{"id":37982,"date":"2026-08-19T09:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/oqood-registration-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:26:25","slug":"oqood-registration-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ar\/oqood-registration-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Oqood in Dubai: Registering an Off-Plan Property Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 OQOOD \/ INTERIM PROPERTY REGISTER -->\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@400;600;700&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');\n\n.oq *,.oq *::before,.oq 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.oq-cta-in{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}\n  .oq-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n}\n@media(max-width:640px){\n  .oqc{padding:0 16px}\n  .oqs{padding:44px 0}\n  .oq-hero{min-height:auto}\n  .oq-hero-content{padding:48px 16px 56px}\n  .oq-hero h1{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,7.5vw,2.6rem)}\n  .oq-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .oq-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .oq-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .oq-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .oq-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .oq-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.oqc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"oq\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"oq-hero\">\n  <div class=\"oq-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"oq-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"oq-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"oq-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"oq-eyebrow\">Law No. 13 of 2008 &middot; Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Oqood and Dubai&#8217;s Interim Register<br><span>What Registering an Off-Plan Purchase Actually Protects<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"oq-hero-sub\">Buying off-plan in Dubai means paying for something that does not exist yet. Oqood is the mechanism that turns those payments into a recorded legal interest &mdash; and under Article 3(1) of Law No. 13 of 2008, a disposition that never reaches the register is void. This is what the statute says, what registration costs, and exactly what happens if a buyer stops paying.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"oq-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"oq-hm\">&#128220; <strong>Interim Property Register<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-hm\">&#127959;&#65039; <strong>Off-Plan Buyers<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-hm\">&#9878;&#65039; <strong>Article 11 Termination Rules<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- STAT STRIP -->\n<div class=\"oq-strip\">\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"oq-si\"><span class=\"oq-sv\">Void<\/span><span class=\"oq-sl\">An Unregistered Off-Plan Sale, Art. 3(1)<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-si\"><span class=\"oq-sv\">4%<\/span><span class=\"oq-sl\">DLD Registration Fee on Value<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-si\"><span class=\"oq-sv\">30 Days<\/span><span class=\"oq-sl\">DLD Notice Before Termination<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-si\"><span class=\"oq-sv\">40%<\/span><span class=\"oq-sl\">Max Retention at 60&ndash;80% Complete<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n<section class=\"oqs\">\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-2col\">\n      <div class=\"oq-body\">\n        <span class=\"oqt\">What Oqood Is<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"oq-title\">A Register for Property That Does Not Exist Yet<\/h2>\n        <p>Every property register has the same basic problem with off-plan sales: you cannot issue a title deed for an apartment that is currently a hole in the ground. Dubai&#8217;s answer was to create a second, parallel register for purchases made before completion. <strong>Oqood<\/strong> &mdash; Arabic for contracts &mdash; is the Dubai Land Department system through which a purchase is entered on that register.<\/p>\n        <p>The register itself is defined in Article 2 of <strong>Law No. 13 of 2008<\/strong> as documents maintained by the Department, in written or electronic format, recording sale contracts, off-plan sales and other off-plan legal dispositions. It is a real government record, not a developer&#8217;s internal ledger, and that distinction is the entire point.<\/p>\n        <p>Article 3(1) is where the law stops being administrative and starts being consequential. It requires that any sale, or any other legal disposition that transfers or restricts ownership of an off-plan unit, be entered in the Interim Property Register &mdash; and provides that such dispositions are <strong>void unless entered in that register<\/strong>. A signed sales and purchase agreement is not, on its own, a registered interest. If the entry was never made, the law does not treat the disposition as a weak claim; it treats it as no claim at all.<\/p>\n        <p>The law also constrains developers upstream of any sale. Article 4 prohibits a developer from commencing a project or selling units before taking possession of the land and obtaining the required approvals, which is what stops a project being marketed off a plot the developer does not control. At the other end, Article 8 requires completed projects to be registered once the completion certificate is received &mdash; the moment the interim entry converts into permanent registration and a title deed becomes possible.<\/p>\n        <p>Registration sits alongside, not instead of, the escrow regime. One protects where your money goes; the other protects what you get for it. Both need to be checked, and neither substitutes for the other.