Q: Delay in property completion and need for cancellation and exit from SPA Hello All, I booked for an off-plan property in Downtown Dubai by a leading builder. The completion date was June 2018. However, the property was not completed in June of 2018. I received a note in April 2018 citing the new completion date would be Dec 2019. Since the completion date is well over the stipulated grace period in SPA, I had requested the builder for a friendly settlement by cancelling the SPA and refunding the money as per the default by vendor clauses in the SPA. This has been refuted by the builder and repeatedly says that they cannot cancel the SPA and neither can they refund the money. What are the options available?

Q: This is regarding an under-cancellation real estate project in Dubai (started in 2017 & was supposed to be handed over in Dec 2019 but progress did not move beyond 10%). I made my cheques payable to the company rather than to escrow account. AED 881K was already cashed out of 1,460K (+ 58,400K for Dubai Land Dept). What are the options available for recovering my money? Thanks

Q: Hello, I purchased an off-plan apartment in Aug 2017 from a developer in Dubai. The payment plan is 50% prior to handover, 50% on handover. The property has been registered with Oqood, 30% have been paid to date as per installment schedule. The anticipated handover date was supposed to be October 2019. The developer extended the handover date till October 2020 as per the 12-month buffer they have under contract. They have claimed that the delay is due to their subcontractor going bust, so they have had to kick them out and replace them with a new one. As of Jan 2020, work has not started again on the project. My questions are: 1- Given the progress rate to date (30%), it is unlikely that they will be able to complete it on time. Can I take them to court now for an expected breach of contract? 2- Can they claim that their initial subcontractor going bust is a Force Majeure? Noting that they have never officially communicated this information to their customers (this was only mentioned verbally during a call).

Q: Hello I bought an off-plan apartment with a developer, paid half and the other half was supposed to be paid on receiving the apartment which was supposed to be received end of 2019. But they postponed it till March 2020, and now the project is way behind and no improvement at all as I'm in phase 2 and they are still building phase one. What can I do to get my money back?

Q: Hi All, I bought a property in Dubai in May 2018. The timelines are mentioned below. Dec 2017: the project was commenced. May 2018: I bought my property (30% Paid and 70% Mortgage (upon completion)) March 2021: (66% project completed as per the RERA website). As per my SPA, the project completion date was Dec 2019. 2020 being a force majeure year I am not sure if we are supposed to count that in the compensation period. Other than that I wanted to know what kind of compensation should I expect and in what form (rebate on the property or cash). I wanted a solution for 2 aspects. 1) Compensation 2) Terminate the contract. Your inputs are highly appreciated.

Q: Dear sir/madam, My father (an Indian resident) bought a property from a developer in 2018 via resale from a Dubai resident. The project has been under construction all these years but now is showing under cancellation on the Dubai Rest app. All payments have been made from our side. What legal recourse can we take? And who do we approach in such a condition?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I invested in a real estate project in Dubai that was supposed to be completed in 2021 but is still not completed and is showing under cancellation on the DLD website. I have made a 55% down payment. The builder is not providing us with updates on the project, so we want to cancel our investment. When we asked them to cancel our booking, they said they would deduct 10.31% of the property price, which includes 4% DLD fees and 6.31% agent commission. What are our legal rights for a refund if the project is under cancellation? Also, the DLD fees were waived during booking, but now they are asking us to pay them. Please advise!

There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.

This Law establishes interim property register in which sale contracts, off-plan sales, and other off-plan legal dispositions of real property are registered prior to inclusion in the property register maintained by Dubai Land Department.

The provisions of this Law supersede articles (2) and (11) of Law No. (13) of 2008 Regulating the Interim Property Register in the Emirate of Dubai.

This Resolution approves the Implementing Bylaw of Law No. (13) of 2008 Regulating the Interim Property Register in the Emirate of Dubai.