RERA broker card: fees, renewal, exam and how to check one
The Real Estate Professional Practice Card carries your BRN and is what makes brokering property in Dubai legal. Join a licensed agency, take the approved course, pass the exam at 75%, apply in Trakheesi.
How to get the card
Steps as published on the DLD's Real Estate Licensing Application page, checked 25 September 2026.
Official licence fees
✓ Official — DLD service page, checked 25 September 2026The annual fee for the licence a brokerage holds, by activity. Each carries an extra AED 20 knowledge and innovation fee.
What the card and exam are quoted at
Quoted by providers, not DLD-published — checked 25 September 2026We could not find these on a public DLD page. Trakheesi shows the exact amount when you apply — treat the figures below as a guide, not gospel.
Questions brokers ask
What is a RERA broker card?
The Real Estate Professional Practice Card issued by the Dubai Land Department through Trakheesi. It carries your broker registration number (BRN) and is what makes it legal to broker property in Dubai. It is personal to you and tied to the brokerage you work for, so it is reissued when you change agency.
How much does a RERA broker card cost in Dubai?
The DLD publishes the exact amount inside Trakheesi when you apply. RERA-approved training providers and licensing consultants advertise AED 520 for a standard card (AED 500 plus AED 10 knowledge and AED 10 innovation fees), AED 5,020 for a valuer card, an exam at AED 700 plus small fees and VAT, and training between AED 2,400 and AED 4,000. Those are their published prices, checked 25 September 2026, not figures we found on a DLD page.
How do I renew my RERA broker card?
Through Trakheesi, before the card expires: log in, choose the renewal service, upload the current documents, get the application approved, then pay. Providers quote renewal at the same fee as issuance. Renewing late means practising unlicensed in the meantime, which is what agencies get fined for.
How do I check if a Dubai broker is licensed?
Ask for the BRN and check it in the Dubai Brokers portal at trakheesi.dubailand.gov.ae/dubaibrokers or in the Dubai REST app. A listing must also carry a Trakheesi permit number — no permit number, no legal advertisement.
What does it cost to license a brokerage, not just a broker?
The DLD's own service page lists the annual licence fee by activity: AED 5,000 for sales and leasing brokerage and other activities, AED 10,000 for exhibitions, owners' association supervision and valuation, AED 15,000 for leasing and management for others, AED 25,000 for development and AED 100,000 for a registration trustee, each plus an AED 20 knowledge and innovation fee.