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What is Title Deed Value?
Title deed value is the property value stated on the DLD title deed, normally the registered purchase price. Government processes such as the golden visa assess your property against this number, not the current market value.
Description
When a Dubai purchase registers, the Dubai Land Department prints the declared purchase price on the title deed. That figure becomes the administrative value of the property for later government checks.
The gap matters most for the golden visa: a buyer whose unit has appreciated to AED 2.2M in the market but whose deed says AED 1.7M does not meet the AED 2M threshold on paper.
The remedy is a DLD revaluation: the department issues a valuation certificate reflecting the current assessed value, for a fee of about AED 2,500. If the assessed value crosses AED 2M, the visa application can proceed on it.
How to interpret
Check the deed value before planning anything that keys on a threshold. Marketing materials quote market value; ICP and DLD read the deed or an official valuation.
When combining two or three units to reach AED 2M, the sum is taken over deed values or DLD-assessed values, so the same revaluation logic applies per unit.
Dubai market context
This is one of the most common golden-visa surprises in Dubai: appreciation since 2021 means many owners are above AED 2M in market terms but below it on the deed. The AED 2,500 revaluation certificate is the standard fix.
On off-plan, the Oqood registration records the contract price; the title deed at handover carries that value forward, so a unit bought early in a rising project frequently deeds below its handover market value.
Frequently asked questions
No. The deed shows the registered purchase price. Market value moves with the market. Government thresholds such as the AED 2M golden-visa requirement are assessed on the deed value or an official DLD valuation, not on asking prices.
Yes, via a DLD revaluation certificate, which costs about AED 2,500. If the DLD-assessed current value is AED 2M or more, the visa application can rely on it.
Yes. Multiple properties can be combined, and each is counted at its deed value or DLD-assessed value. Two one-bedroom apartments often qualify together where one does not alone.
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