Villa and townhouse lettings across Dubai rose sharply in the third quarter of 2026, according to internal data from agency Allsopp & Allsopp.
Transaction volume was up 17 per cent year on year and 42 per cent on Q2, while total lettings value climbed 5 per cent against Q3 2025 and 46 per cent on the previous quarter. Applicant numbers also increased 33 per cent quarter on quarter.
“Family villas and townhouses were where we saw the most movement in lettings this quarter, from Tilal Al Ghaf and Arabian Ranches to the record we achieved in the Meadows. With Dubai’s population now above 4.8 million and families settling in for the new academic year, demand for family homes is strong, and tenants at every price point respond to well-presented homes that are priced correctly from the outset. The results this quarter reflect that,” Lewis Allsopp, Chairman of Allsopp & Allsopp said in a statement.
Tilal Al Ghaf topped the agency’s villa and townhouse lettings by area for the quarter, followed by Arabian Ranches and The Springs. Mudon, Jumeirah Golf Estates and Town Square were also among the busiest communities.
The quarter produced several high-value transactions. A villa at Sanctuary Falls in Jumeirah Golf Estates let for AED 2.4 million, a Garden Homes villa on Palm Jumeirah for AED 2 million, and a Signature Villas home, also on the Palm, for AED 1.8 million. A Jumeirah Islands villa went for AED 1.75 million.
In the Meadows, a renovated villa let for AED 1.6 million in September, a figure the agency says is the highest unfurnished rental recorded in that community.
