Agents close dozens of tenancies per month. Typing centres cost 1-2 hours per deal. Online generation slashes this to 3 minutes.
Agent workflow: 5 tenancies per day
1
Collect documents
WhatsApp: landlord's title deed + Emirates ID + DEWA bill. Tenant's Emirates ID.
2
Generate at tenancycontract.com
3 minutes per contract.
3
Send PDF for signing
Email or WhatsApp to both parties.
4
Collect signed originals
Physical or scan-back.
5
Register Ejari
Self-serve or agent-assisted. AED 220.
6
Invoice commission
5% of annual rent.
RERA compliance
- Valid RERA broker card (annual renewal)
- Company brokerage licence
- DLD v1.4 for every contract (no custom drafts)
- Commission agreements documented separately
- Truthful marketing (no false claims)
- Trakheesi permit for every online listing
Commission structures
- Residential: 5% standard
- Commercial: 5-10%
- High-value villas: flat AED 15,000-30,000
- Corporate bulk: negotiated retainer
- Sub-agent split: 50/50 typical
Managing multiple contracts
- Spreadsheet: property, tenant, landlord, dates, commission, status
- Track Ejari deadline (30 days)
- Schedule renewal calls 60 days before end
- Save signed PDFs in cloud
- Follow-up on utility connections
What agents should NOT do
- Sign the tenancy contract themselves (parties only)
- Draft custom contracts outside DLD
- Charge for contract preparation (should be free)
- Charge both parties commission (unethical)
- Skip Ejari to save time
For the create pillar, see create tenancy contract complete guide.