Property lawyers in Dubai for foreign buyers
We review the legal, tax and wealth-planning side of your Dubai purchase: contract, ownership, tax in your country of residence, succession and Golden Visa, before you commit capital.
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You choose the property. We review what you sign.
LorcaBase is a legal and tax firm. We do not sell property: we review the transaction so the contract, ownership and tax position fit your situation before you pay the reservation.
Contract
Reservation, MOU or SPA: payments, deadlines, penalties, handover, resale and what happens if something is delayed.
Ownership
Individual, company or holding: the structure decides how rental income, the sale and inheritance are taxed.
Tax
What is paid in Dubai and, above all, what you declare in your country of residence when you rent, sell or pass the property on.
We are the legal and tax firm, not the agency.
LorcaBase is a legal and tax firm: we do not sell property. Finding and choosing the property is handled by a real estate agency; we review contract, ownership, tax and structure so the decision holds up after signing.
Legal review
Reservation, MOU or SPA, payments, penalties, handover, NOC and registration: what you sign and what it binds you to.
Structure and tax
Personal, company or holding ownership; rental income, future sale, succession and obligations in your country of residence.
Working with your agency
We work alongside the agency you choose so the commercial and legal sides move forward together, without one holding up the other.
A Dubai purchase is reviewed in six legal and tax layers.
Who sells and who brokers
Identity of the seller or developer, broker registration with the Dubai Land Department and consistency between the offer and the documents.
Reservation, MOU or SPA
Payments, deadlines, penalties, handover, default, resale and clauses worth negotiating.
Title deed or Oqood
Registration with the Dubai Land Department, NOC, registration fee and closing documents.
Individual or company
Direct purchase, company, holding or family structure based on tax, banking and succession.
Buyer residence
Rental income, future sale, wealth and disclosure obligations in the country where you are taxed.
Will and transfer
UAE will, heirs, gifting and continuity of the asset within the family.
Cases where the review adds the most.
Legal and tax review matters most when you buy from outside the UAE, through a company, off-plan or with inheritance in mind.
Buyer from Europe or Latin America
Your country of residence decides how rental income and the sale are taxed: it is worth knowing before signing.
Pre-completion purchase
SPA, payment plan, penalties, resale before handover and Oqood registration.
Purchase through a company or holding
When buying through a company pays off, what costs it adds and what the bank requires.
Purchase linked to residence
Current requirements, documents and how financing or off-plan affects eligibility.
Inheritance and gifting
UAE will, joint ownership and transfers between family members at the reduced DLD fee.
Signing from abroad
Powers of attorney, signatures, international payments and document checks when you are not in Dubai.
Before paying the reservation or signing the contract.
The review is most valuable before payments are committed. After reserving, there is less room to change the structure, negotiate clauses or walk away.
If you already have a specific property, send us the contract, the payment plan and the seller or developer details, and we will tell you what to review before moving forward.
Request a review →What you receive from LorcaBase.
Contract report
Critical clauses, risks, what is missing and what is worth negotiating before signing.
Ownership proposal
Personal, company or holding ownership, with its tax, banking and succession effects.
Tax map
What you pay in Dubai and what you declare in your country for the purchase, rental income, sale and inheritance.
How we review a transaction.
The outcome is a clear decision: sign, ask for changes, change the structure or walk away.
- 01
Diagnostic
Tax residence, purchase objective, budget, financing, Golden Visa and family situation.
- 02
Documents
We gather the offer, contract, payment plan, seller or developer details and broker registration.
- 03
Contract review
We analyse the reservation, MOU or SPA, payments, penalties, handover, resale and registration.
- 04
Ownership and tax
We compare personal, company or holding ownership and its effect in your country of residence.
- 05
Recommendation
We tell you whether to sign, what to negotiate, what to request or whether to walk away.
- 06
Closing and after
We support signing, payments and registration, and then wills, gifting or Golden Visa where relevant.
A firm, not a seller.
We review the purchase from a legal and tax standpoint, not a sales one: contract, structure, residence and wealth in a single review.
Legal lens
We read the contract with a legal eye, not a seller’s: clauses, risks and what is still missing.
