Danube Properties
Danube Bayz 102 tower in Dubai, for buyers from New Zealand
Danube Properties · For buyers from New Zealand

Own a Danube home in Dubai, from New Zealand.

Ready + Off-plan

New Zealand investors diversify into Dubai freehold property for higher net yields and no annual land tax, with Danube's masterplans the most requested product. Off-plan launches and ready-to-move residences, with flexible payment plans and 24-hour advisory callbacks.

Starting from approximately NZ$910K.

No obligation. Our team calls you back within 24 hours.

1%
Per month payment plan
Furnished
Handed over move-in ready
1993
Danube Group founded
24h
Callback promise
Why buy with us

Danube, Dubai's most trusted developer

  • 1% a month, no bank

    Almost the entire Danube portfolio sells on a 1% per month plan. It is a developer plan, not lending, so there is no mortgage application, no credit check and no interest on the instalments.

  • Furnished at handover

    Kitchens fitted, wardrobes in, furniture package on most releases. You are not managing a fit-out from another country, and the home can be let the week keys are issued.

  • Rizwan Sajan's 1% idea

    Danube Group has built in Dubai since 1993. Its founder built the business on the argument that a Dubai home should be bought out of monthly income, not a lump sum.

  • Convertible layouts

    Danube's signature moving-wall and fold-away designs turn a one-bed into a workable two-bed, so you buy usable rooms rather than paying for extra square feet.

The Danube difference

A Dubai home from New Zealand for about NZ$9,100 a month

Danube is the only large Dubai developer that sells almost its entire portfolio on a 1% per month plan, furnished at handover. Here is what that means for a buyer paying in NZD.

Monthly instalment
About NZ$9,100 a month
To reserve
NZ$91,000 booking (10%)
Instalments run for
Around 80 months on a 1% plan
Handed over
Fully furnished, kitchen fitted
Entry price
From NZ$910K
Paid in
AED, funded from NZD

What 1% a month works out to in NZD

Danube prices its homes on a 1% per month plan, which is the reason most buyers in New Zealand end up here rather than with a mainstream Dubai developer. On an entry-level Danube apartment at around NZ$910K, one per cent is roughly NZ$9,100 a month. You reserve with about NZ$91,000, then pay that monthly figure while the tower is built, with the balance falling due at handover. There is no bank, no mortgage application and no interest on the instalments.

  • No UAE salary certificate, credit file or bank approval is needed from a buyer in New Zealand.
  • The instalment is a fixed share of the price, so it does not move with interest rates.
  • Some releases carry a 0.5% variant or a post-handover tail; we quote the exact plan per project.

Why the monthly plan suits money sent from New Zealand

Buying off-plan from abroad usually means converting a large sum in one go and wearing whatever the NZD rate is on that day. A 1% plan breaks the purchase into small, predictable transfers instead, so the exchange rate averages out across the build rather than being fixed by a single transaction. It also means you are not sitting on an idle lump sum: the money leaves New Zealand on the same rhythm as your income.

  • Set a standing instruction in NZD rather than arranging a one-off remittance.
  • Payments go to the project's Dubai Land Department escrow account, not to a sales office.
  • Miss nothing at home: the first payment and the 4% registration fee are the only large transfers.

Furnished handover, which matters more from overseas

Danube hands over its homes furnished and fitted out - kitchen appliances, wardrobes, and in most releases the furniture package. For an owner in New Zealand that removes the part of a Dubai purchase that is genuinely hard to do remotely: sourcing, shipping and installing a fit-out you cannot supervise. The home can be let or occupied from the week keys are issued rather than months later.

  • No fit-out trip, no furniture shipping, no contractor to manage from another time zone.
  • Rentable immediately, which matters if the purchase is for yield rather than use.
  • Danube's own convertible layouts add a usable extra room without paying for extra area.

What a buyer from New Zealand actually gets at this price

Danube Properties has been building in Dubai since 1993 under Rizwan Sajan, whose whole positioning - "the 1% man" - is affordable ownership rather than trophy addresses. That shows in where the stock sits: Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Business Bay, Dubai Maritime City, Al Furjan and Jebel Ali Village. These are working, rentable districts rather than showpiece waterfront, which is why entry prices start near NZ$910K and yields hold up.

  • Studios and one-beds for yield; two- and three-beds and townhouses for families relocating.
  • A purchase at AED 2M or more, which can be two smaller units, carries the 10-year Golden Visa.
  • Freehold title in your own name, registered with the Dubai Land Department. No residency needed.
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Buying from New Zealand

We work with buyers across New Zealand

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Buyer guide

Buying Danube property from New Zealand

How New Zealand buyers remit funds, the tax treatment of Dubai rental income, and the 10-year Golden Visa in NZD. Written for the New Zealand market.

Read the New Zealand guide
Residency

Dubai Golden Visa property investment

The AED 2 million threshold, whether off-plan qualifies, costs, documents and the Danube projects that meet it.

Read the Golden Visa guide
Latest Launches

Flagship Danube projects

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Ready Danube homes, available today

Alongside our latest off-plan launches, we have a curated selection of completed, handover-ready Danube residences across Business Bay, JVC, Dubai Silicon Oasis and more, perfect for buyers who want to move in or start earning rental income straight away.

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Why Danube specifically

Six reasons overseas buyers pick Danube over a mainstream Dubai developer

01

1% a month, no bank

Almost the entire Danube portfolio sells on a 1% per month plan. It is a developer plan, not lending, so there is no mortgage application, no credit check and no interest on the instalments.

02

Furnished at handover

Kitchens fitted, wardrobes in, furniture package on most releases. You are not managing a fit-out from another country, and the home can be let the week keys are issued.

03

Rizwan Sajan's 1% idea

Danube Group has built in Dubai since 1993. Its founder built the business on the argument that a Dubai home should be bought out of monthly income, not a lump sum.

04

Convertible layouts

Danube's signature moving-wall and fold-away designs turn a one-bed into a workable two-bed, so you buy usable rooms rather than paying for extra square feet.

05

Rentable districts, not trophies

JVC, Business Bay, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Maritime City, Al Furjan and Jebel Ali Village: working addresses with real tenant demand, which is what holds the yield up.

06

Freehold and the Golden Visa

Title in your own name with no UAE residency required, and AED 2M invested, which can be two smaller units on two plans, carries the 10-year Golden Visa.

Where you'll live

Danube's master-planned communities across Dubai

From Business Bay and Dubai Marina to Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Maritime City, Jumeirah Village Circle, Al Warsan and Jebel Ali Village, every address is designed for lifestyle, connectivity and long-term value.

Map of Danube's master-planned communities across Dubai
The instalment
NZ$9,100

Roughly what one per cent a month comes to on an entry-level Danube home at NZ$910K.

To reserve
NZ$91,000

A 10% booking holds the unit, paid into the project's Dubai Land Department escrow account. The 4% registration fee follows.

What arrives
Furnished

Fitted kitchen, wardrobes and a furniture package on most releases, so the home is lettable from handover without a fit-out trip.

Get in touch

Ready to buy? Let's talk.

Our advisors will send you the latest floor plans, price lists and payment plans across off-plan launches and ready-to-move homes, no obligation. Register your interest and we will contact you back within 24 hours.

A Danube payment plan specialist calls you back within 24 hours.