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Insights

Insights for medical professionals considering Dubai

Longer answers to the questions colleagues ask most, each dated, sourced and written by a dentist who made the move.

Three articles to start, published 22 October 2026: the UK and Dubai tax and yield comparison, the seven things I wish I had known, and how a dental clinic is valued. More follow monthly; the FAQ has the short answers.

UK vs Dubai for dentists: tax and yield compared

A side-by-side of UK and Dubai property tax and yield for a dentist, with GOV.UK and DLD sources: CGT 18% and 24%, IHT 40%, no UAE personal income tax or CGT, gross yields 5 to 8%.

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What I wish I knew before moving to Dubai as a dentist

Seven lessons from a UK dentist's own relocation: titles, commission clauses, licensing costs, property agents, dependants' paperwork, unadvertised jobs, and the risk that shrinks on arrival.

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How dental clinics are valued in Dubai

EBITDA multiples of 3 to 5 times for established polyclinics, revenue multiples for small practices, the adjustments that move them, and why the property is valued separately.

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Hubs

Medical professionals

Licence, job, visa, home, in order.

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Healthcare property

Clinics, premises, the dual-track process.

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Invest

Off-plan vs ready, costs, yields, tax wording.

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Dr Deepak Songra, UK dentist and Dubai property broker
Written by Dr Deepak Songra BDS (GDC: 68552) | RERA-registered broker BRN 84122, Provident Real Estate Broker L.L.C, ORN 1933 | About Deepak | LinkedIn| Last reviewed 22 October 2026

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