Tax lens
We look at the purchase from your country of residence: rental income, sale, wealth and inheritance.
Real execution
We know what follows signing: registration, bank, company, visa, will and documentation.
Bilingual
We work in English and Spanish for investors from Europe, Latin America and international markets.
Wealth focus
The property is assessed within your wealth, not as an isolated purchase.
Continuity
If the purchase goes ahead, we can handle tax, Golden Visa, holding, wills or gifting.
Official sources for reviewing a transaction
The review relies on official registers, public rules and the transaction documents, not on the developer’s sales material.
Dubai Land Department▸
Property registration, market data, public services and official references for Dubai transactions.
Licensed real estate brokers▸
Check that the broker is authorised before paying a reservation.
Rules and regulations▸
Public rules on registration, developments, brokerage and practical obligations.
Federal Tax Authority▸
UAE tax context when the purchase connects with a company, an activity or reporting.
Dubai property legal glossary
Key terms to understand before signing a reservation, a contract or a purchase structure.
Dubai Land Department · DLD ▸
Dubai public authority connected to real estate registration, market data, regulation and official property services.
Real Estate Regulatory Agency · RERA ▸
Regulatory agency linked to Dubai real estate licensing, rules and supervision of real estate activity.
Freehold ▸
Area or regime where certain foreign buyers may acquire real estate ownership rights in Dubai.
Foreign buyer ▸
Non-UAE buyer considering property in Dubai, usually needing review of ownership area, documents, payment route, tax residence and later reporting.
Title deed ▸
Registry document evidencing ownership of a completed and registered Dubai property.
Off-plan ▸
Property purchased before completion, usually during launch or construction, with payments linked to the project timeline.
Escrow account ▸
Segregated account associated with a real estate project, used to protect buyer payments under applicable development rules.
Service charges ▸
Recurring building or community charges that affect the net return of a Dubai property.
Recommended next pages
Ownership structure
Individual, company or holding: how to decide who buys and with what effect.
Learn more → 02Purchase legal review
Contract, registration, costs and documents before signing.
Learn more → 03Off-plan purchase review
SPA, payment plan, penalties, resale and Oqood registration.
Learn more → 04Dubai real estate tax
Rental income, sale, succession and obligations based on your residence.
Learn more → 05Dubai Golden Visa
When a purchase can give access to long-term residence: requirements, documents and process.
Learn more → 06Wills in the UAE
Non-Muslim will in Dubai or Abu Dhabi to organise the succession of the property.
Learn more →What clients usually ask.
Is LorcaBase a real estate agency?
No. LorcaBase is a legal and tax firm. We do not sell property or run the commercial search: we review the legal, tax and wealth-planning side of the purchase. You choose the property with a real estate agency.
What role does the broker play in the purchase?
In Dubai, real estate brokerage is a regulated activity. Before paying anything, check that the broker appears on the official Dubai Land Department register. LorcaBase does not replace the broker: we review what you sign and how you buy.
Can a foreigner buy property in Dubai?
Yes, foreigners can buy in areas designated for foreign ownership, known as freehold areas. Before reserving, check the title, developer, contract, costs and the tax structure of the purchase.
Is this service for buyers outside the UAE?
Yes. It is designed for international buyers who need the contract, ownership, tax in their country of residence, Golden Visa and succession reviewed before committing capital.
What does LorcaBase review in a property purchase?
The contract (reservation, MOU or SPA), the ownership route (individual, company or holding), tax in your country of residence, succession and, where relevant, the Golden Visa. The goal is for the purchase to work afterwards too: when you rent, sell or pass it on.
Do you also review off-plan purchases?
Yes. In an off-plan purchase we review the SPA, the payment plan, penalties, resale conditions, Oqood registration and the project escrow account before you sign.
What is the first step?
Send us what you have: property or project, price, draft contract or payment plan, tax residence and how you want to buy. With that, we tell you what to review and what to ask for before signing.
The trust of clients already working with us
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Review the transaction before signing
Tell us which property you are buying, from which country and with which structure. We review contract, ownership, tax and succession before you commit capital.
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