DARI
DARI is Abu Dhabi's official digital property platform, through which sales are registered, title deeds issued and documents and brokers verified.
What DARI means for a buyer
DARI is the website and app that ADREC operates as Abu Dhabi's digital property registry. The name means "my home" in Arabic. Where Dubai's buyers use Dubai REST, Abu Dhabi's use DARI, and most transactions in the emirate now run through it from start to finish.
What it does for a buyer:
- Transactions. Sale and purchase contracts, off-plan registrations and mortgages are processed on the platform, with the parties approving steps digitally, and the title deed is issued electronically.
- Verification. You can check an ownership certificate by its number and issue date, confirm a tenancy record, and confirm that a broker or developer is licensed.
- Project register. Off-plan projects can be searched by name or number, showing the developer, registration date, units sold, completion percentage and escrow account information.
- Listings. It sits alongside Madhmoun, ADREC's permit system that every property advert must pass through.
Residents log in with UAE PASS. An overseas buyer without one normally acts through the developer's sales process or through a representative holding a power of attorney.
A point to keep in mind: the verification tools confirm that a document is valid. They do not hand out an owner's documents to anyone who asks, so a seller or their agent must still produce the certificate for you to check. Verify the project and the broker on DARI before paying a reservation fee in Abu Dhabi.
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Questions about the buying process?
An adviser can explain how this applies to the property you're considering.
- Current price list and availability, direct from the developer
- No fee to you on off-plan purchases: the developer pays us
- One salaried adviser, not on commission, from first call to handover
