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6 available 6 • View allSeller signed Form F but wants to withdraw. How to avoid 10% penalty?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a seller. I have signed Form F, but now I want to back out.
What options do I have to avoid paying the 10% penalty?

Mar 20, 2024
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The seller is reluctant to sell. Can I ask for 10% of the agreed amount?


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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a buyer. I signed the property sales contract manually. Then the agent sent the document to the seller, who signed it and sent a snapshot of all the pages.
There is no digital contract signed form F. The seller had a bank loan, which he cleared, and was waiting for a relieving letter.
The contract's last day has passed. Now he is reluctant to sell. Can I ask for 10% of the amount, as he is not able to provide the documents required for the sales deal?



Feb 14, 2024
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The seller decides not to sell the property after signing the MOU. What to do?

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I signed an MOU to purchase a property. The MOU was signed by the POA holder of the seller on hard paper. We have been following up with the seller agent and he was keeping us up to date for nearly a month that the NOC is in progress.
Last week when the MOU period expired, the agent informed us that the POA issuer has decided not to sell as he has another offer. I asked the agent about the MOU and the agent said MOU has no value as it is on paper and not in the Dubai Rest application.
Questions:
Can I enforce a paper-based MOU (Form F)? Or due to new rules, it is no longer valid and we made a mistake?
The MOU was for one month and it is about six weeks since we signed the MOU.
Appreciate any advice!


Oct 12, 2022
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Can I cancel my house sale contract without extra fees after personal plans changed?




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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I signed a Form F with a buyer for the sale of my house as we were planning to leave the country. The contract was signed about a month ago, but the handover is not until August.
Due to personal circumstances changing, we are no longer leaving Dubai and would like to cancel Form F.
The Form F contract stipulates that we have to pay the buyer 10% of the purchase value. The real estate agent is now claiming that we also have to pay the buyer's real estate commission and the conveyancing fee.
Our understanding is that the 10% penalty is the only penalty. Which is correct, and what are the next steps to dispute this?
Also, is there any way to dispute the 10% itself under the law due to personal circumstances changing?





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Jul 12, 2024
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How to speed up buyer’s bank account opening and claim security deposit if delayed?




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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I am selling an apartment in Dubai to a US-based buyer. The Form F was signed at the end of May and has been extended twice to allow the buyer to secure financing.
They have received pre-approval and are now waiting for the final offer letter. To obtain the final offer letter, the buyers (husband and wife) need to travel to the UAE to open a bank account.
Due to personal circumstances, they cannot travel together, which means the bank account will not be opened for at least another two weeks. The Form F is expiring in three days.
What are my recourses as a seller to:
a) force the buyer to expedite their travel plans to open the bank account, and
b) claim their security deposit held by the agent if they do not expedite their travel?
Additionally, if I file a claim for their security deposit, will I be blocked from selling my property to someone else until the claim is resolved?





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Sep 1, 2024
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Seller backed out after manually signing due to DLD website outage. What to do?




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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I am a Dubai resident. I found a property in Dubai to buy through a real estate agent, and the seller agreed on the price I offered.
At the time of signing the Sale Contract (Form F) on the DLD website, the system was down, so we signed it manually and gave the deposit check to the agent.
The contract stated that the RERA system was down and that when it is back in operation, we should refile Form F digitally within 24 hours. The next day, the agent prepared it, and I signed it, but the seller refused to.
He proceeded with the sale of the property to a different buyer and refused to pay the penalty stated in the contract. My questions are:
1. Is this legal?
2. Can he sell it to someone else even though he signed a contract with me?
3. RERA couldn't block the sale because the contract was done manually and not registered in their system. Do I have legal rights to demand the penalty be paid or for the sale to go through?
I have a copy of the sale contract with his signature.





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Oct 2, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
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.
Dec 15, 1985
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