Buying Property in Ajman: A Guide for Overseas Buyers

Where foreigners can buy in Ajman

Ajman does not open the whole emirate to foreign ownership. Foreigners may own property only in the areas that the Ruler of Ajman designates by decree. Before you fall for a particular home, we confirm that its location falls within one of those designated areas. It is the first check on every shortlist we prepare.

Our shortlists follow your brief, and many of our clients see their first options from abroad. Currently there are 19 projects listed on this page, and prices start from AED 273,353. For a sense of scale, the price per square foot is shown as AED 450-1,400. Use it as a guide for comparing homes, not as a promise of what any one property will cost.

How ownership becomes official

A sale transfers ownership only once it is registered with the Ajman Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation. The Department then issues the title deed. Until registration is complete, you should not treat the purchase as finished, whatever has been agreed between the parties.

Costs to plan for

Buyers pay a sale registration fee and a title deed fee to the Ajman Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation. Once you own the property, annual service charges apply. Prices and official fees are quoted in UAE dirhams, the national currency, which is pegged to the US dollar. That gives overseas buyers a stable reference point when they compare costs in their own currency.

Buying off-plan safely

A developer needs a permit from the Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation to sell off-plan. Buyers' payments go into a project escrow account. Registration matters a great deal here. Sales of units in a development project that is not registered with the Department are void.

Off-plan sales must also be recorded in the Department's initial real estate register, or they are void. We check both points with you before you reserve a unit, so you know the project and your purchase are properly on the record.

Buying from abroad and viewing with us

You do not have to be in Ajman on the day you sign. A buyer may authorise a representative to sign the sale contract on their behalf, with the approval of the Ajman Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation. If you plan to buy this way, we explain the steps early so nothing holds up the process.

Bigbirdluxe Residences offers private viewings and prepares shortlists around your brief, for luxury homes in Ajman. You can reach us by phone or email, and we reply to both.

Updated October 2026 · Data: Palmera