Q: Hi I have a question. My landlord, from who I’m renting, asked me if I was interested in buying his house in April this year. I got into a conversation with him and few months later we agreed on a price. This price of the sale was including the remaining rent ( until November 2018 ), we agreed on not paying the rent until we signed the agreement as the rent was included. I gave him a security deposit ( not to cash ) cheque. Now, my situation totally changed and I nodded the money also. I recently had a health issue that was preventing me from buying the house. So the landlord called off the deal and said I defaulted on the deal. Anyway, he now cashed both the rent cheques and the security deposit and said he went to the police and I will go to jail within the next 24 hours. Please advise. I’m willing to pay the remaining rent but need time to get the funds ( at least a week ) and also I’m worried about the security deposit of the sale as he deposited this cheque as well, 3 bounced cheques!

Q: If Form F of a property states that a property is tenanted to a certain date, and the date is incorrect, does the buyer have a claim to withdraw from the sale? Essentially, I was told in writing that the tenant would "leave" the property by a certain date. The actual notice was served to the client after the date of Form F being served, meaning that the tenant will be in the apartment for a further 12 months. Do I have a right to withdraw as a buyer and have my deposit cheques returned?

Q: I signed an MOU for purchasing a property from the seller. It has now been close to two months, with no progress. The tenant at the seller's property is not allowing time for valuation purposes. And now the seller is saying it's not his problem and is not willing to pay the 10% agreed as per the MOU. There's a specific clause in the MOU as below: "In the event that the 'seller' fails to complete the transfer on the agreed date due to his own act or omissions, then the full deposit will be refunded to the buyer, and also the 'seller' agrees to pay the same deposit amount to the buyer as a compensation for the loss of the said property unless they agreed amicably to different terms or dates."

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.

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

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.