Income under the projection
The forecast you signed on turns out to have been “just a target”, and your unit earns about what a yearly lease would, minus the fee, with no guarantee for you.
Switch Property Manager in Dubai Without Losing Bookings
Switching property managers in Dubai is easier with Homevy. We ensure the entire process is smooth, intentional, and carefully planned.
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- Around 91.1% average occupancyHomevy portfolio, Entrepreneur Middle East, August 2026
- Best Short-Term Rental Management Company in Dubai2026 Arabian Best of the Best Awards
- Airbnb Superhost statusa 4.9-star average across platforms
- Flat 20%no onboarding fee, no hidden charges
Occupancy and income vary by unit, area and season. Homevy's figures are portfolio averages.
Quick Facts on Changing Property Managers
Five things to know before you speak to your current manager.
- Get your records first
- Before you give notice, get your final statement and booking list in writing from your current manager.
- Read the exit clauses
- Read your notice period and exit clauses first, so the date you leave is the date the contract allows.
- Watch the calendar
- Dubai’s busiest months run from October to March, so a unit left empty then loses its highest-rate nights.
- Know the fee
- Homevy takes over for a flat 20% of net rental revenue with no onboarding fee, and pays you monthly.
- Check the record
- Across its portfolio, Homevy runs at around 91.1% average occupancy, and won Best Short-Term Rental Management Company in Dubai at the 2026 Arabian Best of the Best Awards.
When to Change Your Holiday Home Management Company in Dubai
It’s time to switch when your statements keep coming in below what you were shown, month after month. One bad month happens to everyone. A pattern across a whole season points at the manager.
Not sure whether the listing or the manager is the issue? Get free instant insights on your current listing from Homevy Score before you decide.
Fee creep
The advertised percentage turns into 25% or more once extras are added. Our guide to short-term rental management fees in Dubai shows what a fee should cover.
Repairs you never approved
Invoices for work nobody asked you about, every month.
Late payouts
You chase your own money, every month.
Silence
Email only, no named person and no phone number that gets answered.
Numbers you can’t check
Screenshots instead of booking data, and a dashboard that doesn’t match the payout.
What to Get From Your Dubai Property Manager Before Switching
Before you give notice, collect the four items below. Once a manager knows you're leaving, these get harder to chase.
| What to collect | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|
| Final owner statement | Your last payout depends on it | Every booking, fee, expense and deduction up to your exit date |
| Future bookings | Guests still expect a clean home and a working key | Dates, guest details, channel and what each guest paid |
| Holiday home permit status | You can't host legally without one | Whose name the permit is in and its expiry date |
| Furniture, keys and smart-lock codes | You need the unit back as you handed it over | An inventory, every key and access card, and the current codes |
On furniture: if it stays in the unit, walk it through against the inventory before you sign off. Anything missing or damaged is easier to raise now than at your next owner stay. If gaps need filling, our interior design and furnishing team can scope it.
What Happens to Your Holiday Home Permit After Changing Operators?
Before you give notice, check whose name is on your holiday home permit from Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET, formerly DTCM).
If your current manager holds it as the operator, plan for that permit to be cancelled. If you’re switching to an Airbnb property manager like Homevy, we make a fresh application for you.
AED 5,000 fine for hosting without a permit
It doubles for a repeat within a year, up to AED 100,000 (Executive Council Resolution No. 49 of 2014).
- Whose name it’s in
- Yours, or your current manager’s as the operator.
- Expiry date
- A permit lasts one year, and you can only renew it in the 30 days before it expires.
- What happens at your exit date
- Whether the permit needs cancelling, and who does it.
- Your documents
- Your title deed or SPA, and your passport or Emirates ID, ready for a new application.
Ending Your Airbnb Property Management Contract in Dubai
Your contract decides when you can leave and what it costs, so read it before you tell your manager anything. Then put your notice in writing, with the date you expect everything returned.
Notice period
How many days’ written notice the contract asks for, and from which date it counts.
Exit fees or penalties
Whether leaving early costs anything, and whether that charge is written into the contract or only mentioned.
Bookings after termination
Whether your manager can keep taking new bookings once you’ve given notice. Ask them to close the calendar from your exit date.
Final payout timing
When your last payout is due, so it doesn’t drift for months.
Listing and reviews
Whether the listing is on your account or theirs. If it’s theirs, plan for a new listing and new photos.
Utilities
Which DEWA and service accounts are in your name, so nothing is left unpaid.
Moving Bookings Without Losing Dubai's Peak Season
Time your switch so the handover falls before the busy weeks. Dubai's peak season for short term rentals runs from October to March, when nightly rates are at their highest, so a unit that switches managers in December costs far more than one that does in July.
