A property power of attorney in Dubai authorizes your agent to sell, buy, mortgage, lease or manage one identified property and to sign for you at the Dubai Land Department (DLD), a trustee office, the developer or the bank. Owners living abroad and busy investors use it most. Wordcraft drafts it in DLD-ready Arabic and English and arranges either the UAE notary or the legalization route from your country.
Sale, Purchase, Mortgage and Management POAs
- Sale POA: sign the sale agreement (Form F), attend the transfer at the trustee office, receive the price or manager's cheques, settle service charges and obtain the developer NOC.
- Purchase POA: sign the purchase documents, pay the price and registration costs, and register the property in your name.
- Mortgage POA: sign mortgage or release papers with the bank and register or release the mortgage at DLD.
- Management and leasing POA: sign and renew tenancy contracts, register them in Ejari, collect rent, and deal with the owners' association and utilities.
- Off-plan POA: deal with the developer, sign SPA amendments, pay installments and take handover.
Every act has to be named. For a sale, a broad general POA is usually refused; the DLD expects a special POA that identifies the unit.
What the DLD and Trustee Offices Check in the Wording
A property POA presented at the Dubai Land Department should state, in Arabic and English:
- Full names and ID or passport numbers of principal and agent, matching the title deed and IDs letter for letter
- The property: area, plot number, building, unit number and the title deed or Oqood reference
- The acts allowed (sell, sign, receive the price, pay charges, obtain NOCs), including whether the agent may sell to himself or a relative, if that is intended
- Whether the agent may receive the sale proceeds, and into which account
Timing matters too. A POA signed at Dubai Courts or through the MOJ has no built-in expiry unless one is written in, while an ADJD POA is limited to three years (details in our POA validity guide). DLD and trustee offices still apply their own current rules to the POAs they accept, and we check those for your transaction before the transfer date.
Signing From Abroad for a Dubai Property
- Video notarization with a UAE e-notary platform, where your document qualifies, so nothing needs couriering. See online notarization.
- A notary in your country: then your foreign ministry or competent authority, then the UAE embassy or consulate, whose legalization now includes the UAE MOFA attestation in digital form, then Arabic legal translation by an MOJ-certified translator in the UAE. Whether the original must be shown at the transfer is confirmed for your case. Full chain: POA from abroad.
Because we send you the bilingual draft before you sign overseas, the text the trustee office reads is correct from day one.
Revoking the POA if the Deal Changes
If the sale is called off or you lose confidence in the agent, sign a notarized revocation and have the DLD informed through its current procedure, along with any trustee office, developer or bank holding a copy. The steps are on our cancel a power of attorney page.
What to Send Us: Title Deed, IDs and Mortgage Details
- ID of every owner who signs: Emirates ID for residents, passport for owners abroad
- The agent's passport or Emirates ID copy, with the name exactly as the DLD will see it
- Title deed, Oqood/initial contract or SPA
- If a company owns the property: trade license, MOA and a board resolution approving the POA
- The bank and loan reference, if the unit is mortgaged
Before the Transfer Date: How We Work
Send the title deed and your ID. Your free written quote, sent within 10–30 minutes, states the POA type and whether you sign in the UAE or abroad. After payment by secure link, you approve the draft, sign, and receive the notarized POA online; if the trustee office needs the original, we deliver it to you or your agent. We are neither the notary nor a broker: the notary authenticates your signature and the DLD registers the deal. A POA already signed in another language goes to our power of attorney translation team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can someone sell my property in Dubai with a power of attorney?
Yes, provided the POA names the property and expressly gives the power to sell and to sign at the DLD and the trustee office. Missing powers cause most transfer delays.
Is a general POA accepted by the Dubai Land Department?
For a sale, usually not. The DLD generally wants the property and the permitted acts identified in the POA itself.
I live abroad. How do I give a POA for my Dubai property?
Sign by video with a UAE e-notary where eligible, or sign before a notary where you live and have the POA authenticated, legalized by the UAE embassy (MOFA included) and translated into Arabic.
Does the POA need to be in Arabic?
Yes. The DLD works in Arabic, so we draft the POA bilingually from the start, and foreign-language POAs are translated by MOJ-certified legal translators.
Is there a time limit on a property POA?
Only if one is written in, or if the POA was notarized at ADJD (three years). The DLD also applies its own current rules to older POAs, which we check before your transfer date.
Last updated: September 2026
