Five checks
Off-plan risk in Dubai is overwhelmingly developer risk. Project delays and quality shortfalls cluster around the same names. These checks are free and public.
- Dubai REST app: confirm the project is registered, view its escrow status and construction percentage.
- Completed projects: ask for the list and visit two of them. Look at the lobby, the lifts and the pool. Ask tenants.
- Handover record: compare the originally announced dates to actual handover on the last three projects.
- Escrow account: the account number must appear on the SPA and be verifiable with RERA.
- Service charge history on completed buildings: a developer that keeps charges stable after handover is managing well.
What we do on top
We maintain a tracked list of developers with their handover variance and post-handover service charge drift. We only put projects in front of clients from developers in the top two tiers of that list.
General information, not financial or legal advice. Fees and rules are those published by the Dubai Land Department and UAE authorities at the time of writing and can change.