The most common miscalculation heirs make is pricing the transfer at 4% of the property’s value, as a sale would be. It is not. The Inheritance Title Transfer is charged at a flat AED 1,000 per property, plus the fixed registration items below — the same whether the apartment is worth eight hundred thousand or eight million.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Inheritance transfer fee | AED 1,000 per property |
| Title deed certificate | AED 250 |
| Map fee | AED 250 (apt/villa) · 100–225 (land) |
| Knowledge and innovation fees | AED 20 per drawing |
| Service partner fee | AED 130 plus VAT |
Figures per DLD’s published schedule; verified on the date in the footer and re-confirmed at the named official source on publish day.
The 4% DLD transfer fee is a fee on sales. It applies when the heirs — with title in their names — later sell to a buyer, and it applies then at the standard rate on the standard basis, exactly as any sale. To price an onward sale in full, trustee-office fee included, use the onward-sale calculator.
DLD collects one set of fees per property per transfer, paid on approval through DLD’s published channels. How the heirs share that cost between themselves is a private arrangement — the register records shares in the property, not shares of the invoice.
First, the court stage carries its own costs — court fees, translations, attestations — which belong to the succession process, not the DLD transfer. Second, where no-objection letters are required, banks and developers may charge their own administrative fees for issuing them. Neither changes the DLD schedule; both belong in the family’s budget. Coordinated execution of the whole file, fee handling included, runs end to end for you.
If the plan after the transfer is a sale, the onward sale is priced differently — see selling an inherited property.
Per property. Four heirs inheriting one apartment pay one fee; one heir inheriting four apartments pays four.
The service partner fee carries VAT; the government items are as published. The datestamped table above is the schedule to rely on.
No. The inheritance transfer is flat-rated — value matters only later, if the heirs sell, when the 4% applies to the sale.
Last updated: 21 July 2026 · Editorial Method