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A neighbourly overview from Best of TAG — a community directory for Tilal Al Ghaf residents.
If you're shopping for a standalone villa in Tilal Al Ghaf, you've got four sub-communities to choose from: Harmony (handed over and lived in), plus the off-plan Alaya, Serenity Mansions, and Elysian. Majid Al Futtaim Properties (MAF) developed the lot, and every property is freehold regardless of your nationality. This guide walks you through villa pricing by bedroom type, typical floor plan sizes in ft² and m², and what the buying process actually looks like step by step.
Quick Facts
- Villa sub-communities: Harmony (I, II, III), Alaya, Alaya Beach, Serenity Mansions, Elysian
- Price range: AED 4.2M (Aura Gardens 4-bed) to AED 50M+ (Lanai Islands)
- Ownership: freehold, open to all nationalities
- Developer: Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Key Takeaways
- Four-bedroom Harmony villas start around AED 7M (AED ~1,300–1,500/ft²). Alaya 5-bed starts at AED 11M with direct lagoon access.
- Harmony III handed over in 2025, so all three Harmony phases are now delivered. That takes construction risk off the table across the Harmony range.
- From Harmony tier upward, every villa plot comes with a private pool as standard. That's a real differentiator versus Arabian Ranches 3 equivalents.
- The DLD 4% transfer fee applies to every purchase. Budget for it on top of the headline price.
- Under CBUAE rules, UAE residents can borrow up to 80% LTV under AED 5M (70% above). Non-residents get up to 70% LTV under AED 5M (60% above). Off-plan is capped at 50% LTV for everyone.
The table below covers villa-specific sub-communities only. For Elan and Aura townhouses, see the complete Tilal Al Ghaf guide.
| Sub-community | Bed types | Size range (ft²) | Size range (m²) | Price from (AED) | Status |
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| Harmony I | 4–5 bed | 4,500–6,500 | 418–604 | 7,000,000 | Delivered (2022) |
| Harmony II | 4–5 bed | 4,500–7,000 | 418–650 | 7,500,000 | Delivered (2025) |
| Harmony III | 5–6 bed | 5,500–8,000 | 511–743 | 9,500,000 | Delivered 2025 |
| Alaya | 5 bed | 6,000–8,500 | 557–790 | 11,000,000 | Off-plan |
| Alaya Beach | 5–6 bed | 7,000–10,000 | 650–929 | 13,000,000 | Off-plan |
| Serenity Mansions | 6–7 bed | 10,000–15,000 | 929–1,394 | 24,600,000 | Off-plan |
| Elysian Mansions | 6–7 bed | 10,000–14,000 | 929–1,300 | 18,500,000 | Off-plan (Phase 2 launched Apr 2025) |
| Lanai Islands | Lagoon-front mansion | bespoke | bespoke | 65,000,000 | Off-plan (handover Q3 2026) |
All figures indicative. Verify against DLD transaction data at time of purchase.
Harmony I and Harmony II are where most 4-bedroom standalone villas live in this community. Typical built-up area (BUA) runs 4,500 ft² to 5,200 ft² (418–483 m²), with plot sizes of 5,000–6,500 ft² (465–604 m²). Resale pricing sits in the AED 7M–9M band, and new launches have edged into AED 8M–10M.
The standard Harmony 4-bed layout gives you a ground-floor maid's room, an open-plan kitchen and living area that opens onto the garden, a first-floor family room, and three or four en-suite bedrooms plus a master suite. Every Harmony plot includes a private pool as standard, not as an optional upgrade. Plot sizes run meaningfully larger than Arabian Ranches 3 equivalents in the same price band.
At roughly AED 1,300–1,500/ft² (AED 14,000–16,100/m²), Harmony 4-bed resales tend to be one of the more liquid segments in the Tilal Al Ghaf market, since Harmony is the most-delivered standalone villa product in the community.
Harmony's 5-bed units (BUA 5,500–6,500 ft² / 511–604 m²) and Alaya's 5-bed villas (BUA 6,000–8,500 ft² / 557–790 m²) sit in the AED 9.5M–14M range. The gap between the two is real. Harmony 5-beds price at roughly AED 1,300–1,500/ft² (AED 14,000–16,100/m²), while Alaya commands AED 1,550–1,750/ft² (AED 16,700–18,800/m²).
