A villa that sold for more than Dh100 million ($27m) topped the list of the most expensive property deals in Dubai Hills Estate, according to Luxhabitat Sotheby’s.
The property deal, a resale transaction, set a record as it took less than a month to close, the agency said. The property was on the market for Dh115m but Luxhabitat Sotheby did not disclose the exact selling price or the name of the buyer.
The custom-built home in Dubai Hills Grove is one of the largest mansions in the development, with a built-up area of 31,296 square feet (2,907 square metres) on a 37,000-square-foot plot.
It has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a cellar, swimming pool and sprawling basement.
On the ground floor, the living areas connect with the external spaces through tall, glazed bi-fold doors that open out into the gardens, as well as on to the terrace and pool.
The top floor features living and bedroom areas, with ornate en suite bedrooms. The basement houses the cellar, a sleek bar, snug movie area and casino-style table.
Dubai Hills Grove is a villa community on the Street of Dreams in Mohammed bin Rashid City. Homes are offered shell and core, and owners can customise villas according to their preferences.
Property sales transactions in Dubai hit a 12-year high in July, with the emirate registering 4,384 sales deals worth Dh11.18 billion, according to listings portal Property Finder. Demand for luxury properties, particularly in the residential sector, has also boomed, according to EFG Hermes.
Luxury home sales in July jumped 360 per cent year on year to Dh2.68bn.
Palm Jumeirah had the best annual price performance, rising to Dh2,143 a square foot in July 2021, from Dh1,268 in July 2020, according to EFG.
The worst-performing area in terms of price was Motor City, where annual prices in July fell to Dh677 a square foot from Dh1,244.
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2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
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