Real estate transactions in Dubai can be carried out by power of attorney. A power of attorney is the official appointment of a third person (attorney-in-fact) by the principal for the purpose of representing the principal in the principal’s absence in the execution of legal transactions.
As a result, the proxy obtains the authority to carry out legal transactions on behalf of the principal. In the UAE, powers of attorney are subject to the formal requirement of notarization and legalization. Furthermore, the Dubai Land Department only accepts powers of attorney that specify the property and transaction in question and have a validity of no more than two years.
Powers of attorney issued abroad must be suitably translated and converted into a document valid in the UAE in accordance with the legalization procedure specified by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.