Client Reviews: Buying Property in the UAE with Mint

By the time I reached Vladimir I had already spoken with five agents. Most could send listings; few could explain why one option was a better investment than another.

When we sat down, we reworked what I was actually trying to achieve — I roughly doubled my budget, because the stronger play was clear once we’d talked it through. He found the unit that fit that strategy and negotiated a 2% discount on top.

Out of everyone I spoke to, he was the one I could have a real conversation with. That’s why I bought through him.

I was buying a two-bedroom resale in JLT on a mortgage and had to fly out the next day. I’m a pilot, and my schedule isn’t something I can move. The seller’s side kept slipping, my contract was about to expire, and the sale still wasn’t done.

Vladimir pulled it together in the final day. He got everyone into the trustee office at once (bank, seller, cheques) and kept the deal alive when the transfer system went down mid-process by working each step through manually.

It closed the day before I flew. I hadn’t thought that was still possible.

I was buying two units from a seller who had fallen about a year behind on his payment plan. The developer was already moving to repossess, so the deal had to clear his arrears and transfer title at the same time, with my money moving through the middle of it.

Vladimir structured it so my funds were never exposed. He settled the outstanding penalties and instalments with the developer and backed the arrangement with his own guarantee cheques until the transfer completed. Every party (seller, developer, bank) was handled in the right order.

I ended up with both units and clean title, and at no point did I feel my money was at risk.

My husband and I were looking for a three-bedroom apartment near the sea for our family of four. We planned to spend two or three months a year in Dubai and rent the property at other times. Our budget was approximately AED 10M.

Anastasiia arranged a two-day tour covering Emaar Beachfront, Palm Jumeirah and Bluewaters. We viewed 9 apartments and compared their prices, service charges, infrastructure, rental demand and long-term prospects. By the end of the first day, we had reduced the shortlist to three options.

We chose Emaar Beachfront and shortlisted two apartments of approximately 180–190 m². The area offered the balance we wanted: beach access, comfortable family living and clear rental potential. The comparison helped us understand both the advantages of our choice and the compromises involved.

I came to Anastasiia with just a few requirements — I needed a villa in Dubai as a second home. In less than a week she came back with a few well-matched projects, already filtered to what made sense for me. Two stood out, both in Al Barari. I flew to Dubai to view them and made the decision — I liked what I saw. She then guided me through the whole documentation and registration process, which I wasn’t yet familiar with here.

What impressed me most was how quickly she understood what I was looking for. She didn’t just show me properties — she tailored the options to my needs, knew the secondary market inside out, and handled everything so smoothly that I just showed up and approved the choice. Professional, confident, and genuinely supportive throughout.

I came looking for a ready property, and Svitlana was helping me arrange a mortgage with a Dubai bank. When the financing ran into an issue, she didn’t push me into a compromise. She moved the search to the primary market and selected options that fit my cash-flow plan.

It’s rare to have someone adjust the strategy around your numbers. I’ve already referred a friend who asked for the same help.

I’ve now bought with Svitlana more than once, on a resale strategy with a 30/70 payment plan. Once you’ve been through the process with her, you understand how she works. She helps you see which option fits your goal and why, and she doesn’t sell you a project.

That’s why I keep introducing people close to me: a friend who bought this year, and a colleague she’s working with now. In a market you don’t know well, that kind of judgement is what you want on your side.

I wanted to understand how the properties I was looking at actually compared. I wanted that from someone who knew the market, and brochures could not give it to me.

Svitlana structured the comparison clearly. She didn’t push for a decision and was direct when a project didn’t stack up. That matters to me.

I haven’t completed a purchase yet. But when I do, and when anyone close to me asks about Dubai property, she’s the first call I’ll make.

After visiting Dubai I kept coming back to Bay Grove. But instinct isn’t enough for an investment decision.

Svitlana broke it down: what is being built in the surrounding area, how the infrastructure plan affects demand, and how pricing has moved in comparable districts at a similar stage. She also outlined the downside: what could underperform and under which scenarios.

That gave me a basis for a decision, and a feeling alone would not have done that.

I arrived with three projects that different agents had already recommended. Anastasiia reviewed each one: developer history, payment plan structure, and how similar units in that area were moving at resale.

On one project, she showed that the projected yield didn’t account for service charges or the competing supply coming to market. That changed my decision.

I bought a different property, and I understand exactly why.

I came with a shortlist of projects that looked similar on paper. I couldn’t tell which was the stronger investment or where the real differences lay.

Svitlana went through each option and explained why two of them were weaker: the developer track record, the payment structure, and how comparable units had performed at resale.

As a non-resident, I couldn’t verify those details myself. Having a structured review of the shortlist is what gave me confidence to move forward. I had a clear reason why this particular property made sense, and I wasn’t relying on a feeling that everything would be fine.