Dear Lawyers, I signed a Form F with a buyer for the sale of my house as we were planning to leave the country. The contract was signed about a month ago, but the handover is not until August. Due to personal circumstances changing, we are no longer leaving Dubai and would like to cancel Form F. The Form F contract stipulates that we have to pay the buyer 10% of the purchase value. The real estate agent is now claiming that we also have to pay the buyer's real estate commission and the conveyancing fee. Our understanding is that the 10% penalty is the only penalty. Which is correct, and what are the next steps to dispute this? Also, is there any way to dispute the 10% itself under the law due to personal circumstances changing?

I got an offer letter from Al-Haldin Gulf Construction & Petroleum LLC. Can you please advise about the company?

Hello, I have a tenant who is always late with their payment. Their renewal was supposed to be last December 2023. Currently, they have not signed any new contract, provided any new cheques, and have stayed for three months from December until now without paying rent. Additionally, I just discovered that they have sublet the apartment with partitions, which is clearly stated as not allowed in the old contract. Please let me know what should I do legally!

Dear Concern, How long will it take to receive the cancellation paper from my previous employer? My last working day at my current company will be on April 7, 2024.

Hi, We sent a renewal notice to our Dubai-based tenant 84 days before his contract renewal, with a 10% increase in rent. The tenant neither agreed nor disagreed with the proposed rent and replied on the day of renewal that he wouldn't be paying the proposed rent. Due to the argument, the landlord decided to reduce the rent, but the tenant has not yet renewed his contract. It has been 12 days since his contract expired. Kindly suggest what could be done in this matter.

We own a house in Dubai [full ownership and in possession of the notarized title needs]. I have just resigned from my job and want to now stay in Dubai but not work. Can you help complete visa transfer from the company to my own visa for myself and wife? Regards D. R.

I have bought three apartments in a project and the delivery date was in 2018. I have paid 100% and nothing is pending. The builders informed me that the delivery will be in July 2019 but now they are saying the end of Dec for one apartment and the rest in 2020. If I want to withdraw and cancel the contract, can I get the complete refund and will I receive the interest too?

السلام عليكم أريد إنشاء موقع على الإنترنت للتجارة العامة بمختلف الأنواع من المنتجات. هل أستطيع تأجير مكتب ومخزن في الإمارات وتوظيف موظفين إذا كانت رخصة تجارية من منطقة حرة؟ وهل النشاط التجاري (تجارة عامة) يسمح لي بالتجارة عبر الإنترنت؟

I bought a property in a project and paid the full amount to the developer directly, not in the escrow account. The property was not complete as promised and it was cancelled by the Land Dept last year. We reached the Land Dept to make a complaint then we came to know it's not registered under my name. Please help me to process it and get my money back. I made a complaint in Dubai Courts too but no update.

I'm a Pakistani national and my wife is a Bahraini citizen. We have one company in the UAE and my wife is the owner of that company. We didn't take any sponsorship. My question is if we will take any partner in our company, shall we need local Emirati sponsor or not?