Form F, Form A, Form B, Oqood and Ejari: the DLD Contracts on the Exam

In RERA’s own words, Contract A is “An agreement to market a property between the seller and the real estate brokerage”, Contract B is “An agreement of desire to purchase a property between the buyer and the real estate broker”, and Contract F is “An agreement to sell a property between the seller and the buyer”. RERA’s 2024 Brokerage Practice Guide says brokers “must commit to using smart contracts for real estate marketing and sales”. Around those three sit DLD’s lease brokerage and property viewing agreements, the registers a sale ends up in (the Interim Property Register for off-plan units, known on DLD’s own systems as Oqood, and the Property Register that issues title deeds), and Ejari, where tenancy contracts are registered (a DLD function since Law No. (4) of 2019). This page sets out what each does, who signs, what DLD charges today and the law behind it, which provides a basis for studying these topics. The contracts are one of the eight areas of our RERA exam practice.

RERA Practice Guide 2024, DLD rules and regulations page, Law No. (13) of 2008, Law No. (7) of 2006, DLD Ejari e-service; read 28 October 2026.

Contracts A, B and F are smart contracts: DLD’s broker journey guides show each one created in the Dubai Brokers application (in the Dubai REST app, or the Dubai Broker web application on MyDLD), not downloaded as a blank form. The leasing forms and the Ejari contract are PDFs on DLD’s site. All links go to dubailand.gov.ae; use the version Trakheesi or DLD serves on the day.

• Contract A: DLD’s broker journey guide (PDF)
• Contract B: DLD’s broker journey guide (PDF)
• Contract F: DLD’s broker journey guide (PDF)
• RERA’s Real Estate Brokerage Practice Guide 2024, with the definitions of A, B and F (PDF)
• Lease brokerage agreement between the owner and broker (PDF, August 2022 version)
• Lease brokerage agreement between the broker and tenant (PDF, August 2022 version)
• Property viewing agreement (PDF, August 2022 version)
• Ejari unified tenancy contract (PDF)
• Oqood: DLD’s e-service to register an initial (off-plan) sale
• Ejari: DLD’s e-service to register or renew a tenancy contract

Behind the smart contracts is Bylaw No. (85) of 2006, Article (26): a brokerage agreement “must be in writing and must state the names of the contracting parties, the specifcations of the Real Property, and the brokerage terms”, and it is entered in the record of the Real Property Register. The guide adds, under the registration trustee offices that handle sales for DLD, that “All brokers are mandated to use electronic contracts to record real estate sales transactions.”

DLD’s broker journey guides show how the three connect in practice. All three are created in the Dubai Brokers application (in the Dubai REST app, or the Dubai Broker web application on MyDLD). Contract A records the seller and the broker and validates the title deed; Contract B records the buyer and the broker; and in the workflow shown in DLD’s guide, Contract F is created from an approved Contract A and linked to an active Contract B. Brokers also refer to other forms, but DLD’s 2024 guide lists A, B and F.

A listing is not advertised on the strength of Contract A alone. The 2024 guide says brokerages “must obtain a permit for any real estate advertisement or marketing material through the Trakheesi system” and “the permit number must be displayed on the ad”, and lists fourteen kinds of advertising that need one, from newspaper and SMS ads to electronic ads, open days, real estate promotion platforms and seminars. DLD’s ad permit e-service charges AED 1,000 per permit (AED 5,000 for a project launch event) plus an AED 20 knowledge and innovation fee, and for most permit types it requires a copy of the marketing contract with the property owner: in practice, Contract A. DLD’s rules and regulations page lists a circular of 2 August 2022 titled “Linking Real Estate Permits with the real estate e-marketing contract - Form A”, and one of 11 April 2023 titled “Applying the QR code system for real estate ads”. For off-plan projects, RERA Circular (02-2025) told developers that “all real estate advertisements must include a QR Code linked to the project’s marketing permit”.

For off-plan marketing the guide sets three checks for a broker: the project must be licensed and registered with RERA; there must be an escrow account for the project, “instructing buyers to only deposit amounts towards properties in their respective escrow accounts”; and there must be a marketing contract between the developer and the brokerage office. Law No. (13) of 2008, Article (9), says a developer marketing through a broker “must contract with a certifed Real Estate Broker” under Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 and register that contract with the Department. The guide points to the Dubai REST app, under Mashrooi, to check that a project is licensed and registered.

