Residential moving
Home Movers in Dubai
Moving a home is not one job, it is about forty small ones happening in a fixed order on a day you cannot move. We survey the property, give you one written price, handle the building paperwork, and put everything back together in the new place before we leave.
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Priced from a survey, not a phone call
Fifteen minutes in person or on video tells us the volume and the access. That is what makes a fixed price possible instead of an estimate that moves.
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Packed by room, labelled by destination
Boxes are labelled with the room they are going to, not the room they came from. It sounds trivial until you are unpacking.
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Building permit prepared for you
We supply the trade licence and insurance documents your building management needs, and confirm the lift slot before the day.
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Put back together, not left in pieces
Beds, wardrobes and tables are reassembled and placed where you want them. Packing debris leaves with us.
What a home move in Dubai actually involves
Most people move home in Dubai because a tenancy contract is ending, which means the date is not really yours to choose. It also means you are moving at the same time as everyone else — the last few days of the month are the busiest in the city, and the buildings know it. Service lifts get booked out, security gets stricter, and a crew that turns up without the right paperwork gets sent away.
That is the part we take on. Before your move date we prepare the documents your building management asks for — the moving company’s trade licence and insurance certificate — and confirm the lift booking and time window. You still need to supply your own tenancy contract or title deed and Emirates ID, because those are personal documents, but the back-and-forth with building management is ours.
How we price a home move
We survey first. Fifteen minutes walking the property, or a video call if that is easier, tells us the volume, the access at both ends, and which items need special handling. Then you get one written price with the scope listed on it.
For context, home moves in Dubai in 2026 generally fall between AED 800–1,200 for a studio and AED 3,000–5,000 for a three-bedroom villa, with full packing adding roughly 30–50% on top. Those are city-wide market ranges rather than our quote — your number depends on what the survey finds. What we can promise is that the figure we give you is the figure you pay, because we have already seen the stairs, the lift and the parking.
The parts people forget until move day
Three things come up on almost every home move and almost never come up on the first phone call. Wall-mounted televisions and their brackets. Fitted or built-in wardrobes, which are not furniture you can dismantle and take. And curtain rails, which are usually the landlord’s and usually assumed to be yours. Mention all three at survey and none of them become an argument later.
The fourth is timing on a Friday. Most Dubai buildings will not allow moving between roughly 11:30 and 14:30 because of unified prayer timings, so a Friday move either starts early and pauses, or starts mid-afternoon. We plan around it rather than discovering it at the loading bay.
What's included
- Pre-move survey in person or by video call
- One written fixed-price quote with the scope listed
- Boxes, bubble wrap, packing paper, tape and stretch film
- Mattress, sofa and appliance covers
- Full or partial packing, whichever you choose
- Furniture dismantling and reassembly
- Building move permit paperwork on the company side
- Loading, transport and unloading across Dubai
- Boxes delivered to the correct room in the new home
- Removal of packing debris on completion
What costs extra
If any of these apply to your move they will be on your written quote before you agree to anything — never added on the day.
- Long carries where the truck cannot park near the entrance
- Stair moves where no service lift is available
- Storage between collection and delivery
- Pianos, safes, aquariums and large artwork
- Handyman work such as mounting TVs or fitting curtain rails
Properties we handle
- Studio and one-bedroom flats
- Usually a single crew and half a day. The constraint is almost always the lift slot, not the volume.
- Two and three-bedroom apartments
- A full day with packing. Kitchens and wardrobes take the longest and are worth starting the day before.
- Townhouses
- Stairs change the plan. We stage by floor so nothing is carried twice.
- Family villas
- Often two days — pack one, move the next. See our villa moving page for how those are run.
- Partially furnished homes
- If the landlord's furniture stays, tell us at survey. Mixing owned and landlord items is where inventory disputes start.
Where we do this in Dubai
Access and permit rules differ by community. These pages cover what applies where.
- Downtown Dubai
- Business Bay
- Dubai Marina
- JBR
- JLT
- JVC
- Palm Jumeirah
- Al Barsha
- Jumeirah
- Deira
- Bur Dubai
- Dubai Hills Estate
Frequently asked questions
A studio or one-bed is typically half a day. A two or three-bedroom apartment with packing is a full day. Villas usually run across two days. The biggest variable is not the volume, it is the lift — a building with one small service lift shared with other residents can add hours to an otherwise ordinary move.
You can, and it does reduce the price. The honest trade-off is time and risk: most people underestimate the kitchen by a factor of two, and self-packed boxes are the ones that arrive damaged. A middle option works well — we pack the kitchen, glassware and wardrobes, you do books, clothes and non-fragiles.
Often yes, but it is the tightest version of a move and it depends on both buildings granting lift slots on the same day. Tell us early if the dates are fixed, because the permit lead time — five to seven days in most towers — is what usually breaks a same-day handover, not the moving itself.
Plants yes, though they travel last and we cannot guarantee how they cope with the heat in transit. Fridges should be emptied and switched off at least a few hours before, and ideally the night before, so they defrost and drain rather than leaking in the truck.
Across Dubai in 2026, a studio move typically runs AED 800–1,200, a one-bedroom apartment AED 1,500–2,500, a three-bedroom villa AED 3,000–5,000, and a five-bedroom villa AED 6,000–10,000 or more. Full packing usually adds 30–50% on top. Those are market ranges, not our quote — the real number depends on volume, packing, lift access and the day of the month. Send us your rooms and we will give you one fixed written price.
Other things we move
Apartment Moving
High-rise apartment moves across Dubai, planned around service lift slots, loading bays and building move permits.
See what it includesVilla Moving
Villa and townhouse moves across Dubai — large-volume packing, garden and outdoor furniture, gate passes and multi-day planning.
See what it includesOffice Moving
Office relocations across Dubai planned around your working week — after-hours moving, IT handled carefully, desks rebuilt before Sunday.
See what it includesCommercial Moving
Shops, clinics, salons, showrooms and small warehouses relocated across Dubai with minimum closed hours.
See what it includesNeed home moving in Dubai?
Tell us where you are moving from, where you are moving to, and what you need help with. We will survey it properly and come back with one fixed written price.