Your Tenant's Tools: Apps For Renting Flats

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by Ashas Bukhari

Your Tenant's Tools: Apps For Renting Flats

7 Mar 2024

Finding a new place is tough no matter where you are, but in Dubai, it is especially tricky with the high demand for property and constantly rising prices. While we can't fix that issue, we can definitely help you out with navigating the rental market — thanks to apps!

Whether you are on the hunt for a snug apartment, a lavish villa, or a commercial space, these apps have you covered with their extensive listings and easy-to-use interfaces.

Bayut

Founded in 2008 by Pakistani entrepreneurs Imran Ali Khan and Zeeshan Ali Khan, Bayut is a popular app that offers a comprehensive platform for property listings in Dubai. The app aims to be the leading property finder app in the UAE, and we dare say it is among, if not the, best. With its user-friendly interface and extensive database, you can easily explore a wide range of apartments, villas, and commercial spaces.

Bayut also provides detailed property descriptions, high-quality images, and virtual tours, giving clients a realistic preview of the properties before you even visit them. This saves the customers’ time and helps them make informed decisions.

The app offers helpful tools like saved searches, notifications, BayutGPT, and the ability to directly contact agents or landlords. These streamline the process and make your property search efficient and convenient.

Whether you are a first-time renter or an experienced property seeker, the Bayut app is worth exploring. It is a reliable and user-friendly platform that can assist you in finding your ideal property in Dubai.

Features of the Bayut App

— Free to use! There are no paywalls, no premium features and even no sign-ups, unless you want them. Sure, you will have to give out your details to meet agents and property owners, but you need only download it and get searching for properties.

— User-friendly interface. The app is simple, easy to use and predictable. Everything is where you think it will be, and it has all the filters you might need, from property types, price ranges, bedrooms and more.

— Property search trends. One interesting feature in this app is the ability to search by keywords, for the more technical minded, and to see what properties are in demand. For people who want to buy properties with the highest possible ROI, this is an excellent feature that needs zero input from any real estate agents.

Special Features

Within the Bayut app, users can seamlessly access two powerful tools: TruValue and TruCheck. With just a few taps, users can accurately assess the market worth of any property and swiftly confirm its current availability status.

BayutGPT claims, and rightly so, to be the first AI-powered property search assistant, to help renters and buyers find their ideal property faster and with greater eases.

Lastly, on the "Map View" you can have a bird’s eye view of the real estate you are interested in.

The app gives access to

— Buying

— Renting

— Selling

Property Finder

Property Finder is another useful app in the real estate market founded with a vision to “motivate and inspire people to get living the life they deserve.” Navigating through Property Finder feels like strolling through a vibrant marketplace of real estate treasures in the heart of the UAE. From luxurious apartments and stylish villas to cozy townhouses and expansive plots of land, the platform presents a colourful array of properties that will satisfy the pickiest tenants.

Each listing on the site is accompanied by easy visual aids to help a customer understand what exactly is on offer at a glance. These details include prices, amenities, price trends and similar properties that make choosing your dream property a breeze. Using this app is like having your own personal real estate guide right at your fingertips, making every decision feel exciting and effortless.

Additionally, the app makes communicating with real estate agents directly easy, and lets you save your favourite properties for future reference. The Saved Searches feature supports finding similar properties that match your requirements.

Overall, Property Finder easily stands out as one of the top real estate apps in the UAE, assisting you in finding your desired home. Whether it is renting or investing in Dubai or any emirate in the UAE, Property Finder will prove to be an asset. Also, it is available in languages like English and Arabic in the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for both iOS and Android.

If we had to gripe, one thing we did not care much for is the ominous looking notification that comes every time you take a screenshot. Honestly, we are not sure why this app needs to detect every time someone takes a screenshot. At least they do not hide what they are doing!

Features of Property Finder

— It is free!

— Find your agent. This is a neat feature that lets you find agents and “super agents” to help you with your property search. Super agents are the most qualified and most active agents on the Property Finder platform. They are selected through a 100 per cent automated process, so you know there was no bias involved in their selection.

— Friendly interface. The dark mode is a welcome addition (honestly, it should be a standard by now!) and the UI is minimalist, yet intuitive. We simply love the design.

— Data Guru. Data Guru is an excellent addition to Property Finder, showing you everything you need to know in one place. It has a price map, residential insights, value estimators, a rent vs. buy calculator and more. In a world driven by data, Property Finder gives you all the data you need to make an informed decision.

— Detailed property listings with price trends. For people who want to maximise their ROI, this is an excellent piece of datum. It does what it says through charts in a clear and easy to read manner.

The app gives access to:

— Renting

— Buying

— Selling

— Easy access to agents

Dubizzle

Formerly a part of Emerging markets Property Group, the Dubizzle app is now a part of Dubizzle Group, the only homegrown Unicorn in the Arab region. This app is a must-have for anyone interested in real estate in the UAE. It is the most popular app for finding properties for sale or rent in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras al Khaima, and other emirates. You can browse through a huge inventory of properties and filter them by location, price, size and more. You can also contact property owners or agents directly through the app.

Whether you are looking for a cozy apartment or a luxurious villa in Dubai, Dubizzle can help you find your ideal home. The app lets you post free ads for most categories, which is great for landlords who want to rent out their properties. Dubizzle earns revenue from paid ads in some sections, such as Property for Sale, Property for Rent (for Agents and Landlords), Rooms for Rent (Flatmates), Used Cars for Sale, and Job Listings. The fees are reasonable and vary from 69 AED to 249 AED per ad.

Dubizzle is not only a real estate app, but also a marketplace for buying and selling various items. You can find everything from new products to used goods, with plenty of options to suit your budget and taste. You can also sell your unwanted items easily by creating a listing with photos and details, and chatting with potential buyers through the app. It's a great way to clear some space and earn some money.

Dubizzle has a user-friendly interface that makes the app easy to use and navigate. It also has a strong community of users, though the rating system can be faulty. The app makes the buying and selling process smooth and hassle-free.

If you are looking for a reliable platform to buy or sell anything in Dubai, you should try the Dubizzle app. It is a one-stop shop for all your needs.

Features of Dubizzle

— Free to use!

— Multilingual marketplace. Dubizzle works well in both English and Arabic.

— Social integration. The rating system is not great. Buyers and sellers have abysmal reviews, and people usually use the section to troll each other. The only good thing about the social rating system is that it exists. Beyond that, it serves almost no purpose, and does not meaningfully help you determine the reliability of the person you are communicating with.

— In-app payment

— Real-time chat. Dubizzle has its own chat interface, making it a safe and secure place to communicate. The app also warns you of suspicious users, and there are a lot of those!

The app gives access to:

— Renting

— Buying

— Selling

by Ashas Bukhari