RERA provides an amicable settlement service for disputes relating to Contract F. In the guide’s description: should the contracting parties reach an agreement by submitting the application through Trakheesi, the concerned department holds a meeting to discuss the breach and try to reach an amicable settlement; if an amicable solution is not reached, “the parties must resort to the judicial authorities to settle the dispute.” Separately, Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 sets up a council at the Department to settle disputes over brokerage agreements, which hears a dispute only if the brokerage agreement provides for amicable settlement by the Department or the parties later agree in writing (Article 35), and must settle the dispute within 30 days of referral of the file, unless the period is extended for valid reasons (Article 38(4)).

One of the 4 free questions you can try is on the DLD contracts. It is printed exactly as our practice set shows it, with the explanation you see after answering.

DLD publishes three leasing forms under “Leasing Brokerage Agreement” on its rules and regulations page, each dated August 2022. All three ask for the broker office’s ORN, company name and commercial licence number and the broker’s BRN, so the person and the office are both identified on paper.

Law No. (13) of 2008 created the Interim Property Register: the documents in which “sale contracts, Off-plan Sales, and other off-plan legal dispositions of real property are registered prior to inclusion in the Property Register.” DLD’s own systems list the service as “Initial Registration (OQOOD 2.0)”, which is why the market calls interim registration Oqood. The rule the exam turns on is Article (3)(1): any disposition of a unit sold off-plan is entered in the Interim Property Register, and any sale or other disposition that transfers or restricts ownership “will be void unless entered in that Register.”

The title deed belongs to the other register. Under Law No. (7) of 2006 the Department keeps a Property Register of all real property rights with “absolute evidentiary value against all parties” (Article 7), whose data may be challenged only if proven to result from fraud or forgery; every disposition that creates, transfers, changes or extinguishes a real property right must be recorded there, and under Article (9) as superseded by Law No. (7) of 2019 it “will not be deemed effective unless recorded in the Real Property Register”; and the Department issues title deeds from the register’s data (Article 22), which “will have absolute evidentiary value in verifying Real Property Rights” (Article 24). Law No. (13) of 2008, Article (8), connects the two: developers enter completed projects in the Property Register once they receive the completion certificate, including sold units in the names of purchasers who have fulfilled their contractual obligations.

RERA’s Tenancy Guide: “EJARI is an online program developed by RERA for recording tenancy contracts for all types of property in the Emirate of Dubai, pursuant to Law No. 26 of 2007, as amended by Law No. 33 of 2008.” It calls registration through Ejari mandatory. The law behind it is Article (4) of Law No. (26) of 2007, which Law No. (33) of 2008 replaced. The replacement text reads: “All Tenancy Contracts or any amendments to such Tenancy Contracts related to Real Property which are subject to the provisions of this Law will be registered with RERA.” The original 2007 article went on to bar authorities from considering any claim on an unregistered lease contract; that sentence is not in the 2008 replacement text. The Ejari unified tenancy contract puts the duty on the landlord: “The landlord undertakes to register this tenancy contract on EJARI”. Since 2019 the registration is DLD’s job, not RERA’s: Law No. (4) of 2019, Article (10)(b), says “The DLD hereby succeeds RERA in exercising all the functions related to the registration of Lease Contracts and regulation of the relationship between Landlords and Tenants”.

Contracts, Ejari and Oqood are where small facts decide a question: who signs, which register, which body. On the exam itself, RERA Circular 31/2014 sets the pass mark at 85% on the initial licensing exam and the annual renewal exam. The Dubai RERA Broker Exam Complete Pass Pack drills these alongside the other topics and has its own 14-day practice plan, about 75 minutes a day on average (days 12 and 13 are each a separate 70-question full mock with a 120-minute limit), 6 timed practice mocks of 70 questions with a 120-minute limit (our practice format, not a confirmed official one), 8 topic drills and 6 scenario drills, Revise fast answer cards whose explanations cite the law, bylaw or official DLD/RERA guidance behind them, a plain-English revision kit PDF and the Annual Renewal Refresher, with no expiry. You can try 4 free questions first. Our 14-day plan puts the contracts in the first week.

To test yourself on the contracts under time, the Dubai RERA Broker Exam Complete Pass Pack offers its own 14-day practice plan, about 75 minutes a day on average (days 12 and 13 are each a separate 70-question full mock with a 120-minute limit), and you can try 4 free questions first; our worked sample questions cover escrow and ethics too.