Check the official DLD / RERA index
This page explains the Decree 43 bands and the 90-day notice. It is not a live index. The legal average for your unit is on the Dubai Land Department rental index. Open it, enter your own unit, and keep a screenshot before you agree a renewal figure.
Official DLD rental index ↗ · 90-day notice date checker · Band planner (you type the average)
This page explains how Dubai rent-increase bands are meant to be read. It is an explainer, not a second calculator. The number still lives on the Dubai Rental Index Increase Planner.
What the bands are for
Under Decree No. (43) of 2013 the permitted rent increase at renewal depends on how far your current rent sits below the average market rent for a similar unit in the same area, as published through the RERA rental index. The published pattern is a stepped one: no increase where the rent is close to the market average, then progressively larger permitted steps (commonly described as 5, 10, 15 and 20 percent) as the gap between your rent and the area average widens. The band is a ceiling on what a landlord may ask for, not an amount that must be applied.
The 90-day notice
Dubai practice requires the party wanting to change any renewal term, including rent, to notify the other side at least 90 days before the lease expiry unless both sides agree otherwise. Missing that window is a common reason an increase cannot be applied for that renewal cycle. Use the Dubai rent notice date checker to see where your own dates fall.
Why the planner number can differ from RERA
The official RERA rental index calculator decides the allowed increase for your specific unit. It reads live index data for your area, property type, size and unit configuration. Our planner applies the published band pattern to the current rent and average rent that you type in, so if your assumption about the area average is different from the index value, the result will be different too. Treat our figure as a planning estimate and the RERA output as the answer.
What this page does not do
We do not publish current index values or area averages as live official numbers, and we do not decide disputes. Rent disputes in Dubai are handled by the Rental Dispute Settlement Centre. This is an estimate for planning; confirm against the official source below before you agree to any renewal figure.
Official source
Dubai Land Department — Rental Index and Decree No. (43) of 2013. These are the same sources cited by the planner.
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Dubai Rental Index Increase Planner · Dubai rent notice date checker