Labour Camps and Staff Accommodation Buildings for Sale

Request opportunities

Tell us the budget, whether you are paying cash or need finance, and when you want to move. We use that to filter what owners and agents are offering. These are not properties we own.

What you can buy

• A labour camp on a plot where labour accommodation is a permitted use
• A staff accommodation building whose rooms are let to companies
• Where a seller offers it, a leasehold interest or a running operation with existing company contracts, after the paperwork is checked

Opportunities are sourced from owners, operators and other agents. Details are checked deal by deal. Need to rent instead?

How the income works

Camps are usually let per bed, per room or as a whole building to one or more companies. Income depends on occupancy, contract length and who pays for utilities, maintenance, cleaning and security. We model each deal on net income, not the headline rent.

For each opportunity we write up the asking price, the approved capacity from the approval rather than the brochure, contracted beds and the rate, gross income, operating costs and net operating income. Net yield is net operating income divided by price plus purchase costs. Those lines are filled only from documents for that deal. This page does not publish a sample yield or a sample price.

Once you have a real rent and a real price, you can test the arithmetic in the ROI calculator. The calculator does not know camp income until you enter it.

Due diligence before you see a camp

1. Title deed or lease, and who exactly is selling. We check this with the land department for that emirate.
2. Plot use, and whether labour accommodation is allowed on that plot under the authority that licenses the zone.
3. MoHRE registration status of the accommodation, and the approved capacity, where the camp is in the MoHRE system.
4. Civil Defence and building approvals, and whether they are still in date.
5. Existing company contracts: tenants, term, rate, notice periods, and any arrears the seller discloses.
6. Running costs from real bills, not estimates.
7. Building condition: AC, water, fire safety, kitchens and washrooms. The same five-point visit checklist used for staff accommodation applies.
8. Any finance, liens or disputes that show on the title or that the seller discloses.
9. Exit. We talk through who else buys this kind of asset, using evidence for that deal, not a promised resale price.

Why the rules matter to investors

Under UAE Ministerial Resolution No. 122 of 2026, employers with 50 or more workers whose monthly contract wage is AED 1,500 or less must house them in accommodation approved and registered with MoHRE. Registered, well-run accommodation is what these employers have to look for, so registration status and approved capacity matter to a camp's value. That is not a promise of demand or income.

Sources: Ministerial Decision No. 122 of 2026, Lexis Middle East and Clyde & Co, June 2026.

Who this suits

• Investors who want income from company leases and can hold for the long term
• Operators who want to add capacity
• Companies that would rather own their staff housing than rent it

If the opportunity is a fast residential or off-plan resale rather than a camp, see Dubai distress deals. Other commercial purchases sit on the commercial sales section.

Labour camp purchase questions