New homes in Laya Courtyard start at AED 706,000; keys are due Dec 2026; you pay 10% to book, 40% while it is built and 50% at the keys.
Keys
Dec 2026
The developer's handover date
Payment plan
10 / 40 / 50
10% to book, 40% while it is built, 50% at the keys
Bedrooms
Studio to 1 bed
Sizes
422 to 641 sq ft
Ownership
Freehold
Property types
Apartment
Registration fee
4% of the price
Paid to the Dubai Land Department
As of Nov 1, 2026. These details can change; confirm them with the developer before you book.
Dubai Land Department register
From price per sq ft
AED 1,673 per sq ft
At the smallest size listed
RERA project
2871
Check it in Dubai REST, the Dubai Land Department's official app.
Built
51%
Being built. DLD register, Nov 11, 2026
Completion on the register
Dec 2026
DLD shows only the current date. We have recorded it since Jun 12, 2026 and it hasn't moved.
Escrow account
بنك الإمارات دبي الوطني (ش.م.ع)
The bank that holds your payments
Registered homes
289
In 2 buildings
Dubai Land Department project register, as of Nov 11, 2026.
Paying for it
You pay 10% when you book, 40% as the building goes up, and 50% when you get the keys.
AED
When
Stage
Share
Amount
Paid by then
When you bookBooking · 10%
Booking
10%
AED 70,600+ AED 28,240 DLD fee
AED 98,840
As it is builtWhile it is built · 40%
While it is built
40%
AED 282,400
AED 381,240
At the keys (Dec 2026)Keys · 50%
Keys
50%
AED 353,000
AED 734,240
Booking payment, 10%
AED 70,600
Dubai Land Department fee (Oqood), 4%
AED 28,240
Cash you need to bookThe developer pays the broker, so there is no buyer's fee.
AED 98,840
Total costPrice plus the DLD fee
AED 734,240
The handover date (Dec 2026) is too close or already past to estimate the dates. Ask the developer for its current schedule.
Your payments go into the project's escrow account, which RERA watches, not straight to the developer.
A mortgage at the keys
Before you buy
Pay into the project's escrow account only.
This project's escrow account is at the bank named on the register above, watched by RERA. Pay into that account, never to a person.
Check the developer's record.
The Dubai Land Department project register lists 3 finished projects by this developer since 2017. 3 of the 3 were finished by the completion date DLD holds now. DLD replaces that date when a project is given more time and keeps no earlier dates, so this can't show which ones ran late. We have recorded the completion dates of their 2 projects under way since Jun 12, 2026. None has moved since then.
Budget for the service charge.
Once the building is finished you pay a yearly service charge per sq ft, set from the building's budget and approved by RERA. Ask Laya Developers for the estimate.
Register the sale with Oqood.
The Land Department records off-plan sales in its Oqood register. Until your sale is on it, the home isn't in your name.
Is the price fair?
Dubai Land Department recorded 16 off-plan sales of studio apartments of 414 sq ft to 621 sq ft in LAYA COURTYARD, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Dubai Land Department recorded 16 off-plan sales of studio apartments of 414 sq ft to 621 sq ft in LAYA COURTYARD, from Nov 10, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. Here is what they sold for, and where this project's from price sits.
Median price AED 1,598 per sq ft
AED 1,580 to AED 1,588 per sq ft
2 sales
AED 1,588 to AED 1,596 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,596 to AED 1,604 per sq ft
6 sales
AED 1,604 to AED 1,613 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,613 to AED 1,621 per sq ft
0 sales
AED 1,621 to AED 1,629 per sq ft
5 sales
AED 1,629 to AED 1,637 per sq ft
0 sales
AED 1,637 to AED 1,645 per sq ft
1 sale
AED 1,580 per sq ftAED 1,645 per sq ft
This project AED 1,673 per sq ft, above every sale
Half of the sales sold for AED 1,598 to AED 1,625 per sq ft
The median is the middle sale: half sold for less, half for more.
