How can I get refund for a canceled project and delay in handover?

Good evening,

I invested 90% in a property in 2006. The initial developer was jailed, and then it was sold on to another developer.

When I lived in Dubai, I went to the Land Department many times but got nowhere. The new developer was given a deadline to start, and that kept changing.

I am now in the UK and have emailed the land department many times, but they don't reply. Finally, they replied to me on Twitter on 21 December 2021. Their words were:

'We would like to inform you that the project is under transfer to the Cancelled Projects Committee. It is currently under study. Time took: about two months'

I'm not sure if 'time took' is just a language error, and they mean that it will take two months. And I don't know what will take two months, to transfer, to cancel or to get a refund?

Obviously, the main thing I want to know is how to get my money refunded as it has been 16 years!!!!! But I'd like to know what the process is. I still have the original contract.

Thank you