{"id":30402,"date":"2026-10-10T20:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T20:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?p=30402"},"modified":"2026-10-11T06:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:42:38","slug":"buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy off-plan property in Dubai: 10 checks before you sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30402\" class=\"elementor elementor-30402 elementor-30370\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd4b83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fd4b83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:30392,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-skyline-with-the-burj-khalifa-at-sunset.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:30393,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-the-city-from-above-with-the-burj-khalifa.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:30394,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-from-above.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99926e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99926e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6081c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6081c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buy off-plan property in Dubai: 10 checks before you sign<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e464c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e464c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you buy off-plan property in Dubai: escrow account, contract, instalments, guarantees, charges and drawings. The checks we make for every project, with Dubai&#8217;s laws as the source.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caeabae elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"caeabae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb15db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbb15db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554acdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"554acdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca48da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca48da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buy off-plan property in Dubai: checks first, signature second<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75346f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75346f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone planning to <strong>buy off-plan property in Dubai<\/strong> usually starts from a render, a payment plan and a handover date. Useful information, but it decides little: what matters is the account your money goes into, the contract you sign and the home that will actually be built.<\/p><p>In Dubai, unlike many other markets, the law gives precise tools to people who buy on plan. We have collected the ten checks we make before every signature, with the law or the official source whenever there is one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd8f42 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dd8f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 10 checks before you buy off-plan property in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b82572 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b82572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Is the project registered, with an escrow account?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574a3ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"574a3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Dubai a developer may sell off-plan only after opening an escrow account dedicated to the project with the Dubai Land Department, as required by <a href=\"https:\/\/dlp.dubai.gov.ae\/Legislation%20Reference\/2007\/Law%20No.%20(8)%20of%202007%20Concerning%20Escrow%20Accounts%20for%20Real%20Estate%20Development%20in%20the%20Emirate%20of%20Dubai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law No. 8 of 2007<\/a>. The application needs, among other things, the land title, the approved drawings and a certified cost plan. Ask for the project number and the escrow account number before any payment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52efbe7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52efbe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Who are you paying?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551e235 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551e235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The same law requires off-plan purchasers&#8217; payments to be deposited into the escrow account (art. 7). The transfer goes there, not to an account of the developer, of a broker or of a third company, even if you are asked to hurry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eca8e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5eca8e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cb4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85cb4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1025099131  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30514\" alt=\"Buy off-plan property in Dubai: Palm Jumeirah seen from space\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-palm-jumeirah-seen-from-space.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deea592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"deea592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before buying it<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">New developments<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Off-plan projects<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-travel\/dubai-travel\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Dubai travel<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The city before the home<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/blog\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Articles<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">By sector<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/about\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">About us<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Roles and method<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f560423 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f560423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Have you already chosen a project in Dubai?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4e3d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d4e3d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7a4d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a7a4d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cffe3e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cffe3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Is the advertising authorised?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551640d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551640d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A developer may not advertise an off-plan project without written authorisation from the Dubai Land Department (art. 5). A project advertised without it is already a signal not to ignore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daae470 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daae470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Is the contract registered in the interim register?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54371ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54371ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An off-plan sale is registered in the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s interim register (Oqood). The registration fee is 4% of the price and in off-plan sales it is usually paid by the buyer, plus administrative charges: ask for the exact calculation in writing before signing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8096c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8096c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=887530284  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buy-off-plan-property-in-dubai-residences-on-the-dubai-marina-harbour.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30396\" alt=\"Buy off-plan property in Dubai: residences on the Dubai Marina harbour\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2cb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb2cb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1391251820  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:864\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-architect-s-criterion-white-pergola-and-pool-in-a-villa-designed-by-the-fede.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20864%20576%22%20width%3D%22864%22%20height%3D%22576%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22864%22%20height%3D%22576%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30397\" alt=\"The architect\u2019s criterion: white pergola and pool in a villa designed by the Federico Cappellina studio\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:864\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-architect-s-criterion-white-pergola-and-pool-in-a-villa-designed-by-the-fede.webp 864w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:864\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-architect-s-criterion-white-pergola-and-pool-in-a-villa-designed-by-the-fede.