UAE Property: 'When does a Dubai off-plan property delay become a red flag?'
The National · 6 Nov 2026

UAE Property: 'When does a Dubai off-plan property delay become a red flag?'

Question: My husband and I bought our first Dubai property off-plan in 2023. We weren't investors – the plan was to move into it when our current tenancy ended. The original handover was supposed to be this year, but the developer has now pushed it back and construction still doesn't look anywhere near finished. We have paid 60 per cent of the purchase price and are also paying Dh135,000 ($36,760) a year in rent.


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