u/StickyGod999

Currently staying in a 1BHK near the Sharjah border for AED 40k/year. On the next renewal, the landlord is trying to increase the rent by AED 6k, and when we contacted the real estate office, they were extremely rude.

As per the RERA rental index, legally they shouldn’t be increasing it this much — from what I checked, the allowed increase is only around 10–15%. We could fight it legally, but the concern is that they might just ask us to vacate if we refuse to pay.

The bigger issue is that while searching for other apartments, almost everything seems insanely expensive now. Even small 1BHKs are going for AED 50k+.

Genuinely wondering how people are managing these rents these days.

If anyone knows any decent areas/buildings with reasonable rent and a good locality in Dubai, please suggest.