Question: Can you explain the ownership laws if I am buying property (apartment or a villa) in Dubai? Will the property and the land it is on be something I can bequeath to my children, as I would with property back home in India? How does this work? What happens to the property in case I die?

Response: Pursuant to your queries, the provisions of Law No. 7 of 2006 concerning Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai (the ‘Dubai Law No. 7 of 2006 on Real Property Registration’); Federal Law no. 28 of 2005 related to Personal Status (the ‘Personal Status Law of UAE’); Law No. 15 of 2017 Concerning Administration of Estates and Implementation of Wills of Non-Muslims in the Emirate of Dubai (the ‘Dubai Wills Law’); and DIFC Wills and Probate Registry Rules (the 'DIFC WPR Rules') are applicable.