So what justifies Alaya's premium? On the master plan, Alaya plots front the 70,000 m² Crystal Lagoons-licensed lagoon beach, with a distinctive payment plan of 10% booking, 45% construction, 5% completion, and 40% post-handover. Both Alaya and the lagoon are still under construction. Alaya Beach, the off-plan extension, goes further still on the master plan: a private beach strip with direct lagoon frontage, a product type Harmony doesn't have.
Layouts at Alaya 5-bed typically include a dual-height ground-floor living room, a provision space for a home gym, and floor-to-ceiling windows oriented toward the lagoon. BUA in the Alaya Beach range runs up to 11,000 ft² (1,022 m²) for the largest units.
Serenity Mansions is your entry point into the ultra-luxury tier: 6–7 bed standalone mansions with BUA of 10,000–15,000 ft² (929–1,394 m²), starting from AED 24.6M. Elysian Mansions (Phase 2 launched April 2025) sits below Serenity on price at AED 18.5M+, positioned as a Phase 2 ultra-luxury bridge between the Harmony/Alaya tier and Serenity/Lanai. Lanai Islands, the Crystal Lagoons-fronted mansions with handover in Q3 2026, price at AED 65M–88M. That's the apex of the community.
If you buy a Serenity or Elysian Mansion, you've got some latitude to modify internal layouts before handover on selected plots. A double garage (4+ cars) and a Majlis (Arabic reception room) come as standard. The DLD 4% transfer fee on a AED 24.6M purchase works out to roughly AED 984,000, which is a significant closing cost you'll want to factor into budget planning.
Resale units give you immediate occupancy or rental income from day one. The trade-off? You pay a premium over the original launch price, and you miss out on developer payment plans. You're buying at market rate with a mortgage or cash.
New-launch off-plan units typically enter the market at a 10–20% discount to secondary prices. You also get access to phased payment plans. Amara uses a standard 60/40 split, while Alaya's distinctive 10/45/5/40 plan has the longest post-handover tail in the community. The cost? Your capital sits tied up during construction, with no rental income until handover. For more on new launches, see upcoming off-plan villas.
Either way, you pay the DLD 4% fee. On a AED 7M villa, that works out to AED 280,000, so always budget for it on top of the purchase price.
For a full breakdown of construction-linked and post-handover schedules across each active sub-community, see payment plan options.
Gross rental yields on Harmony villas run roughly 4.5–5.5%. Alaya and Alaya Beach, with their higher entry prices, yield 3.5–4.5%. At this price point, the investment case rests more on capital appreciation than on income yield.
According to Bayut price-history data drawn from DLD transfer records, Harmony I has appreciated 40–65% since the 2019 launch window (AED 2.8–4.5M launch to AED 4.5–7.5M resale). Community-wide median pricing of AED 1,982–2,004/ft² is up +16.7% YoY, with overall appreciation of +38% from Q1 2022 to Q2 2025. Alaya tracks similarly.
A few UAE investor advantages are worth flagging: 0% personal income tax on rental income, 0% capital gains for individuals on residential property, and UAE Golden Visa eligibility on any purchase above AED 2,000,000. Every villa purchase in Tilal Al Ghaf clears this threshold. The prior 50% down-payment and mortgage-free condition for the Golden Visa property route was removed in February 2026, so mortgaged buyers and off-plan purchasers now qualify on property value alone. For a detailed investment analysis including risk factors, see Tilal Al Ghaf investment returns.
Yes. Every Tilal Al Ghaf sub-community is freehold, which means any nationality can purchase and own outright. Non-UAE nationals don't need residency to buy. Under CBUAE rules, non-residents can access mortgage financing at up to 70% LTV under AED 5M (60% above), compared with 80% LTV under AED 5M for UAE residents (70% above). Off-plan purchases cap at 50% LTV for any buyer.
Villa service charges run AED 4.50–7.00/ft²/year (AED 3.50–5.00 for Aura/Elan townhouses) — see the full payment-plan and Mollak breakdown for per-unit detail.
Yes. All six sub-communities in Tilal Al Ghaf are freehold. No restrictions apply to foreign ownership, inheritance, or future resale to any nationality.
For a resale unit with mortgage financing, the process typically runs 4–8 weeks from reservation to DLD registration. Cash transactions can close faster, sometimes within two weeks. Off-plan purchases register within days of SPA signing, but handover may still be years away. Title deed issuance follows DLD registration.
Prices quoted are indicative market references as of the brief date. Verify all figures against current DLD transaction data and live listings before you make any purchase decision.
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