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# Dubai REST

> Dubai REST is the Dubai Land Department's official app for checking ownership records, brokers and projects and for completing property services online.

Also known as: Dubai REST app, Real Estate Self Transaction.

## What Dubai REST means for a buyer

Dubai REST (Real Estate Self Transaction) is the [Dubai Land Department](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/dld)'s app for owners, buyers, tenants and brokers. Its value to an overseas buyer is that it lets you check claims against the official register yourself.

The most useful functions:

- **Verification.** Validate a [title deed](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/title-deed) or [Oqood](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/oqood) certificate, and confirm a broker's licence and card.
- **Project information.** Look up a registered off-plan project, its [developer](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/developer), [escrow account](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/escrow-account) details and reported construction progress.
- **Owner services.** View the properties registered in your name, obtain the developer's e-[NOC](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/noc) for a sale, and request valuation and ownership certificates.
- **Service charges.** See and pay [Mollak](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/mollak) invoices, and consult the [service charge index](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/service-charge-index).
- **Tenancy.** Register or renew an [Ejari](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/ejari) contract and check the [rental index](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/rental-index).

Full access is tied to your identity. Residents log in with UAE PASS, the national digital ID linked to an Emirates ID, and the properties they own appear automatically. Non-resident owners have more limited access, and some services still need a visit, an agent or an attorney.

A sensible habit is to verify three things in the app before paying any deposit: the document proving ownership, the broker's licence, and, for off-plan, the project registration. The Abu Dhabi counterpart is [DARI](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/dari).

## Related terms

- [DLD](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/dld): The Dubai Land Department is the government body that registers every property sale, mortgage and long lease in Dubai and issues title deeds.
- [DARI](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/dari): DARI is Abu Dhabi's official digital property platform, through which sales are registered, title deeds issued and documents and brokers verified.
- [Mollak](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/mollak): Mollak is the Dubai Land Department's system for approving, invoicing and collecting service charges in jointly owned buildings and communities.
- [Trakheesi](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/trakheesi): Trakheesi is the Dubai Land Department system that issues the permit every property advert in Dubai must carry, shown as a permit number and QR code.
- [Title deed](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/title-deed): A title deed is the land registry's certificate of ownership for a completed property, issued by the Dubai Land Department or, in Abu Dhabi, through ADREC.
- [Broker card (BRN)](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/glossary/broker-card): A broker card is the registration RERA issues to each individual estate agent in Dubai; listings often show its number as the BRN, and it can be checked free with the Land Department.

## In depth

- [How to buy property in Dubai as a foreigner: the step-by-step guide](https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/guides/buying-property-in-dubai)


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