Check Your Retail Shop Lease — Dubai
Upload your retail lease. AI checks turnover rent, operating hour mandates, CAM charges, exclusivity clauses, and exit penalties in 30 seconds.
What TenderScan checks in your retail lease:
What We Find
Critical risks our AI flags in retail shop leases
Percentage Rent Clause
Turnover rent requiring you to pay a percentage of gross revenue on top of base rent. This means the landlord profits when you succeed but shares none of the risk when sales are slow.
Operating Hours Mandates
Mandatory opening hours of 10am-10pm or longer, 7 days a week. Non-compliance triggers fines. You cannot close early even when the store is empty and losing money.
Exclusive Use Not Granted
No exclusivity clause preventing the landlord from leasing adjacent units to direct competitors. Your competitor could open next door in the same mall.
Common Area Maintenance (CAM)
Uncapped CAM charges that escalate annually. Mall CAM charges in Dubai range from AED 20-60 per sqft and can include marketing levies, valet, and seasonal decorations.
Signage & Branding Restrictions
Restrictive signage rules requiring landlord approval for all branding, store design, and window displays. Changes and approvals can take months and cost thousands.
Assignment & Subletting Block
Complete prohibition on assigning or subletting the lease. If you need to sell your business, you cannot transfer the lease — making your business unsellable.
Real Finding
We found “base rent AED 250/sqft plus 8% of gross turnover above AED 500,000 per annum” with no cap on turnover rent. Successful retailers end up paying double the market rate due to uncapped percentage rent.