Know the ground before you buy.
Plain guides to how property purchases work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. General information, no forecasts: for anything specific to you, ask the desk or your lawyer.
Freehold areas explained: where foreign buyers can own outright
Freehold is the word every buyer hears first. What it gives you, where it applies, and how to check it for a specific home.
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How escrow protects off-plan payments
When you buy a home that is not built yet, your instalments should never sit in the developer’s own account. This is the mechanism that keeps them apart.
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What to check before choosing a waterfront address
“Waterfront” covers open sea, lagoons, marinas and canals. They live very differently. A checklist for telling them apart before you buy.
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Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Islands or Dubai Maritime City: three waterfronts compared
Three Dubai waterfronts that are often shortlisted together and have very little in common. How they differ as locations.
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