Real estate matters turn on what was registered and when. We act for developers, investors, buyers, landlords and tenants on property transactions and disputes across Dubai and the wider UAE, from acquisition and off-plan purchase to service-charge and rental disputes. The work covers freehold, leasehold and jointly owned property.
The register controls the right. An off-plan purchase that was never registered, a title that was never transferred, a lease that was never recorded: each leaves the party that relied on it exposed. Most real estate disputes come down to a registration step that was taken late or skipped, and real estate lawyers in Dubai work from the register first and the contract second.
Transactions
We advise on sale and purchase, title transfer through the Dubai Land Department, off-plan purchase and Oqood registration, and the escrow protections that apply to developers under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007. Due diligence before the transaction closes is where the risk in a property deal is found and priced.
Disputes
We act on off-plan delays and cancellations, developer and investor claims, service-charge disputes and matters governed by the jointly owned property regime under Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019. These disputes are decided on the contract, the registration record and the regulator's position, and the case is built from those documents.
Landlord and tenant
We act for landlords and tenants on rental disputes, eviction notices and rent-increase questions, including matters before the Rental Disputes Centre and the rent-cap rules under Dubai Decree No. 26 of 2013. The notice that was served, and whether it was served correctly, decides most tenancy outcomes.
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