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cf22c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81cf22c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cad72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44cad72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2c51a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f2c51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a28a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a28a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb41d3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fb41d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f2c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2f2c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1891004070  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30398\" alt=\"Dubai at night from above: the city\u2019s residential towers\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp 1659w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1659\/h:1106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dubai-at-night-from-above-the-city-s-residential-towers.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4680214 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4680214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b894c4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b894c4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2d97b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae2d97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. How is the payment plan tied to the works?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b7299 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0b7299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ask for instalments that follow the real progress of construction, and for the contract and its schedules to state the handover date, tolerances and penalties. A large instalment before works start shifts the risk onto the buyer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ca4d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9ca4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. What happens if you miss an instalment?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d64501 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d64501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dlp.dubai.gov.ae\/Legislation%20Reference\/2017\/Law%20No.%20(19)%20of%202017%20Amending%20Law%20No.%20(13)%20of%202008%20Regulating%20the%20Interim%20Real%20Property%20Register%20in%20the%20Emirate%20of%20Dubai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law No. 19 of 2017<\/a> requires a 30-day notice; the developer may then terminate the contract and retain different amounts depending on progress: above 80% it may keep what was paid and claim the balance, or retain up to 40%; between 60% and 80% up to 40%; below 60% up to 25%; if works have not started for reasons beyond its control, up to 30% of the amounts paid. Read this clause before choosing a payment plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd52680 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd52680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. And if the project is cancelled?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f3882 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f3882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the project is cancelled, the developer must refund all payments received, under Law No. 8 of 2007. It is a strong protection precisely because the money sits in the escrow account: one more reason never to pay elsewhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a002070 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a002070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9462b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9462b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba9bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba9bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f515cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f515cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">Luxury Off-Plan Property: 6 Checks Before Buying a New Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2ede0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c2ede0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury off-plan property in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar and Dubai: risks\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2e0d1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff2e0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8de214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8de214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1355878726  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30399\" alt=\"Sunset over the sea from Jumeira Bay in Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-sea-from-jumeira-bay-in-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75fccf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a75fccf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cd618 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60cd618\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5766c96 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5766c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. What does the guarantee cover after handover?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12aa48f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12aa48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the completion certificate, 5% of the escrow account is retained until one year after the units are registered to the buyers (art. 14). For structural defects, the UAE Civil Code makes the architect and the contractor liable for ten years (art. 880), and this cannot be excluded by contract (art. 882). Minor defects depend on the contract: have them listed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d26dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16d26dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. How much does the home cost to keep every year?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ac94d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ac94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In jointly owned communities service charges are approved by the regulator (RERA) and can be checked in the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/dubailand.gov.ae\/en\/eservices\/service-charge-index-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Charge Index<\/a>. For a new project, ask for the approved budget or the real charges of buildings the same developer has already delivered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf79264 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf79264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. What do the drawings really say?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94dd5b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94dd5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where an architect&#8217;s eye matters: saleable area and internal area are not the same thing, orientation decides how much sun enters in the hottest hours, and the material specifications attached to the contract count more than the render. New buildings in Dubai must meet at least the Silver level of <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2023\/December\/07-12\/Green-Buildings-in-Dubai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Sa&#8217;fat<\/a>, Dubai&#8217;s green building system built into the Dubai Building Code: ask which level the project has.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44c2c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a44c2c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0519b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0519b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f47caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f47caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Travel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4067f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4067f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-travel\/dubai-travel\/\">Dubai Travel Guide: the City, the Creek and the Desert<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48f415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c48f415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai travel beyond the skyscrapers: the Al Fahidi historic district, abras on the Creek, the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0130c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c0130c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-travel\/dubai-travel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e85c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3e85c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137db88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137db88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09216ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09216ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">About Us \u2014 Luxury