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What happens when a Dubai off-plan project is cancelled?

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What happens when a Dubai off-plan project is cancelled?

Purchasers often use “cancelled” loosely. Establishing what has actually happened to a project is the first task, because the routes differ.
What happens when a Dubai off-plan project is cancelled?

Stalled is not cancelled

A quiet site and an unanswered phone do not establish that a project has been cancelled. A project that has slowed may still be a delay matter. A project that has entered a formal cancellation or liquidation process involves procedures of its own.

Establish the registered status

The status recorded for the project is a fact that can be checked, rather than something to be inferred from site activity or from what other purchasers are saying in a group chat. That check should come before strategy.

What to assemble

The documents that make the status usable.

  • The SPA and any addenda
  • All payment receipts and transfer confirmations
  • Oqood or interim registration documentation
  • Every communication from the developer about the project’s status
  • Any notices received, including payment demands

Payments while a project is not progressing

Whether instalments continue to fall due depends on how the payment plan is structured — plans tied to construction milestones behave differently from plans tied to dates. Withholding payment without establishing the position first can expose a purchaser to a default allegation.

If you already purchased an off-plan property and are experiencing this issue, submit your SPA to Off Plan Resolve for a case assessment.

Case assessment

Tell us what happened.

Six short steps. You can stop at the SPA and send the rest later. Everything you submit is treated as confidential.

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