Savills Real Estate Agency

Savills is one of the world's leading property agents, and its Dubai agency business gives buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants access to that global platform from a single office on Sheikh Zayed Road. The firm was founded in London in 1855 and today reports more than 42,000 people working across 700 offices in over 70 countries spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. In the Gulf, Savills states it was established in the Middle East more than 40 years ago, and in May 2018 it took full ownership of the long-established Cluttons Middle East business — a 190-person operation across seven regional locations — making the UAE arm its first wholly owned business in the region.

This listing covers Savills' brokerage and agency service lines in Dubai. On the residential side, the firm handles sales and leasing across the city's apartment, penthouse, villa and townhouse markets, acting for private owners, developers, funds and corporates. On the commercial side, Savills runs a dedicated commercial property agency covering offices, retail and industrial and logistics space for both sale and lease, alongside tenant representation for occupiers negotiating new space, and a capital markets team advising on investment sales and acquisitions. An international property desk connects Dubai-based buyers to Savills' global residential network, and the firm's in-house research team — which Savills describes as sitting at the heart of its business — underpins agency advice with market data built up over four decades in the Emirate.

Key Services

• Residential sales — apartments, penthouses, villas and townhouses
• Residential leasing and rentals
• Commercial property agency — offices, retail, industrial & logistics
• Tenant representation for office occupiers
• Capital markets and investment sales
• International property sales via the global Savills network
• Market research and strategic consultancy

Why Savills Matters for Dubai Buyers and Sellers

Dubai's brokerage market is crowded, but very few agencies combine a listed-company governance standard (Savills plc is publicly traded) with genuine cross-border reach. For sellers, that means a listing can be marketed not just to Dubai's resident buyer pool but through Savills offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and beyond — relevant in a market where a large share of prime transactions involve international capital. For commercial occupiers and investors, the firm's tenant representation and capital markets desks offer a counterweight to landlord-led brokerage, and its research output on Dubai office, retail and residential trends is among the most frequently cited in the regional press.

The Dubai office sits on the 22nd floor of Arenco Tower in Dubai Media City, a few minutes from Dubai Marina and steps from the Dubai Internet City Metro station, and operates Sunday to Thursday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Savills also maintains UAE offices in Abu Dhabi (Blue Sky Tower, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street) and Sharjah (Al Marzouqi Towers, King Faisal Road), so agency mandates that span more than one emirate can be handled within the same regional business. Note that Savills' property management and RICS-regulated valuation service lines in Dubai operate as separate practices — this profile focuses on the sales and leasing agency side of the business.