Real Estate Agency<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bbfbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69bbfbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate is a premier luxury real estate agency specializing in exclusive\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c62f0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"03c62f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d848d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d848d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63acdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c63acdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f29c87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f29c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why people like to buy off-plan property in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbf427 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfbf427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buying off-plan lets you enter with a deposit and pay the rest as works progress, often at a launch price. The Dubai Land Department&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/dubailand.gov.ae\/en\/open-data\/indexes-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official price index<\/a> for villas went from 97.99 in 2020 to 213.18 in 2025: a figure from the past, which explains the interest but promises nothing about the future.<\/p><p>Precisely because the market has risen so much, anyone who wants to buy off-plan property in Dubai today has more to check: a launch price is a good deal only if the project is delivered as promised, on time and with the quality written in the contract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2602b49 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2602b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villa or apartment: what changes when you buy on plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2aa61 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2aa61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villas in communities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db604b4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db604b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you buy off-plan property in Dubai and choose a villa, it will almost always sit inside a community built by a large developer, with shared rules on fa\u00e7ades, heights, fences and pools. Ask for those rules before signing: they decide what you will be able to change after handover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee58e30 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee58e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apartments in towers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ced998 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ced998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you buy off-plan property in Dubai in a tower, look above all at service charges, the quality of shared systems and exposure: a west fa\u00e7ade without shading costs air conditioning for the whole life of the building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27481d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27481d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae4827 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ae4827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab7a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ab7a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effc687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"effc687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buy-property-in-the-dominican-republic\/\">Buy Property in the Dominican Republic: the Essential Guide in 12 Questions<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fe521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83fe521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buy property in the Dominican Republic with the right checks: title at the Registro de T\u00edtulos\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629c45f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"629c45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to buy off-plan property in Dubai, step by step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961e590 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"961e590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process is similar in almost every project, and knowing it helps you see where to stop and check. People who buy off-plan property in Dubai usually go through six moments:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Reservation<\/strong>: the unit is blocked with an initial payment. Before making it, check that it goes into the project&#8217;s escrow account.<\/li><li><strong>Sale and purchase agreement<\/strong>: with the payment plan, the handover date, the material specifications and the attached floor plans. This is the moment to read everything, calmly.<\/li><li><strong>Registration in the interim register<\/strong> of the Dubai Land Department, with payment of the registration fee.<\/li><li><strong>Instalments during construction<\/strong>, linked to progress on site.<\/li><li><strong>Completion and inspection<\/strong>: before accepting the home there is a site visit to list defects and non-compliant finishes, which the developer corrects.<\/li><li><strong>Handover and title deed<\/strong>: once the price is paid, the property moves from the interim register to the final one.<\/li><\/ol><p>To buy off-plan property in Dubai without surprises, the ten checks belong to the first two moments: after the contract is signed, the room for negotiation shrinks a lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec9f94 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fec9f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dubai's climate and the drawings: what an architect looks at<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92171c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92171c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Dubai the heat lasts most of the year and the sun is very strong: a well-designed home can be recognised in the drawings even before the render. When someone asks us whether to buy off-plan property in Dubai in a given project, we look at five things in the drawings.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Orientation and shade<\/strong>: where the large windows are, whether there are overhangs, loggias or screens, how much sun comes in during the afternoon.<\/li><li><strong>Glass and window frames<\/strong>: the performance stated in the specifications, not only their size. Glass is the part of the home that lets in the most heat.<\/li><li><strong>Systems<\/strong>: where the air-conditioning units are, how they are reached for maintenance, how much noise they make near the bedrooms.<\/li><li><strong>External materials<\/strong>: sand, humidity near the sea and salt wear out finishes and frames; stated quality and ease of replacement matter.<\/li><li><strong>Usable outdoor space<\/strong>: a terrace in full August sun is rarely used; shade, ventilation and a pool really change how you live.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is the same method our studio uses to design villas in Italy, where light, shade and the relationship between inside and outside come before floor area. Applied to someone else&#8217;s project, it tells you whether the home will be pleasant to live in, not just easy to sell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ebd75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7ebd75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6939a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6939a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1469293502  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30401\" alt=\"Desert dunes at sunset on the edge of Dubai\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/desert-dunes-at-sunset-on-the-edge-of-dubai.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9471550 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9471550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcb6f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bcb6f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e29e13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e29e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The costs of buying off-plan in Dubai beyond the price<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d880d7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d880d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The list price is only part of the outlay. Before you buy off-plan property in Dubai, ask for the full list in writing:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Dubai Land Department registration<\/strong>: 4% of the price plus administrative charges, calculated on the actual case.<\/li><li><strong>Annual service charges<\/strong> approved for the community or the building.<\/li><li><strong>Broker&#8217;s commission<\/strong>, if any, and who pays it.<\/li><li><strong>Furniture, utility connections and set-up<\/strong> at handover.<\/li><li><strong>Exchange rate and transfers<\/strong>, for anyone paying from a euro account.