Layla Hassan
Senior Advisor · 11 years Dubai · RERA #67421
Layla Hassan is a Senior Advisor at Dubai House Market and has practised in Dubai's residential and family-office real-estate market continuously since 2014. She holds RERA broker licence #67421 and is the firm's lead point of contact for buyers from the Gulf and Levant.
Before joining Dubai House Market, Layla spent four years at a Sharjah-based developer's investor-relations desk, followed by five years advising Gulf families on multi-generational property structures via DIFC. Her clients are typically principals acquiring AED 5M+ properties for family use, generational wealth transfer, or both.
She reviews every published Q&A on this site that touches Arabic-language markets, GCC inheritance considerations, or Sharia-compatible financing structures. She is fluent in English, Arabic, and French.
▸ Specialisms
- RERA-licensed broker: 11 years in Dubai
- Family-office and multi-generational property structuring
- DIFC Will and inheritance planning for Gulf families
- Sharia-compatible mortgage and finance routing
- Arabic-speaking buyer advisory
Every recommendation Layla publishes here passes a single test: would she advise her own family the same way?
▸ Articles
- →Can foreigners buy property in Dubai?Written by this advisor
- →What is the Dubai Golden Visa property investment threshold?Reviewed by this advisor
- →Are Dubai off-plan property investments safe?Written by this advisor
- →Freehold vs leasehold in Dubai, what's the difference?Written by this advisor
- →What taxes apply to Dubai property?Reviewed by this advisor
- →What ROI do Dubai off-plan properties deliver?Written by this advisor
- →How do I sell Dubai off-plan property before handover?Reviewed by this advisor
- →Which Dubai area has the highest ROI?Written by this advisor
- →How is Dubai property inherited, and why do foreigners register a DIFC Will?Written by this advisor
- →Can I run Airbnb / short-term rentals on a Dubai property, and what licence do I need?Reviewed by this advisor
- →Should I buy Dubai property in my own name or through a company?Reviewed by this advisor
- →How long does a Dubai property transfer take from offer to title deed?Written by this advisor