Confirm which bookings stay, then plan the new listing around them.
- 1
Confirm every forward booking
Dates, guest names, the channel and what each guest paid.
- 2
Agree who hosts each stay
Ask your current manager in writing which bookings they will host up to your exit date, and agree a plan for the stays after it.
- 3
Close the old calendar from your exit date
So no new guests book with a manager who won’t be there.
- 4
Relaunch the listing
New photos, a new listing and pricing set around December and New Year demand. Our pricing optimisation covers event and season pricing.
Silkhaus owner agreements end
11 November 2026
Silkhaus Property Owners Before 11 November
If Silkhaus manages your property, you have a fixed date to plan around. Silkhaus has told owners it is ending its operations in Dubai (our research on Silkhaus closing), and owner agreements end on 11 November 2026. That’s six weeks into peak season, so start collecting the four items in the table above now.
The steps above apply to you in the same order. Where Silkhaus is the operator named on your permit, plan for a cancellation and a fresh application. If your furniture stays put, our team checks it against the inventory, and new photos are taken before your listing relaunches.
For a side-by-side view of the two companies, read Homevy vs Silkhaus.
What a Homevy Handover Looks Like
A Homevy handover starts with your current listing and ends with your first monthly payout. It runs in four steps, for a flat 20% of net rental revenue with no onboarding fee.
- 1
We check your listing
A free review of what your unit earns now, set against what it could earn. If a yearly lease would pay you more, our short-term vs long-term rental calculator shows it, and we’ll tell you.
- 2
We plan the switch
Your notice date, keys, access cards, utilities and DET permit, in that order.
- 3
We relaunch it
Professional photography and video at onboarding, then live on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, priced for the season.
- 4
We host, and you get paid
24/7 guest care, an inspection after every checkout, and your statement and payout within the first week of every month.
What Changes After You Switch
The five things owners chase their old manager about, and how each one works with Homevy.
Before
With Homevy
Your fee
An advertised percentage that turns into 25% or more once extras are added.
A flat 20%, performance based, so we earn only when you do. See how our fee is calculated.
Repairs
Invoices every month for work nobody asked you about.
We fix anything under AED 500 straight away and ask you before spending more.
Your numbers
Screenshots instead of booking data, and a dashboard that doesn’t match the payout.
Every booking, statement, expense and payment in the Homevy Owner app.
Payouts
You chase your own money, every month.
Your statement and payout arrive within the first week of every month.
Your own stays
Whatever the contract allows, fitted around the manager’s calendar.
Owner stays are free and unlimited. Block your dates in the app.
Your fee
Before
An advertised percentage that turns into 25% or more once extras are added.
A flat 20%, performance based, so we earn only when you do. See how our fee is calculated.
Repairs
Before
Invoices every month for work nobody asked you about.
We fix anything under AED 500 straight away and ask you before spending more.
Your numbers
Before
Screenshots instead of booking data, and a dashboard that doesn’t match the payout.
Every booking, statement, expense and payment in the Homevy Owner app.
Payouts
Before
You chase your own money, every month.
Your statement and payout arrive within the first week of every month.
Your own stays
Before
Whatever the contract allows, fitted around the manager’s calendar.
Owner stays are free and unlimited. Block your dates in the app.
Why Property Owners Switch to Homevy
Property owners switch to Homevy because the numbers are published and checkable.
91.1%
Average occupancy
Entrepreneur Middle East reported the figure in August 2026. Our Monthly Index publishes the record month by month.
10,000+
Guest nights hosted
With Airbnb Superhost status and a 4.9-star average across platforms.
2026
Award winner
Named Best Short-Term Rental Management Company in Dubai at the Arabian Best of the Best Awards.
- Transparency
- You see every booking, every rate and every cost. Nothing is hidden in your statement.
- No overpromising
- We give you realistic numbers from the start, and then we deliver on them.
- A team that messages first
- We message you before problems grow. You don’t have to chase us for updates.
- Tech forward
- Dubai’s most technology-forward Airbnb management company. Pricing, bookings and reporting all run on smart tools, so your unit earns more with less guesswork.
- Everything in house
- Furnishing, housekeeping and DET permit work, all run by our own team. See our full holiday home management in Dubai.
FAQs About Switching Property Managers in Dubai
Send us a messageCollect your final owner statement, forward bookings, permit status, and an inventory of furniture, keys and smart-lock codes. Then read your notice period and exit clauses, give notice in writing with the date you expect everything returned, and plan the new listing around the bookings that stay.
Switching to Homevy Before the Busy Weeks
If your current manager has you chasing statements, the cost grows every month you stay.
Send us your building and bedroom count on WhatsApp. We'll reply with what your unit needs to go live with Homevy.
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