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186e89e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"186e89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most common mistakes when buying off-plan in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e7b2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e7b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Paying outside the escrow account<\/strong> because \u00abit is faster\u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>Choosing a payment plan without reading the termination clause<\/strong> of Law 19\/2017.<\/li><li><strong>Judging the home by the render<\/strong> instead of the specifications attached to the contract.<\/li><li><strong>Forgetting service charges<\/strong>, which weigh every year for the whole life of the property.<\/li><li><strong>Mistaking a launch price for a bargain<\/strong>: it becomes one only at handover.<\/li><\/ul><p>These are the ten checks seen from the side of mistakes: whoever wants to buy off-plan property in Dubai with peace of mind deals with them before signing, not after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f916d06 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f916d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about how to buy off-plan property in Dubai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517d8af elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"517d8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8540\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8540\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can a foreigner buy off-plan property in Dubai? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8540\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111803a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"111803a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb84a62 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb84a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes: foreigners can buy off-plan property in Dubai in the areas where full ownership is allowed. The contract is registered with the Dubai Land Department as for a UAE buyer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8541\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8541\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is money paid off-plan protected? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8541\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb0602 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cb0602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b80bd0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b80bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If it goes into the project&#8217;s escrow account, yes: Law No. 8 of 2007 ties payments to the project and requires a refund if it is cancelled. Outside that account the protection is lost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8542\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8542\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does registration cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8542\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9765de1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9765de1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc58e83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc58e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dubai Land Department fee is 4% of the price, plus administrative charges; in off-plan sales it is usually paid by the buyer. Always have the exact amount calculated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8543\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8543\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need a technical adviser as well as a lawyer? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8543\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8394768 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8394768\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d26295 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d26295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes: before you buy off-plan property in Dubai, the lawyer reads the contract and the architect reads the drawings, the specifications and the orientation. They are two different checks and you need both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3f097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d3f097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671ff4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"671ff4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38310f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38310f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f32b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84f32b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you already found the project?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e33155 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e33155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the brochure, the payment plan or the draft contract: with the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a> we tell you in writing what the project shows, what is missing and what to check before you buy off-plan property in Dubai. The Real Estate team&#8217;s contact for Dubai is Tatiana Juma; Federico Cappellina, an Italian architect, reads the drawings. Any commercial relationship with the developer is declared before each analysis.<\/p><p><small>Sources: escrow accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/dlp.dubai.gov.ae\/Legislation%20Reference\/2007\/Law%20No.%20(8)%20of%202007%20Concerning%20Escrow%20Accounts%20for%20Real%20Estate%20Development%20in%20the%20Emirate%20of%20Dubai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Law No. 8\/2007<\/a> (art. 5, 7, 14); termination of off-plan contracts, <a href=\"https:\/\/dlp.dubai.gov.ae\/Legislation%20Reference\/2017\/Law%20No.%20(19)%20of%202017%20Amending%20Law%20No.%20(13)%20of%202008%20Regulating%20the%20Interim%20Real%20Property%20Register%20in%20the%20Emirate%20of%20Dubai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law No. 19\/2017<\/a> (art. 11 of Law 13\/2008); decennial liability, UAE Civil Code art. 880 and 882 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamimi.com\/law-update-articles\/decennial-liability-in-the-uae-a-commentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Tamimi &#038; Co. commentary<\/a>); service charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/dubailand.gov.ae\/en\/eservices\/service-charge-index-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DLD Service Charge Index<\/a>; price index, <a href=\"https:\/\/dubailand.gov.ae\/en\/open-data\/indexes-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Land Department<\/a>; Al Sa&#8217;fat, <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2023\/December\/07-12\/Green-Buildings-in-Dubai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Media Office<\/a>. Checked on 10\/10\/2026. This is not legal advice: the contract must be read by a UAE lawyer.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f060e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f060e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask for the preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dde15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7dde15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f5169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8f5169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like a reading of the project?<\/p>\n<p>Send the brochure and the payment plan: we reply with the points to check.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2097bd6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2097bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5b145 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e5b145\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8aa257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8aa257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the UHNW Lifestyle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09aaf22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09aaf22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Real Estate articles: markets read with their sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304a013 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"304a013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6693b82 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6693b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/tutte-le-proprieta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the Properties<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da7673 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6da7673\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"argomenti-articoli\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901aa22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"901aa22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84828b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84828b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0\"><li 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