Real Estate Consultant card · Dubai Land Department
An investor asks whether to buy off-plan or ready, freehold or leasehold, and what the rent will really be. This is the preparation for the DLD Real Estate Consultant card, covering the rules behind that advice, for $40 once.
Consultant · full preparation
“Real estate consultant” is one of the thirteen practice-card activities the DLD lists. We teach it as the adviser to buyers and investors. The DLD decides what the card allows in practice.
The DLD lists the issuance fee at AED 500 and requires a good conduct certificate from Dubai Police. Nobody may practise a licensed activity before obtaining the card, and it stays valid as long as the trade licence.
The DLD does not publish a test format for this card. We will not give you a question count that has no source. If you also list and sell property, you may need the broker card: see the RERA exam guide.
| Item | What the DLD lists |
|---|---|
| Card issuance fee | AED 500 |
| Validity | Linked to the trade licence |
| Document | Good conduct certificate |
| Question count, duration, pass mark | Not published |
Ownership and registration weigh 60% of our mock exams. Market rules, leasing and returns weigh 40%.
Ownership rights and registration. Freehold, leasehold, usufruct and musataha. Law No. 7 of 2006: non-UAE nationals may hold freehold or leasehold, up to 99 years, in designated areas, and an unrecorded disposition is not valid.
Off-plan and ready property. Law No. 13 of 2008 on the interim register, Law No. 8 of 2007 on escrow, the four sales models and the transfer.
Market rules, leasing and returns. The leasing rules and the rental index as they change an investor’s income: Law No. 26 of 2007 and Decree No. 43 of 2013.
Ethics and AML. Conduct rules from the DLD guide and the anti-money-laundering duties of brokers, including goAML reporting.
A free preview lesson on the consultant’s activity, a 15-question diagnostic from the whole bank, then two timed mocks with a score by topic.
Case: the investor who expects a 20% rise
An investor buys a unit let at AED 90,000 and plans for a 20% rise at renewal. The rent is 35% below the index average. That is the 31–40% band of Decree No. 43 of 2013: at most 15%, so AED 13,500 and a new rent of AED 103,500, not AED 108,000. A consultant who knows the band corrects the plan before the purchase. The figures here are illustrative.
Three confusions in consultant questions
Freehold or leasehold. A foreign buyer may hold either in designated areas, but leasehold is for a term, up to 99 years. If the case says “for a term”, think leasehold.
Usufruct or musataha. Usufruct is a right to use and enjoy property that belongs to someone else. Musataha is a right to build on someone else’s land. Both are less than ownership.
DLD or RERA. The DLD is the only entity that registers property rights. RERA licenses activities, registers practitioners and issues their cards. Ask who does what.
Five lessons that follow an investor’s questions.
Comprehension mode lets you read any practice question, its options, hint and explanation in French, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Russian or Chinese. Property-rights vocabulary is the hardest part in a second language. Each term keeps its English form, with its meaning next to it.
Each rule names its law, so you can explain it to a client.
Eight practice quizzes. The hint points to the rule and the explanation shows why the other options fail.
Our own format: 40 questions in 60 minutes, no hints, no translation. The DLD publishes no format for this card.
We train you to 75%, a practice target and not an official pass mark.
More answers in the full FAQ.
The DLD lists consultant and broker as separate activities. Check with the DLD what your card allows. Do not rely on our course for that decision.
It covers the leasing rules that change an investor’s income, and the arithmetic used in practice questions. It states no market figure that it cannot source.
The DLD publishes no format for this card. Our consultant course is shorter and tilted towards ownership rights and returns.
Yes. The single module on escrow, Oqood and off-plan sales costs $20 and is free for enrolled students.
$40 (≈ AED 149) for this card, paid once, 12 months of access. Or every DLD discipline with All-Access for $99 (≈ AED 365).
An advisory team to prepare? See team licences for brokerages, from 5 seats. Or try the free practice test first.
$40
≈ AED 149 · one payment · 12 months
Start my preparationRERA Exam is independent of the Dubai Land Department and RERA. It does not replace any DLD requirement and issues no card. Official rules and fees are on dubailand.gov.ae. Questions? Write to info@rera-exam.com or on WhatsApp.
