Matt Bougourd seated at the Dacha Real Estate office in Dubai, pointing to his Leasing Broker of the Month awards
Dacha Real Estate — Dubai Residential Leasing

Matt Bougourd

Senior Leasing Consultant for Dubai Marina and Business Bay. Ranked first on Bayut across both districts — a position held on closed deals, not marketing spend.

#1 TruBroker™ — Bayut Dubai Marina · Business Bay Agent of the Quarter, Q2 2026

The walkthrough

One bedroom, west walk,
Dubai Marina.

Scroll to move through the residence — from the front door to the terrace.

Ready now

Handover complete. Vacant on transfer, chiller-free building.

1,486 sq ft

One bedroom with study. Single-aspect west, full-height ceilings.

Full marina view

Floor-to-ceiling glazing along the west elevation. Evening light on the water.

AED 240,000 p/a

One cheque. Agent-managed renewal and snagging.

The residence

One bedroom, west walk, Dubai Marina.

Open-plan living room of a Dubai Marina apartment at dusk, floor-to-ceiling glazing onto lit towers

1,486 sq ft

One bedroom with study

Full marina view

West elevation, floor-to-ceiling glazing

Ready now

Vacant on transfer, chiller-free

AED 240,000 p/a

One cheque, agent-managed

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The record

Every figure below is independently ranked or company-audited. None of it is projected.

#1

Ranked first — Dubai Marina & Business Bay

Bayut TruBroker™. The top-ranked leasing agent across both districts, held concurrently.

Q2’26

Agent of the Quarter

Bayut Enterprise, Dubai. Awarded Q2 2026 across all participating agencies.

150+

Successful transactions

Closed across Dubai Marina and Business Bay, for landlords and tenants from the UAE, the UK and beyond.

36

Deals closed in a single quarter

Thirty-six signed leases in one quarter — a Dacha company record.

’25

Most deals company-wide · Top leasing agent by revenue

Both Dacha Real Estate annual titles, taken in the same year.

’24

Best Newcomer

First full year in the Dubai market. The trajectory since speaks for itself.

Matt Bougourd holding the Dacha Most Number of Deals 2025 and Top Leasing Broker 2025 trophies at the annual awards
Dacha annual awards — 2025
Matt Bougourd pointing at his own portrait on a Bayut TruBroker billboard on Sheikh Zayed Road
#1 TruBroker™ — Bayut
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Currently leasing

A held portfolio, not a feed. Each residence is walked, priced and photographed before it is listed.

Dubai Marina towers and yacht harbour lit up at night, seen from a high terrace

Marina Gate II

Dubai Marina
1 bed812 sq ftFull marina view

AED 155,000 p/a

Dining space with a black stone table against a board-formed concrete wall and brass pendant light

Vida Residences

Dubai Marina
2 bed1,486 sq ftWest walk

AED 240,000 p/a

Bright open-plan living room with tan leather seating and full-height corner glazing over the canal

Peninsula Four

Business Bay
2 bed1,320 sq ftCanal-facing

AED 210,000 p/a

Master bathroom in white marble with twin basins, freestanding bathtub and a skyline window

Jumeirah Living

Dubai Marina
3 bed2,410 sq ftHalf-floor plate

AED 420,000 p/a

The full portfolio changes weekly. Ask for the current sheet — it isn't published.

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Two districts,known street by street

Dubai Marina towers at golden hour seen from the water
i.

Dubai Marina

Three kilometres of water cut into the city, ringed by two hundred towers that behave like two hundred different markets. The walk-side buildings, the yacht-club end, the JBR boundary — each leases on its own logic, and pricing a residence by the district average is how landlords lose a quarter's rent.

This is where the #1 ranking was earned. Most instructions here arrive by referral from the last one.

#1 Bayut rank 200+ towers mapped <9 days avg. to lease
Business Bay canal at night reflecting illuminated towers, Burj Khalifa in the distance
ii.

Business Bay

The canal changed everything south of Downtown. What was a commercial grid is now the city's fastest-repricing residential district — new handovers every quarter, and a two-tower difference between a fair rent and an inflated one.

Knowing which buildings have settled, which are still snagging, and which landlords will move on terms: that is the entire job here, and it can't be read off a portal.

#1 Bayut rank Weekly handover audit 1 cheque negotiated, most deals
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In their words

Matt priced our Marina Gate apartment above what three other agents suggested, then leased it in six days. The difference over a year paid his fee several times over.
H. Al Mansoori — Landlord, Dubai Marina
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Enquiries

Start with the address.

Replies personally, usually within the hour during Dubai business hours.