The Dispute Desk

Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul, and this is Episode 15, the final episode in our series on developer-side disputes. This episode is for buyers who have fallen behind on multiple instalments. Over time, missed payments, penalties, and additional charges can build into a balance that feels impossible to understand. The dispute is no longer about one payment—it's become a ledger. Th...

Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul, and this is Episode Fourteen. In Episode Seven, we explained that the best time to restructure a payment plan is before you default. That advice still stands. But many buyers don't act early. They hope the next instalment will somehow be manageable, ignore reminder letters, and only seek help after missing payments. This episode is for those buyers...

Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul. In the last episode, we explained how the Dubai Land Department (DLD) determines a project's completion percentage. That percentage is critical because it decides how much a developer may retain if an off-plan Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) is terminated. Here are the key retention tiers under Dubai's off-plan rules: More than 80% complete: The...

Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul, and this is Episode 12. If you've fallen behind on an off-plan payment plan, you've probably received several letters from the developer. But not every letter has the same legal effect. Many buyers panic over demand letters while overlooking the one notice that truly matters. Here's the key point: developer reminder letters, demand notices, or fina...

Here's a condensed version under approximately 2,500 characters while preserving the key message and professional tone. Welcome back to the Dispute.ae Podcast. I'm Paul, and this is Episode 11. The first ten episodes explored the pre-legal stage of property disputes. This series focuses on buyers who are already facing payment demands, penalty notices, and negotiations with developers. If you've r...

Here's a rephrased version under 2,500 characters while preserving the core message and podcast style: Welcome back to Dispute. AE . In Episode 9, we explored how preparation creates leverage before legal action. Today is Episode 10 —the final episode in the series. And it focuses on one question that sits beneath almost every property dispute: Should you settle, or should you go to court? This is...

Here's a condensed version under 2,500 characters while preserving the key message. Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul, and this is Episode 9. Today we're looking at one of the most important parts of any developer dispute: the evidence. Whether a matter is resolved through negotiation or progresses to formal legal proceedings, the outcome depends on what you can prove—not simply wha...

Here's a condensed version under 2,500 characters while preserving the core message and flow. Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul. This is Episode 8 — and it's the one I'd most want a friend in a property dispute to hear. Today we're discussing one of the hardest decisions in any dispute: knowing when to walk away. Sometimes continuing costs more in money, time, and emotional energy t...

DISPUTE.AE EPISODE 07 — PAYMENT PLAN RESTRUCTURING Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I’m Paul, and this is Episode 7. Today we’re looking at a common issue for off-plan buyers: a payment plan that once seemed manageable has become difficult due to changing circumstances. Restructuring a payment plan is often possible, but it has limits. Financial strain can arise from reduced income, busines...

Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul, and this is Episode 6. So far, we've looked at disputes from the buyer's perspective. Today, we're focusing on the developer's side and why understanding their position is essential to any successful negotiation. Not all developers operate the same way. Large developers often have established procedures, experienced legal teams, and reputations the...

Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I’m Paul, and this is Episode 5. This episode focuses on one of the most important provisions in Dubai off-plan property disputes: Article 11 of Law No. 19 of 2017 . Many buyers involved in off-plan disputes have heard it referenced but have never actually understood how it works. A common source of confusion is that there is more than one “Article 11” in Du...

SPA CANCELLATION – THE REALISTIC OUTCOMES Episode 04 – dispute.ae Podcast Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul. In this episode, we're discussing one of the most common questions in Dubai's off-plan property market: What happens if a buyer wants to cancel a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA)? The answer depends entirely on why the buyer wants to exit. An SPA Is a Binding Contract An SPA...

THE ROLE OF A LIAISON DESK IN A PROPERTY DISPUTE Episode 03 – dispute.ae Podcast Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I'm Paul. In our previous episodes, we explored the pre-legal dispute space and where its boundaries lie. Today, we're looking at one of the key mechanisms that operates within that space: the liaison desk. Why a Liaison Desk Exists When an individual buyer enters a dispute with...

Here’s a tightened version under 2000 characters while keeping the core message and tone intact: Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I’m Paul. This is episode two. In the first episode we established that most disputes are resolved in the pre-legal space. This episode is about the boundary of that space — when a dispute is still practically negotiable, and when it has crossed into territory wh...

Welcome to the dispute.ae podcast. Over the next ten episodes, we’ll explore property disputes in the UAE — how they begin, how they escalate, and the options available before formal court proceedings become necessary. This first episode focuses on a concept many people misunderstand: pre-legal dispute resolution. Most people think disputes exist in only two stages — either there is a problem, or...