

EPISODE 31
The Dispute Desk by The Dispute Desk
Sep 3, 2026
07:17
Episode notes
DISPUTE.AE — EPISODE 31 I Paid, But I Have No SPA
Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I’m Paul.
The first thirty episodes covered developer and rental disputes. In the next ten, we return to buyer–developer disputes—starting with a common situation: a buyer reserves a Dubai off-plan property, makes a payment, receives a receipt, but the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) does not follow.
As always, this is general information, not legal advice.
The first step is not to assume what the payment or missing SPA means. Build the transaction record.
Preserve everything: the advertisement or broker message, expression-of-interest ...
Keywords
Dubai Off-Plan Property
Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA)
Buyer-Developer Dispute
SPA Delay
Property Reservation
Off-Plan Payment
Dubai Land Department (DLD)
Oqood Registration
Provisional Registration
Property Dispute UAE
What place this episode is about
Administrative
Where this episode is made
Administrative