Approved by SRG for Upside Living
Prepared for Upside Living owners
Business Bay
Upside Living
Run as a fäm holiday home, in our expected case you keep
AED 92,940
a year, after our 15% fee and your utilities. Between AED 87,695 and AED 93,852 depending on the year.
Reserve the 15% owners' rateExclusive to Upside Living owners, through SRG.
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Why fäm Living
Approved by SRG
SRG has approved three operators to manage homes in Upside Living. fäm Living is one of them.
Already in the building
We have managed apartments in Upside Living for two years. We know the building, its management and its guests.
An established Dubai brand
The holiday homes company of fäm Properties, one of Dubai's largest real estate brokerages.
The market for your home
Long leases registered in Upside Living over the last 12 months, from DXBinteract.
- Long leases in Upside Living
- AED 85,730
- typical registered rent a year, 286 contracts
- Rent range
- AED 50,000 – 132,000
- lowest to highest registered rent a year
- Leases registered
- 286
- in the last 12 months
Latest registered studio leases in Upside Living
| Start | Size | Type | Rent a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | 531 sq ft | New | AED 110,000 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 378 sq ft | New | AED 65,000 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 531 sq ft | New | AED 80,000 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 531 sq ft | New | AED 80,000 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 374 sq ft | New | AED 60,000 |
Source: DXBinteract by the fäm group (registered rent contracts). As of 4 November 2026.
Three ways the year can go
Each case follows Dubai's seasons: busy from October to April, quieter in summer.
Try your own numbers
Move the sliders or tap a case above. The breakdown updates as you go.
Where the money goes in a year
- Booking revenue
- AED 123,459
- fäm's share (15%)
- - AED 18,519
- Your share (85%)
- AED 104,940
- Utilities, estimated (actual bills)
- - AED 12,000
- You keep
- AED 92,940
Cleaning, laundry and guest amenities are paid by guests, not by you. Paid to you every month, by the 25th of the following month, with a statement.
Against a long lease
In the expected case you keep AED 14,354 more a year than a long lease, and the home stays yours to use, or to sell vacant.
Long lease: AED 85,730 a year, the median of 286 leases registered in Upside Living (DXBinteract), less 1 empty month between tenants. The tenant pays utilities on a long lease, so both figures are after utilities.
Who takes care of what
Covered by fäm's 15%
- Listing and marketing on Airbnb, Booking.com and famliving.com
- Daily pricing and revenue management
- Reservations, check-ins and check-outs
- Housekeeping and laundry management
- Maintenance management
- Utilities handled for you: DEWA, chiller and internet paid from your share at the actual bill
- Monthly statements and owner portal
- Holiday home permit administration
Paid by you upfront, before go-live
- Onboarding: items your home is missing for the Dubai Tourism checklist, plus photoshoot, inventory, deep clean, setup and linen. Estimated upfront, final quote after a walk-through
- Third-party insurance (the Dubai government has waived the permit fee for now)
Getting started
One-time costs, paid in full before your home goes live.
- Onboarding: photoshoot, inventory, deep clean, setup, linen
- Estimated AED 2,200 + VAT
- Third-party insurance (needed for the permit)
- AED 1,150
- Dubai holiday home permit
AED 370Waived
Upside apartments come furnished, so most need little. The final amount follows a walk-through and Dubai Tourism's holiday home checklist.
The Dubai government has waived the holiday home permit fee for now, so there is nothing to pay for it.
The terms
- Agreement
- 12 months, renewing each year.
- Leaving
- 3 months' written notice, at any time after the first 3 months.
- Early exit
- AED 5,000 plus VAT if notice is given in the first 3 months after your home goes live.
- Payouts
- Monthly, by calendar month, paid by the 25th of the following month, to your bank account.
- Your own stays
- Up to 30 days a year, on dates that do not clash with bookings.
About fäm Living
Leave your WhatsApp number and the 15% rate is reserved for your apartment. Our team will be in touch, usually within one working day.
Listed on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and our own site, famliving.com.
- 400+
- homes managed across the fäm group
- 2017
- running holiday homes in Dubai since
- Licensed
- every home registered with Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism
- Dubai team
- in-person check-in, housekeeping and maintenance, not a call centre
One group behind your home
- Runs your holiday home, end to end
- One of Dubai's largest brokerages
- The Dubai market data behind these numbers
Ready to go ahead?
Step 1 is here: leave your WhatsApp number and the 15% rate is reserved for your apartment. Nothing is binding until you sign.