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"oq-hbox\">\n          <strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> Interim registration and escrow are the two structural protections in a Dubai off-plan purchase, and buyers routinely check neither. Read how instalments are ring-fenced in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-escrow-account-off-plan\/\">Dubai escrow accounts<\/a>, then read what happens at the other end of the project in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-snagging-handover-rights\/\">snagging and handover rights<\/a>. The interim entry eventually becomes the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/title-deed-dubai\/\">title deed<\/a>. For the wider case for and against buying before completion, see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/off-plan-properties-dubai-2026\/\">off-plan properties in Dubai<\/a>, and if you are buying from overseas, our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-buy-dubai-property-remotely-2026\/\">buying a Dubai property remotely<\/a> covers the mechanics. First-time overseas buyers should start with <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/buying-property-in-dubai-as-a-foreigner\/\">buying property in Dubai as a foreigner<\/a>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"oq-ov\">\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Oqood at a Glance &mdash; 2026<\/h3>\n            <p>Interim Real Property Register, Dubai<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Governing law<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r burg\">Law No. 13 of 2008<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Amended by<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">Law No. 19 of 2017<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">What it records<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">Off-plan sales<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Unregistered disposition<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r burg\">Void, Art. 3(1)<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">DLD registration fee<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">4% of value<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Developer must own land first<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">Art. 4<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Converts to title deed<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">On completion, Art. 8<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Default notice period<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">30 days via DLD<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Max retention, over 80%<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">40% of unit value<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">Max retention, under 60%<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r\">25% of unit value<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-ov-row\"><span class=\"oq-ov-l\">If RERA cancels project<\/span><span class=\"oq-ov-r up\">Full refund due<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ARTICLE 11 TABLE -->\n<section class=\"oqs oqg\">\n  <div class=\"oqc oqct\">\n    <span class=\"oqt\">The Default Rules<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oq-title\">What Happens If an Off-Plan Buyer Stops Paying<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oq-sub\">This is the part of the law buyers most need and least often read. Article 11, as amended by Law No. 19 of 2017, replaces a developer&#8217;s discretion with a fixed procedure and a sliding scale tied to how far construction has actually progressed.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"oq-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Completion Status<\/th>\n            <th>What the Developer May Do<\/th>\n            <th>Maximum Retained<\/th>\n            <th>Refund Deadline<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Over 80% complete<\/td><td>Retain all sums paid and claim the balance, request sale of the unit at auction, or terminate unilaterally<\/td><td><span class=\"oq-badge high\">Up to 40% of unit value<\/span><\/td><td>Within 1 year of termination, or 60 days from resale, whichever is earlier<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>60% to 80% complete<\/td><td>Terminate the off-plan sale agreement unilaterally<\/td><td><span class=\"oq-badge high\">Up to 40% of unit value<\/span><\/td><td>Within 1 year of termination, or 60 days from resale, whichever is earlier<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Below 60%, work commenced<\/td><td>Terminate the off-plan sale agreement unilaterally<\/td><td><span class=\"oq-badge mid\">Up to 25% of unit value<\/span><\/td><td>Within 1 year of termination, or 60 days from resale, whichever is earlier<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Work not commenced, for reasons beyond the developer&#8217;s control<\/td><td>Terminate the off-plan sale agreement<\/td><td><span class=\"oq-badge mid\">Up to 30% of amounts paid<\/span><\/td><td>Within 60 days of termination<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Project cancelled by RERA<\/td><td>No retention &mdash; the developer must refund all payments made by purchasers<\/td><td><span class=\"oq-badge low\">Nil<\/span><\/td><td>Per the procedures of Law No. 8 of 2007<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Source: Explanatory Notes on Article (11) of Law No. (19) of 2017 Amending Law No. (13) of 2008 Regulating the Interim Real Property Register in the Emirate of Dubai, Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae), retrieved 19 August 2026. Percentages are statutory maximums, not automatic entitlements.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"oq-hbox\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:26px auto 0;\">\n      <strong>The procedure before any of this applies.<\/strong> A developer cannot simply act on the table above. Article 11 requires the developer to <strong>notify the Dubai Land Department<\/strong> of the purchaser&#8217;s non-performance. The Department then serves a <strong>thirty day notice<\/strong> on the purchaser requiring them to fulfil their contractual obligations, and attempts to broker a settlement during that period. Only once the thirty days expire without compliance does the Department issue a document confirming that the procedure was followed and stating the unit&#8217;s percentage of completion &mdash; and that percentage is what determines which row of the table applies. The thirty day window is a genuine opportunity to renegotiate, not a formality.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- WHAT IT DOES \/ DOES NOT DO -->\n<section class=\"oqs\">\n  <div class=\"oqc oqct\">\n    <span class=\"oqt\">Scope<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oq-title\">What Interim Registration Does &mdash; and What It Does Not<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oq-sub\">Registration is a strong protection against one category of risk and no protection at all against another. Knowing which is which is the difference between informed confidence and misplaced comfort.