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Price per sq ft
Sales
AED 1,580 to AED 1,588 per sq ft
2
AED 1,588 to AED 1,596 per sq ft
1
AED 1,596 to AED 1,604 per sq ft
6
AED 1,604 to AED 1,613 per sq ft
1
AED 1,613 to AED 1,621 per sq ft
0
AED 1,621 to AED 1,629 per sq ft
5
AED 1,629 to AED 1,637 per sq ft
0
AED 1,637 to AED 1,645 per sq ft
1
The 3 closest sales
Picked from the 16 similar sales above, closest in size to this project's smallest home.
Mar 2026AED 698,866AED 1,598 per sq ftLAYA COURTYARD-B, 437 sq ft
Apr 2026AED 699,898AED 1,598 per sq ftLAYA COURTYARD-B, 438 sq ft
Oct 2026AED 724,201AED 1,645 per sq ftLAYA COURTYARD-A, 440 sq ft
Off-plan sales only, of the same home type, bedrooms and size band.
What similar homes sold for
The median price of off-plan homes with the same number of bedrooms that sold in Dubai Studio City in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026. The smallest type is checked at the from price.
Type
Off-plan median
Sales
Against similar sales
Studio apartmentFrom AED 706,000 here
Off-plan medianAED 568,000AED 1,593 per sq ft
Sales504
Check the from price
1-bed apartment
Off-plan medianAED 1,063,000AED 1,477 per sq ft
Sales395
Sales from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A median needs at least 30 sales.
Rent and yield
Gross yield at the from priceRent ÷ price
6.8%
Typical gross yield of similar ready homes
9.4%
Median rent of studio apartments in Dubai Studio City
AED 48,000 a year
Rent contracts counted
586
Rented between
Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026
Studio apartment
AED 48,000 a year
1-bed apartment
AED 70,000 a year
There is no DLD service charge for this project or its area, so we leave out the service charge and the net yield.
Gross yield is a year's rent before costs, as a share of the price. At the from price: AED 48,000 ÷ AED 706,000 = 6.8%. The home earns nothing until the keys, and new buildings often rent for more than older ones.
Rents come from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts: new residential contracts in the area, all buildings. A median is the middle one: half are lower, half higher.
On your doorstep
Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station7.3 km, 17 min driveMetro station
Dwight School Dubai600 m, 10 min walkSchool
Victory Heights Primary School1.2 km, 20 min walkBritish school
JSS International School5 km, 11 min driveIndian school
Joud Boulevard East1.1 km, 18 min walkMall
Mediclinic Springs6.8 km, 13 min driveHospital
Jumeirah Lakes Towers10 km, 21 min driveOffices
Trump International Golf Club, DAMAC Hills1.6 km, 7 min driveGolf
Laya Courtyard is a Laya Developers building in Dubai Studio City with studio and one-bedroom apartments from AED 706,000, and its listed handover is December 2026, next month.
With the listed handover due next month, ask the developer for a construction update and when the completion certificate is expected.
The plan is 10% on booking, 40% during construction and 50% at handover. At the from price that is AED 70,600, AED 282,400 and AED 353,000. Separately, the 4% DLD fee comes to AED 28,240; ask when it is due. The listing also shows a four-step version (10 / 40 / 20 / 30), so get the full schedule in writing.
Homes are studios and one-bedroom apartments from 422 to 641 sq ft. The listing also gives a 442 sq ft studio, inside that range, and a 670 sq ft one-bedroom, above it, so check the floor plans. The pool has separate areas for adults and children, with sun loungers. Residents also share a Sky Deck lounge, a gymnasium, a padel tennis court and a clubhouse.
Dwight School Dubai is about 590 m away, around a 10-minute walk, and Victory Heights Primary School about 1.2 km. A medical centre is about 1.4 km away and Trump International Golf Club, DAMAC Hills about 1.6 km. Jumeirah Golf Estates Metro Station is about 7.3 km away, around 17 minutes by car.
