Allsopp & Allsopp Private Office
District One mansions for sale
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District One is the lagoon community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. The mansions face the water, and Downtown is a short drive rather than a weekend trip.
It is often compared with Dubai Hills and Al Barari. District One is the one of the three that is about the lagoon. The Private Office covers the mansion row, not the whole of Mohammed Bin Rashid City.
Private Office homes in District One
The homes below are the instructions we can show on 14 November 2026. Others are offered only after a conversation.
None of these homes are on the public list at the moment. Ask the Private Office what is being held back.
Lagoon-front mansions
Frontage to the lagoon is the point of the address. An internal mansion in the same community is a different purchase. We separate the two before anyone talks about price.
District One and District 7
District 7 is the neighbouring mansion cluster in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. Buyers often look at both. It has its own page if that is the address you want.
Buying in District One from overseas
District One is a freehold part of Dubai, so a buyer of any nationality can own the home outright. A purchase of AED 2 million or more can support an application for a ten-year UAE Golden Visa. There is no annual property tax. Buyers pay the Dubai Land Department transfer fee of 4% of the price, plus registration and agency fees. Where a family office or a company is the buyer, we work with your lawyers from the first call.
Selling a District One mansion
If you are thinking of selling in District One, we can show the home privately to buyers we already know before it goes anywhere public. That conversation starts with a confidential valuation, not a listing form.
Questions
- Can foreigners buy property in District One?
- Yes. District One is a freehold area, so buyers of any nationality can own a home outright, with title registered at the Dubai Land Department.
- Where is District One?
- District One is in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, arranged around a lagoon, a short drive from Downtown Dubai. The Private Office covers the lagoon-front mansions.
- How do I sell a luxury villa in Dubai discreetly?
- Ask the Private Office for a confidential valuation. We can present your home to qualified buyers before, or instead of, listing it publicly, so the price and address are not published.