale value.