Q: Hi, What action do I take if a developer has accepted cheques from me (towards my 30% off-plan payment plan) that were made payable to the company (and not payable to the specific escrow account for the developer's project I am buying from)? Is this illegal and voids my SPA contract with the developer? Thanks for your advice.

Q: Dear, good day, The developer failed to hand over the project by Mar 2020 as per the SPA. Installments were paid on time, he is in dispute with his construction contractor. He wanted to change him since there was a fire at the construction site, however, the authorities granted permission to resume construction after the investigation is finished last year. The developer still to this date failing to terminate the defaulted old contractor and appoint a new construction contractor which is causing a delay. I have requested termination of SPA and claimed a refund but was declined. The project construction is still around 30% since more than 15 months where it should be 100% back in Mar-2020. There is a clause in SPA to grant 1 year and 90 days (remedy period), I have sent a written notice to claim a refund as per the contractual clause and time frame. Could you please advise what are the steps and chances to push the developer to refund full amounts? Should I start with RERA first? Thanks in advance.

Q: I had invested in a project in Dubai in Oct 2018, in a 3 bedroom townhouse. I have paid them 24% of the house amount till now but haven't received anything except for SPA and receipts from them. No registration of the property has also been done wherein we were supposed to get the house in Dec 2019 the handover. On checking, we got to know that they haven't even got permission from the land department for that particular row of townhouses in which we had booked our unit, and no construction has also happened till now. They offered us another unit instead to take which they claim will get finished in Dec 2020. But because they have been lying to us since the beginning and have taken money from us without any permission being in place, we want to exit from the agreement and get our money refunded. Wanted to know what are we eligible to get money in this case? Seeking the correct advice. Please help.

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.