A company-to-individual transfer is the registration of a property out of a company’s name and into a person’s name (or the reverse). It is used when ownership is restructured for example when a shareholder takes a company-held property into personal ownership.
Where you’ll see it
You’ll see this where property has been held through a corporate vehicle (a UAE company or a free-zone entity) and the owners want it held personally, or vice versa. The DLD treats it as a registered transfer, with documentation proving the company’s authority and the relationship between the parties.
Why it matters
The structure of ownership affects fees, approvals and the documents required. A company-to-individual transfer is not automatic it needs corporate resolutions, valid trade licence documents, and DLD approval, and getting the paperwork wrong stalls the registration.
What it is not
It is not a simple name change on the title deed; it is a full transfer between two different legal persons. It is also not the same as a gift transfer between relatives, which has its own qualifying rules.
Example
A property held by a free-zone company is transferred into the personal name of its sole shareholder. The company passes a resolution authorising the transfer, and the DLD registers the property in the individual’s name on the strength of the corporate documents.
Connected documents and parties
Trade licence, company resolution, title deed, IDs; company, individual, DLD and the trustee office.
Going deeper: for help structuring a corporate or personal transfer, see a Dubai property transfer specialist.
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Last reviewed: June 2026