Median registered annual rent in The Lakes by bedroom, from Ejari rent contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months — what tenants actually signed for, not asking rents. Gross yield is that median against the median registered sale price of the same bedroom count over the same months.

Apartments: median AED 175,000 a year across 189 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

1 bed

AED 120,000

new AED 126,250 · renewal AED 113,500

AED 107,250 – AED 135,536

middle half · 56 contracts

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2 bed

AED 170,000

new AED 170,000 · renewal AED 170,000

AED 155,694 – AED 200,000

middle half · 72 contracts

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3 bed

AED 258,625

new AED 265,000 · renewal AED 257,250

AED 240,224 – AED 280,000

middle half · 58 contracts

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Villas: median AED 310,000 a year across 283 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

3 bed

AED 280,000

new AED 307,500 · renewal AED 262,500

AED 240,000 – AED 325,000

middle half · 193 contracts

4+ bed

AED 390,000

new AED 500,000 · renewal AED 371,300

AED 346,500 – AED 500,000

middle half · 85 contracts

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Registered = DLD/Ejari rent contracts (single-property, ≤ AED 2M a year); a figure needs at least 20 contracts, and a yield at least 20 registered sales too. Gross = before service charges, fees and vacancy. How we read rents →

All 7 buildings in The Lakes with registered sales →