Off-plan projects in Dubai

1. Compare launchesWe set projects side by side: developer track record, handover, payment plan and what similar homes rent for.
2. Reserve your unitA booking deposit holds the unit while the sale and purchase agreement is prepared and signed.
3. Pay during constructionPayments go to the project’s escrow account, and the sale is registered with the Dubai Land Department.
4. HandoverWe inspect the home with you before the final payment and the keys, and help with the title deed and furnishing.

A booking deposit holds the unit while the sale and purchase agreement is prepared. The deposit and the payment plan after it are set by each developer, and your advisor gives you both in writing before you reserve.

Into the project’s escrow account, which the Dubai Land Department regulates. The developer draws on it only as construction progresses.

The Dubai Land Department registration fee, usually 4% of the price, and a small registration charge. Some developers cover part of it at launch. We give you a written cost sheet for each project.

A plan in which part of the price is paid after you receive the keys, in instalments over an agreed period. The Post-handover filter above shows the projects that offer one.

Some banks lend on off-plan homes from approved developers, usually for the payments due around handover. Your advisor tells you which projects qualify.

Many developers allow a resale once a set share of the price is paid. The rules differ by developer and project, and your advisor checks them before you reserve.

Reselling before handover: the guide

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