Q: In June 2008, I bought an office in DSO, for AED 847.339. The completion date was December 2010. For 8 years, the developer dragged the construction for unknown reasons. I, therefore, did try through RERA and the Notary Public, to get my money back for breach of contract but the developer refused to answer my request. Today, 8 years later, the office is ready for the final handover. In between, I lost 8 years of rent (AED 360.000) and the opportunity to sell that office when the market was still high. Last but not the least, the developer just informed me verbally that the office that was freehold is now leasehold despite what is stipulated in the signed SPA. Today, I would like to know what are my legal options to get my money back or at least get some compensation.

Q: I booked an off-plan studio in R.E.P. DIP. The developer posts to me the contract to sign. I signed the contract and posted it back to their address. The texture property In Dubai has been dealing and I transferred 10% to reserve the unit in June 2015. I have paid over 30% until the end of Dec 2016. I stopped paying the rest of instalments because after viewing 0% construction report through DLD website and neither developer has provided me Oqood. There is still no construction as per the DLD report for project number 1514. I am considering to get a refund. The total price of the studio is AED 330000. 10% at the outset, 36 equal instalments during construction, 20% on handover and 18 equal instalments after the handover. I have paid 10% and 18 equal instalments out of 36 during the construction as per contract. Total AED 109,973.94 paid: AED 109,973.00 What are the possibilities to get a refund from the developer? How much would it cost?

Q: Signed a contract in Jan 2017. 4% DLD registration fees. The buyer 2%, seller 2%, the seller forged the invoice to pay 4%. I should get a refund of the 2% paid extra. Paid Base price 565,000 DLD registration charges 22,600 (Invoiced 4%) Unit [------] Net price 587,600 Invoice in 2019 to get title deed: 76819 AED. Review in Jan 2020 new invoice in Jan 2020 to get Title Deed. Affection plan charges: 1,020.00 AED; Provisional master community charges: 5250.00 AED. Title deed delivery charges: 210.00 AED. Plot upload fee: 390.00 AED. Survey fee: 1,000.00 AED. Title deed fee: 787.50 AED. DSR fees: 1,056.00 AED. Total: 9,703.90 AED. Other charges to pay to build the house. DEWA NOC fee: 1000 AED. Demarcation NCC fee: 2000 AED. Building permit NOC fee: 2000 AED Commencement of work NOC: 2000 AED Deposit: 50000 AED Plus 5% V.A.T

س: قبل أكثر من سنتين عُرِض علي شراء شقة بمجمع سكني لم يبنَ، ولأنني لا أملك مقدَّمًا، طلبت تمويلاً بنكيًا وانتظرت الموافقة. قال لي موظف الشركة: ادفع أي مبلغ الآن للحجز وهو قابل للاسترداد. دفعت المبلغ لكن لم أحصل على قرض البنك وعندما أخبرت الموظف أنني لا أستطيع الشراء وطالبت برد المبلغ تهَّرب. عندما راجعت الشركة قالوا لا يمكن استرداد المبلغ مع العلم أنه لا توجد أي معلومة واضحة من الشركة على أن الدفعة لا تُرد إلا بعد الدفع. كيف لي أن أعرف أنه لا يمكن الاسترداد قبل الدفع؟ الموظفون لا يعطون المعلومة الصحيحة. هل يحق لي رفع قضية بناءً على أنه لا توجد معلومة مسبقة من الشركة؟

Q: Hello, I have a friend who invested 15 million dirhams in real estate projects in Ajman. The developer took the money and fled the UAE. The case has been in Ajman courts for 15 years and nothing had been done. The developer had recently died aboard. Can we sue his estate?

س: وقعت اتفاقية بيع وشراء قبل سنتين من الآن لوحدة سكنية مع أحد المطورين ودفعت ٣٠% من قيمة العقار على أن يُدفَع ما تبقى عن طريق البنك. تم استلام الوحدة وتأجيرها لكن حتى الآن لم يتم التسجيل المبدئي للوحدة لدى دائرة الأراضي والأملاك وعند مراجعة المطور لا توجد إجابة واضحة وفي إحدى المرات ذكروا أنه توجد مشكلة مع البنك بخصوص الوحدة الأمر الذي يحتاج مزيد من الوقت حتى يمكن التسجيل. سؤالي يتعلق بفرص استرداد المبلغ المدفوع في حال تم رفع دعوى في هذه الحالة.

Q: Hello everyone, I bought an off-plan unit from a developer around Feb. 2018. They promised to deliver by March 2019, but they kept on postponing. Along the way, they asked me to sign the SPA. I said I won't and requested them to refund me my payments. At one point, they agreed and later they said no. I have all these correspondences on email. Finally, the developer forged my signature and signed the SPA by themselves and registered it with DLD, and processed the cancellation. When I visited DLD, I have been shown a SPA signed under my name on May 13, 2021. The signature was done fraudulently because I did not sign it. I made a payment of more than AED 130K. I would appreciate your guidance.

Q: Hello everyone, I bought an off-plan unit from a developer around Feb. 2018. They promised to deliver by March 2019, but they kept on postponing. Along the way, they asked me to sign the SPA. I said I won't and requested them to refund me my payments. At one point they agreed and later they said no. I have all these correspondences on email. Finally, the developer forged my signature and signed the SPA by themselves and registered it with DLD, and processed the cancellation. When I visited DLD, I have been shown an SPA signed under my name on May 13, 2021. The signature was done fraudulently because I did not sign it. I made a payment of more than AED 130K. I would appreciate your guidance.

Q: Dear sir/madam, A developer sent me a demand note with an amount not contained in the contract agreement and when asked as to why this amount is demanded they replied that it is as per real estate legislation. When again asked to quote that legislation, the amount was then removed from the statement, so is it an attempt of cheating and a financial crime by misguiding a foreign investor or a business as usual? And how can it be dealt with? And where to lodge a complaint? Thanks!

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.