# SoukLocal

> SoukLocal is a UAE marketplace for licence-checked local businesses, launching in Dubai with renovation, fit-out and maintenance contractors. Real reviews, real project photos, and WhatsApp in one tap.

SoukLocal (Arabic: سوق لوكل) is pre-launch in Dubai: founding businesses are being verified and no business listings are live yet. Facts on this site cite their sources and show the date they were last checked. Operated by SHORIQ TECH LLC, Licensed in Shams, Sharjah, UAE.

## Guides
- [Dubai's Contractor Register (Law No. 7 of 2025)](https://souklocal.ae/guides/dubai-contractor-register): What the new register means for homeowners and contractors, with the key dates.
- [Villa renovation approvals in Dubai](https://souklocal.ae/guides/villa-renovation-approvals-dubai): Who approves what: community NOCs, the permit authority for your area, and consultants.
- [Villa renovation costs in Dubai](https://souklocal.ae/guides/villa-renovation-cost-dubai): Published price ranges per sq ft, by villa size and by room, plus typical timelines.

## About the platform
- [Find a business](https://souklocal.ae/for-homeowners): Tell SoukLocal the job and community; get connected to up to 3 licence-checked businesses as they go live.
- [For businesses](https://souklocal.ae/for-businesses): Free verified listing for founding businesses in Dubai; what SoukLocal checks and how joining works.
- [Pricing](https://souklocal.ae/pricing): Free for homeowners; free verified listing for founding businesses; paid plans published before launch.
- [How we verify](https://souklocal.ae/how-we-verify): What the Verified, Top Rated and Claimed marks mean, our review policy and neutrality rules.
- [Guides & costs](https://souklocal.ae/guides): Index of SoukLocal guides for Dubai homeowners.
- [About SoukLocal](https://souklocal.ae/about): Why SoukLocal exists, the vertical-first approach, neutrality, and the operating company.
- [Contact](https://souklocal.ae/contact): WhatsApp and email contact, business sign-up, and reporting a listing.