A Dubai Real Estate Court has ruled that an Asian investor must pay Dh100,000 to a real estate brokerage after failing to settle the agreed commission for a Burj Khalifa residential unit. Documents show that the investor hired the brokerage to find a suitable apartment. Dubai Land Department records also verified the lease registration and renewal, affirming the broker’s efforts. Under UAE real estate laws and Court of Cassation precedents, brokers are entitled to fees once they facilitate a concluded contract. The court therefore ordered the investor to pay Dh100,000 in commission, Dh5,000 for delay, and additional interest, legal fees, and costs. He later signed a one-year lease worth Dh650,000 but refused to pay the previously agreed commission.
