Dubai laws to cool market

Investing in Dubai A decree on rents in Dubai, right, should lower inflation and soften the property market there, according…

Investing in DubaiA decree on rents in Dubai, right, should lower inflation and soften the property market there, according to estate agent Hamptons International, which has opened a new office in the emirate.

On January 1st, Dubai's government capped annual rent increases at 7 per cent. It has also passed a condominium law which will make investors' rights and obligations clearer. Hamptons is predicting that the property market in Dubai will stabilise in 2007 as a result of these laws.