Dubai Real Estate Service Charges

What do you pay the service charge for for a real estate property in Dubai and why are some owners unwilling to pay service charges for their property in Dubai?

Here are 7 reason for service charges

• Common area services and maintenance
• Specialised services such as fire systems, lifts, swimming pool, building maintenance unit
• Management cost (Interim OA manager and/or developer)
• Building Insurance cost
• Contingency costs for spare parts, materials, improvements etc
• Utility bills such as Dewa and Palm District Cooling (capacity and consumption)
• Master community service charge

Here are 5 common reasons why owners fail to meet their obligation

• Financial constraints on the part of owners
• Owners are living abroad
• Lack of understanding of what the service charge is for
• Lack of awareness that the charges are an annual affair
• Lack of understanding by owners that issues concerning individual units have no connection with common area and service maintenance