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"oq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"oq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"oq-area-name\">Records Your Interest<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-area-type\">What It Does<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-area-body\"><p>Entry on the Interim Property Register places your purchase on a government record rather than in a developer&#8217;s private files. Article 3(1) makes that entry the thing that gives the disposition legal effect at all.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"oq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"oq-area-name\">Prevents Double Selling<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-area-type\">What It Does<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-area-body\"><p>Because dispositions of a unit must be entered on a single central register, the register is what makes it possible to establish that a specific unit has already been sold, rather than relying on a developer&#8217;s word.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"oq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"oq-area-name\">Converts to a Title Deed<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-area-type\">What It Does<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-area-body\"><p>Article 8 requires developers to register completed projects on receipt of the completion certificate. The interim entry is the bridge from an off-plan contract to permanent registration and a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/title-deed-dubai\/\">title deed<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"oq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"oq-area-name\">Does Not Guarantee Delivery<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-area-type\">What It Does Not Do<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-area-body\"><p>Registration records who bought what. It does not promise the building will be finished, finished on time, or finished to the specification in the brochure. Those are commercial and construction risks the register does not touch.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"oq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"oq-area-name\">Does Not Replace Escrow<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-area-type\">What It Does Not Do<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-area-body\"><p>Custody of your instalments is governed by the separate escrow regime under Law No. 8 of 2007. Check both: our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-escrow-account-off-plan\/\">Dubai escrow accounts<\/a> covers what that law does and does not protect.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oq-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"oq-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"oq-area-name\">Does Not Stop Termination<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oq-area-type\">What It Does Not Do<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-area-body\"><p>A registered interest does not immunise a buyer who stops paying. Article 11 sets out a route to termination and de-registration &mdash; see also <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/can-developer-forfeit-if-i-cant-pay-instalment\/\">whether a developer can forfeit your instalments<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"oq-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Considering an off-plan unit in Dubai?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us the project and TruHauz will check the developer registration, the escrow arrangement and the interim register position before you sign anything.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"oqbtn\">Ask TruHauz &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ANALYSIS -->\n<section class=\"oqs oqdk\">\n  <div class=\"oqc oqct\">\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:16px;\">Where Buyers Get Caught<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oq-title white\">Three Assumptions That Cost Off-Plan Buyers Money<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oq-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">None of these require a dishonest developer. They are ordinary gaps between what a buyer believes has happened and what has actually been recorded.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"oq-fc\">\n        <span class=\"oq-fc-val\">01<\/span>\n        <h4>Assuming the SPA Is the Registration<\/h4>\n        <p>Signing a sales and purchase agreement and paying a deposit feels like completing a purchase, so buyers reasonably assume the legal side is done. It is not. Article 3(1) makes entry on the Interim Property Register the step that gives the disposition legal effect. Ask for evidence of the entry, in writing, and treat its absence as an open item rather than an administrative delay to be chased later.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-fc\">\n        <span class=\"oq-fc-val\">02<\/span>\n        <h4>Treating Retention Caps as the Likely Outcome<\/h4>\n        <p>The percentages in Article 11 are statutory ceilings on what a developer may retain, not a schedule of what a developer will retain. What actually happens is shaped by the thirty day Land Department notice period, by the settlement the Department attempts during it, and by the contract itself. Buyers who read the caps as a fixed penalty often give up on a negotiation that was still available.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-fc\">\n        <span class=\"oq-fc-val\">03<\/span>\n        <h4>Budgeting the 4% and Nothing Else<\/h4>\n        <p>The 4% Land Department registration fee is the large, memorable number, so it becomes the whole budget. Administrative charges, certificate issuance and the standard knowledge and innovation levies sit on top of it. Published figures for those smaller items vary between sources, which is precisely why the itemised Land Department breakdown should come from the developer in writing rather than from a rounded estimate.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin-top:32px;font-size:.93rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;line-height:1.75;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">Bottom line:<\/strong> Interim registration is the cheapest protection available to a Dubai off-plan buyer, and the one most often taken on trust. The statute does the heavy lifting &mdash; an unregistered disposition is void, a developer must control the land before selling, and termination runs through a Land Department notice rather than a developer&#8217;s discretion &mdash; but none of it helps if the entry was never made. Verify the register, verify the escrow account, and keep the itemised fee breakdown. <em>This article is general information about Dubai property legislation, not legal advice. Laws, fees and procedures can change and individual contracts differ; confirm the current position with the Dubai Land Department or a licensed UAE lawyer before acting.