Residential & Middle East

Gabetti, a help desk for Italians who have bought a house in the Emirates

A dedicated team is available to all Italians who have purchased a flat in the area as an investment, including those awaiting imminent delivery, to help them assess how to manage their asset or, if necessary, put it back on the market

by Laura Cavestri

11 March 2026

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Translated by AI

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2' min read

Translated by AI

Versione italiana

Ahelp desk to support Italian investors in the UAE who have purchased homes in the UAE, from Dubai to Abu Dhabi and Ras al Khaimah, and need information support and guidance in this delicate phase of international uncertainty.

It was set up by Gabetti Middle East, Italy's first real estate group present in the Arab Emirates and operating there as partner agency of the Gabetti Group.

A dedicated team will be at the disposal of all Italians who have purchased a flat in the UAE as an investment, including those awaiting imminent delivery, to help them assess how to manage their asset or, if necessary, put it back on the market.

The help desk is a free service that can be contacted by phone (+39 02 82397377), by e-mail (info@gabeddimiddleeast.com) or via the website and also allows meetings to be arranged at some of Gabetti's Italian offices in Milan and Rome.

"At this time it is natural for international investors to carefully observe the evolution of the geopolitical picture," said Fabio Bardelli, head of sales. The tensions in the Middle East are generating a phase of caution on global markets, and even in the Gulf there is a wait-and-see attitude on the part of many operators. Our first advice is to keep a cool head, assess the situation with clarity and not be guided by emotion. In the past, the market has shown resilience even after financial crises or regional shocks.

The country remains one of the main global hubs for real estate investment, thanks to well-established structural factors: competitive taxation, regulatory stability for foreign investors, excellent infrastructure, quality of life and an international demand supported by entrepreneurial mobility and wealth migration.

"At the moment we are not encountering any particular criticalities in the relationship with our clients, mainly because the strategies we develop are oriented towards the medium to long term," added Antonio Lanari, chief financial officer. "Our reference time horizon is between three and seven years, and we do not work with clients who pursue short-term logics. In contexts such as the current one, our advice to investors is to maintain a strategic and patient vision, to evaluate with rigour and plan with adequate time horizons.

Over the past two decades, the UAE has built a highly diversified economic ecosystem that is much less oil-dependent, reaching a GDP of around 1.4 trillion Emiratis (over USD 380 billion) with a growth of 5.1 per cent in the first nine months of 2025.

Finance and insurance, construction, real estate and manufacturing, and wholesale trade were the sectors that drove the most growth, a sign of an economic model based on global services and investment that is able to attract businesses and jobs.

For this reason, even in phases of geopolitical tension, the local real estate market has historically shown a strong ability to absorb shocks and recover quickly, supported by international capital and a very large residential and investment demand. It is possible that in the short term,' Lanari concluded, 'some investors may choose a more cautious approach or postpone purchase decisions, but this does not imply a structural change in the Emirates' attractiveness.

Laura CavestriRedattrice di Economia
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Luogo: Milano
Lingue parlate: Inglese e tedesco
Argomenti: Commercio internazionale, Ue, marchi e brevetti, Real Estate
Premi: L'Attendibile 2018 (Il premio di Assolatte)
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