Trakheesi and BRN in Dubai: How to Check a Property Advert and the Broker Behind It

The Short Answer

What Trakheesi Is

What a BRN Is

How to Verify Them: A Five-Minute Routine

Red Flags

Where Your Money Should Go

If You Are Searching From Abroad

Why Choose Banke International Properties?

Conclusion

Dubai Property Insights · Buying Safely Trakheesi and BRN in Dubai: How to Check a Property Advert and the Broker Behind It In Dubai, a genuine property advert should carry a Trakheesi permit number, and the broker behind it should hold a RERA broker card number (BRN). You can check both before you reply, view or pay anything. This Banke UAE guide explains what each

number means, where to verify it, and what to do when an advert does not add up. It is written for buyers, tenants and investors who are searching from abroad as well as from inside the UAE. The Short Answer Trakheesi is the permit system used by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), part of the Dubai Land Department (DLD), to authorise property advertising in

Dubai. An advert for a Dubai property is expected to show a permit number. A BRN identifies an individual broker who is registered with RERA. If an advert has no permit number, or the broker cannot give you a BRN, treat that as a reason to stop and ask questions. Neither number proves that a property is a good buy. They only show that the

advert and the broker are known to the regulator. The checks below are the first layer, and they take a few minutes. What Trakheesi Is Trakheesi means "permit" in Arabic. In practice it is the permit number that a licensed brokerage must obtain before it advertises a specific property, whether on a portal, on social media, on a billboard or in print. The permit is

tied to the property and the advertiser, which is why the same number should not appear on unrelated adverts. Where to look. The permit number is normally shown on the advert page or on the creative itself. If you cannot find it, ask the broker for it in writing. What to match. The property, the advertising company and the type of advert (sale or rent)

in the permit record should match what you were shown. What it does not cover. A permit does not guarantee the price, the condition, the availability or the seller's right to sell. What a BRN Is A broker registration number, shown on the RERA broker card, identifies an individual who is registered to work as a property broker in Dubai, linked to a licensed brokerage.

Ask for the number and the name on the card, then compare both with the advert, the contract and any invoice you receive. Also confirm the brokerage itself. A licensed agency has a trade licence and a physical office. If the name on the advert, the name on the contract and the name on the bank account are all different, ask why before you go

any further. How to Verify Them: A Five-Minute Routine Ask for both numbers in writing. A genuine broker will send the permit number and the BRN without delay. Check them on official DLD channels. Use the Dubai Land Department website or its official app. Do not rely on a screenshot or a link sent in a chat message. Match the details. The advertiser, the property

and the broker should line up with what the permit record shows. Search the property. If the same photos or the same unit appear under different agencies and different prices, ask which one is authorised to market it. Confirm the seller or landlord. Ask for proof that the person you are dealing with owns the property or has written authority to sell or rent it.

Our Banke guide to Oqood explains how off-plan sales are recorded. Red Flags No permit number on the advert, or a number that the broker cannot explain. A price far below similar units in the same building, with pressure to pay a deposit today. A broker who refuses to share a BRN or who gives a number that does not match their name. A request

to pay into a personal account, in cash or in cryptocurrency. Bank details that change at the last minute. A landlord or seller who is "abroad" and asks you to pay before you have viewed or seen any documents. Where Your Money Should Go Verifying the advert is only the first step. Where the money goes matters just as much. For off-plan purchases, payments should

go to the project's regulated escrow account, not to a broker or a general developer account; see our note on Banke and Dubai escrow accounts . For resale purchases, ask the broker to explain exactly which account or cheque receives each payment and why, and keep every receipt. If You Are Searching From Abroad Overseas buyers cannot walk into an office to check a broker,