Dubai real estate consultancy launches Dhs5m endowment

Real estate consultancy group Freehold Mediation and Information has launched a Dhs5m ($1.4m) endowment scheme to help small-scale property investors and real estate entrepreneurs find solutions to the difficulties they face.

Through the initiative, the Dubai-based company will bear the cost of 400 integrated studies annually, analysing their clients’ real estate situations and providing advice and consultancy services.

FMI’s move is part of the Global Endowment Vision, which has been adopted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to revive the endowment as a development tool for communities. By launching the initiative, FMI has received the Dubai Endowment Sign from the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy – one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives.

The Dubai Endowment Sign – bestowed upon companies in recognition of their community contribution – gives private institutions a preference for procurements and contracts with the Dubai government.

Dr Hamad Al Hammadi, secretary general of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy, said: “With the diversity of entities in the private sector, we are designing a variety of innovative endowments that suit the nature of each entity.”