Dubai office.

Investors based in Dubai and the wider UAE — including Australian expatriates working in finance, trade and construction, and Middle Eastern family offices — typically buy Australian property for lifestyle, education and long-term residency planning, alongside portfolio diversification. Demand is strongest for Gold Coast and Sydney residential and investment property, with some interest in commercial and development sites. Financing typically covers established property purchases and, for returning expatriates, owner-occupied or near-term owner-occupied residences.

Solara arranges finance for Australian property and businesses and for international projects. Scenarios raised from Dubai typically involve foreign investor & expat loans, commercial property loans, construction finance and bridging loans, arranged through banks, private lenders, non-bank lenders and specialist funds; which of them suits a file depends on security, exit and timing rather than where the borrower lives.

Dubai runs several hours ahead of the Australian Eastern seaboard, with the gap varying across the year as Australian daylight saving shifts, typically leaving a workable overlap between the Australian morning and the Dubai afternoon. Identity and income documents are usually required in certified and, depending on the borrower's employer or bank, sometimes notarised or apostilled form, and moving funds should account for UAE banking and FX processes; borrowers should seek local advice on the tax and transfer implications in their home jurisdiction.

• Foreign investor & expat loans
• Commercial property loans
• Construction finance
• Bridging loans