According to Executive Council Resolution No. 26 of 2014 Regarding the Usufruct of Real Estate Properties in the Emirate of Sharjah, (1 MB, PDF, in Arabic) foreign nationals and companies owned by foreign nationals in the UAE do not have the right to own, but they have the right of usufruct for 100 years maximum after registering such usufruct right with the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD).

The resolution stipulates also that usufruct right must be within the areas specified by the Government of Sharjah for this purpose, and it is given only after a special approval is obtained from the Ruler of Sharjah.

Read FAQs relating to buying usufruct right in Sharjah.

For more information, contact the Real Estate Registration Department.

Check also:

• Emiri Decree No. 47 on Land Registration (1 MB, PDF, in Arabic)
• List of property brokers in Sharjah.