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Where to negotiate rent in Business Bay
Business Bay: you can negotiate hardest in Sol Avenue. For a studio, adverts ask AED 89,000 and new tenants signed AED 72,000 (+24%), with 22 homes for rent against 20 leases a year. Open at what tenants signed, not at the advert. Ranked from every building with 10+ leases and 5+ adverts of a home type.
Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026; adverts of 16 Oct 2026 · How it works
“In Sol Avenue, landlords ask 24% over what tenants sign. That is your opening argument. Bring the signed figure, and ask which units have been empty longest.”
Where to push hardest
Ranked by how far adverts sit above signed rents, and how many homes stand empty.
Where to negotiate hardest, ranked
| Building | Area | Home | Asking | Signed | Gap | For rent now | Leases | Ending 60 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sol Avenue | Business Bay | Studio | 89,000 | 72,000 | +24% | 22 | 20 | 37 | Work out my offer |
| West Five Business Bay Residences | Business Bay | 1-bed | 110,000 | 92,000 | +20% | 48 | 62 | 2 | Work out my offer |
| The Pad | Business Bay | 1-bed | 110,000 | 90,000 | +22% | 34 | 103 | 23 | Work out my offer |
| The Atria | Business Bay | 2-bed | 164,950 | 135,000 | +22% | 17 | 65 | 21 | Work out my offer |
| Century | Business Bay | Studio | 57,000 | 50,000 | +14% | 51 | 36 | – | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Two | Business Bay | 1-bed | 109,000 | 95,000 | +15% | 53 | 59 | – | Work out my offer |
| Ontario Tower | Business Bay | 1-bed | 89,994 | 75,000 | +20% | 21 | 60 | 28 | Work out my offer |
| Royal Regency | Business Bay | 1-bed | 108,990 | 95,000 | +15% | 45 | 57 | – | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Three | Business Bay | 1-bed | 119,000 | 100,000 | +19% | 75 | 269 | 1 | Work out my offer |
| Bay's Edge | Business Bay | 1-bed | 89,450 | 79,000 | +13% | 24 | 32 | 17 | Work out my offer |
| Mag 318 | Business Bay | 1-bed | 105,000 | 92,500 | +14% | 27 | 45 | 74 | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Two | Business Bay | Studio | 70,000 | 65,000 | +8% | 53 | 46 | – | Work out my offer |
| Safeer Tower 2 | Business Bay | Studio | 54,000 | 47,092 | +15% | 17 | 63 | 11 | Work out my offer |
| Reva Residences | Business Bay | 2-bed | 114,995 | 100,000 | +15% | 18 | 81 | 77 | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Two | Business Bay | 2-bed | 150,000 | 140,000 | +7% | 44 | 18 | – | Work out my offer |
| Terraces Marasi Drive | Business Bay | 2-bed | 247,000 | 231,000 | +7% | 12 | 12 | 5 | Work out my offer |
| Capital Bay B | Business Bay | 2-bed | 124,999 | 115,000 | +9% | 17 | 22 | 15 | Work out my offer |
| Royal Regency | Business Bay | 2-bed | 157,494 | 145,000 | +9% | 10 | 13 | – | Work out my offer |
| Century | Business Bay | 1-bed | 85,000 | 80,000 | +6% | 33 | 26 | – | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Four | Business Bay | Studio | 85,500 | 81,000 | +6% | 80 | 28 | – | Work out my offer |
| Urban Oasis | Business Bay | 2-bed | 150,000 | 135,000 | +11% | 32 | 78 | 34 | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Four | Business Bay | 1-bed | 136,500 | 130,000 | +5% | 76 | 74 | – | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Four | Business Bay | 3-bed | 314,997 | 300,000 | +5% | 29 | 13 | – | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Four | Business Bay | 2-bed | 232,500 | 225,000 | +3% | 28 | 15 | – | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Three | Business Bay | 2-bed | 180,000 | 165,000 | +9% | 25 | 66 | 1 | Work out my offer |
| Avanti Tower | Business Bay | Studio | 55,000 | 50,000 | +10% | 11 | 49 | 24 | Work out my offer |
| Paramount Tower Hotel & Residences | Business Bay | 3-bed | 240,000 | 225,000 | +7% | 19 | 35 | 55 | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Five | Business Bay | 1-bed | 145,000 | 132,713 | +9% | 19 | 67 | 19 | Work out my offer |
| Capital Bay B | Business Bay | Studio | 55,000 | 50,000 | +10% | 15 | 80 | 15 | Work out my offer |
| Churchill Tower | Business Bay | 2-bed | 130,000 | 120,000 | +8% | 27 | 95 | 35 | Work out my offer |
| Upside Living | Business Bay | Studio | 84,999 | 78,000 | +9% | 59 | 280 | 61 | Work out my offer |
| Elite Business Bay Residence | Business Bay | 2-bed | 115,000 | 112,500 | +2% | 19 | 23 | 67 | Work out my offer |
| Sol Avenue | Business Bay | 2-bed | 145,000 | 142,500 | +2% | 19 | 22 | 37 | Work out my offer |
| Elite Business Bay Residence | Business Bay | 1-bed | 79,999 | 75,000 | +7% | 28 | 82 | 67 | Work out my offer |
| Urban Oasis | Business Bay | 3-bed | 249,900 | 260,000 | −4% | 23 | 19 | 34 | Work out my offer |
| Park Central | Business Bay | 1-bed | 68,999 | 72,000 | −4% | 43 | 27 | 19 | Work out my offer |
| Marquise Square Tower | Business Bay | Studio | 79,999 | 75,000 | +7% | 45 | 140 | 61 | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Three | Business Bay | Studio | 80,000 | 75,000 | +7% | 36 | 114 | 1 | Work out my offer |
| Peninsula Five | Business Bay | Studio | 90,000 | 85,000 | +6% | 20 | 55 | 19 | Work out my offer |
| Nobles | Business Bay | 2-bed | 150,000 | 150,000 | +0% | 77 | 84 | 25 | Work out my offer |
How it works, and where the numbers come from
Median new Ejari lease for the building and home type, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, from the Dubai Land Department. Also the renewal median.
Median advert for the same building and home type, listing sites on 16 Oct 2026. The gap is your first argument.
Homes for rent now against leases signed in a year, and leases ending in the next 60 days. More choice, more room to push.
Points from 1–3 set the room to negotiate (high, medium, low) and an opening offer 1–6% under the signed figure.
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Buying in Business Bay? Sale prices, every tower, resale and off-plan: Business Bay on BUY DUBAI →
Questions
Where can I negotiate rent hardest in Business Bay?
Business Bay: you can negotiate hardest in Sol Avenue. For a studio, adverts ask AED 89,000 and new tenants signed AED 72,000 (+24%), with 22 homes for rent against 20 leases a year. Open at what tenants signed, not at the advert. Ranked from every building with 10+ leases and 5+ adverts of a home type.
How do I work out my offer?
Take the median new lease the building signed in the last 12 months. Where adverts ask well above it and many homes are for rent, open 5–6% under it; otherwise 1–3% under.
Where do these numbers come from?
Signed rents: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Asking rents: listing-site adverts of 16 Oct 2026, matched by building name.
Sale prices, resale and off-plan, tower facts and developer photos: BUY DUBAI, our sister site for buyers. Rents: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases.