Before you sign
Is your agent actually licensed in Dubai?
Every real estate broker working legally in Dubai holds a licence number from the Land Department. Search the register by name, by firm, or by the licence number they gave you.
The search covers the 34,123 brokers on DLD's register snapshot of 28 August 2026.
Of the 34,123 brokers on DLD's register snapshot of 28 August 2026, 7,725 have an in-date licence: an end date of 12 October 2026 or later in DLD's licence files dated 2 October 2025 to 5 October 2026.
Dubai Land Department · broker register The Land Department's broker register · a dated snapshot of the register. File dated 5 Oct 2026 · synced 10 Oct 2026.
What this does and doesn’t tell you
- A match means registered, not vouched for. It confirms the person is on DLD’s broker register, and the line under their name says what DLD’s licence file shows about their licence period. It says nothing about whether they are good at the job or honest in a particular deal.
- No match is worth a question, not an accusation. People change firms, spellings differ, and a register snapshot can lag a new licence. Ask for the licence number directly and search that — it is exact.
- We show identity only. The register also publishes brokers’ phone numbers and web addresses. This checker never shows them, because that would make it a directory for cold-callers rather than a check for buyers. We do hold what the register publishes. We use a broker’s published email address to introduce them to someone who asked Keyva for an introduction, and we have written to some brokers about Keyva itself. Every such message says where the address came from and carries an unsubscribe link.
Register snapshot loaded 28 August 2026 from DLD’s published export; each licence period is cited to the DLD file it came from, by that file’s own date. For anything consequential, confirm against DLD’s own services.
Checking a project rather than a person? The verification guide covers permits, escrow and title.