<\/em>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"oqs oqg\">\n  <div class=\"oqc oqct\">\n    <span class=\"oqt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oq-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oq-sub\">The questions off-plan buyers ask most often about Oqood and Dubai&#8217;s interim property register.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"oq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-q\" onclick=\"oqFaq(this)\">What is Oqood in Dubai?<span class=\"oq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-a\">Oqood is the Dubai Land Department system through which an off-plan property purchase is entered on the Interim Real Property Register. The word is Arabic for contracts. Law No. 13 of 2008 defines that register, in Article 2, as documents maintained by the Department in written or electronic format recording sale contracts, off-plan sales and other off-plan legal dispositions. In plain terms, it is the government record of who has bought which unit in a project that has not been built yet, and it exists because until a building is finished there is no completed property against which a title deed can be issued.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-q\" onclick=\"oqFaq(this)\">Is an off-plan sale valid if it is not registered on the interim property register?<span class=\"oq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-a\">No, and this is the single most important thing an off-plan buyer in Dubai should understand. Article 3(1) of Law No. 13 of 2008 requires that any sale, or any other legal disposition that transfers or restricts ownership of an off-plan unit, be entered in the Interim Property Register, and states that such dispositions are void unless entered in that register. A signed sales and purchase agreement sitting in a developer\u2019s filing cabinet, however impressive the paperwork looks, does not by itself give you a registered interest. Confirming the entry exists is a step to complete, not to assume.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-q\" onclick=\"oqFaq(this)\">What does Oqood registration cost in Dubai?<span class=\"oq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-a\">The Dubai Land Department registration fee on a property purchase is 4% of the value, and on an off-plan purchase this is what is paid when the sale is entered on the interim register rather than at a later transfer. Administrative charges, a title deed or certificate issuance fee, and the standard knowledge and innovation levies are added on top. Published figures for those smaller administrative items vary between sources, so the sensible course is to ask the developer for the itemised Land Department breakdown in writing before you transfer anything, rather than relying on a rounded estimate.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-q\" onclick=\"oqFaq(this)\">What is the difference between an Oqood certificate and a title deed?<span class=\"oq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-a\">They record ownership at two different stages of a property\u2019s life. Registration through Oqood places your purchase on the Interim Real Property Register while the building is still under construction. A title deed is issued from the main property register once the property exists as a completed unit. Article 8 of Law No. 13 of 2008 requires developers to register completed projects upon receiving the completion certificate, which is the point at which the interim entry converts into permanent registration. An interim entry is a real, legally significant record, but it is not the final deed.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-q\" onclick=\"oqFaq(this)\">What happens if I cannot pay my off-plan instalments in Dubai?<span class=\"oq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-a\">There is a defined statutory procedure rather than a free hand for the developer. Article 11 as amended by Law No. 19 of 2017 requires the developer to notify the Dubai Land Department of the non-performance. The Department then serves a thirty day notice on the purchaser requiring them to fulfil their contractual obligations, and attempts a settlement during that window. If the thirty days pass without compliance, the Department issues a document confirming the procedure was followed and stating the percentage of completion of the unit, and what the developer may then do depends on that percentage.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oq-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-q\" onclick=\"oqFaq(this)\">How much can a developer keep if an off-plan contract is terminated?<span class=\"oq-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oq-faq-a\">It depends on how far construction has progressed. Where completion is over 80%, the developer may retain all sums paid and claim the balance, or request the unit be sold at auction, or unilaterally terminate and retain up to 40% of the value of the unit. Where completion is between 60% and 80%, the developer may terminate and retain up to 40% of the value. Where work has commenced and completion is below 60%, the retention is up to 25% of the value. Where work has not commenced for reasons beyond the developer\u2019s control, the developer may terminate and retain up to 30% of the amounts paid.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 44px;\"><div style=\"background:#fdf0f5;border-left:4px solid #660033;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.75;color:#333;\"><strong>Related reading:<\/strong> The interim registration created through Oqood is exactly what you assign if you decide to exit before completion &#8212; see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/sell-off-plan-property-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">selling an off-plan property in Dubai before handover<\/a> for the developer NOC, the published Land Department fees and what your SPA actually controls.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- CONTACT -->\n<section class=\"oq-contact\" id=\"oq-contact\">\n  <div class=\"oqc\">\n    <div class=\"oq-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:18px;\">Talk to TruHauz<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Buying Off-Plan in Dubai?<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">TruHauz is a RERA-licensed Dubai brokerage. 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