Are UK buyers overtaking Indians in Dubai property sales?

Q2-2025 sees clear spike in UK and Irish buyers being active in Dubai freehold market

- BY MANOJ NAIR

The Dubai’s property market is seeing a sustained increased in investors from the UK — and Ireland — in recent weeks, with some real estate agencies saying British buyers have even gone past those from India and Pakistan in deals.

There has already been much speculation that Dubai will see a renewed influx of buying from UK nationals, especially when it comes to demand for luxury and super-luxury properties.

A recent report highlighted that millionaires from the UK would be among the most likely to head to the UAE amid talk about a wealth tax in the UK.

Major shift