Sold before it's registered
Some projects are launched and sold without RERA off-plan registration.
DEVELOPER ON RECORD
Project is on the register, number matches
Project numberOn record
Developer licenceValid to Mar 2027
Public register · Sep 2026
For off-plan buyers in Dubai
2,061registered developers in Dubai
937projects under construction in 2025
324new projects announced in 2026
And that's just Dubai. Check yours before you send the money.
The worst outcome isn't overpaying.It's ending up with
no home and no money
The HomeProof app checking a sample project: it searches the project, runs 81 checks, and shows findings such as three different handover dates and a date that moved by six months.
Handover dates3 datesin circulation for one project
Date on record+6 monthsmoved quietly by the register
Construction2% built18 months after sales launched
Apartment size−12%registered vs marketed
HomeProof checks a project and its developer on 81 risk signals, before you buy and long after.
- No commission
- No broker referrals
- Every fact with a source
When nobody checks
Construction stops. Payments don't.
The stopped works, the moved date, the cancelled status — every one was on the public record before the next instalment was due. A check takes about a minute. Not checking can cost everything you paid.
Check a project before you payPaidAED 100,000
Construction0%
HandoverDec 2027
Under construction
Refunded AED 0
Nine years down the line, I have got neither my apartment nor a refund.
Three things lead there. All three show up before you pay.
Money outside escrow
Buyers report part of their payments taken in cash at the sales office.
BUYERS' MONEY ACCOUNT
Payments go into a bank-held escrow account
Escrow accountOn record
Trustee bankAccredited
Public register · Sep 2026
New company, same people
The brand on the brochure and the company on the register often differ.
WHO IS BUILDING IT
The brand and the registered company differ
Brand in marketingDeveloper A
Company on the registerDeveloper A LLC
Public register · Sep 2026
On the Dubai Land Department register
592Dubai projects are marked cancelled.
21of them went to a Dubai court liquidation committee, where buyers claim their money back through the court.
Each dot is one cancelled project. Source: DLD register, Dubai Courts.
Your apartment.
Your savings.
Your refund.
Check the project before your name is on that list.
Check a projectWhat one check found
- 3 datesBrochure, broker pages and register each give a different handover date.
- +6 moThe date on record already moved. We keep the old one.
- 2%Built, 18 months after sales launched.
- −12%A 1-bed: 845 sqft in the brochure, 742 on record.
Illustrative example. Names and figures changed.
What people learn after they sign
- Walking away40%
What a developer can keep if you walk away at 60–80% built.
- Lost jobAED 418k
Lost by one buyer who paid 28%, then lost their job.
- Exit refused80%
Paid, then resale and cancellation were both refused.
- Last delivery+14 mo
How late this developer delivered its last building.
Found in a check - Rating gap4.6 → 3.6
The sales office rating vs the building it delivered.
Found in a check - Refund wait136 days
And still waiting for a deposit refund.
Three steps, about a minute
Step 1
Find the project
By its name, or paste a listing link.
Step 2
81 checks run
Registers, sales, press and resident reviews.
Step 3
See what doesn't match
Colours show how records line up. Not a rating.
Already bought? We watch the register for you.
You get an alert when the handover date, completion or status changes.
HomeProofnow
Sample project
Handover on record moved from Dec 2027 to Jun 2028.
HomeProof2 d ago
Payment plan
Next instalment of 10% is due in 12 days.
No commission. No referrals.
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Questions
Where does the data come from?
From everywhere a Dubai project leaves a trace.
Official records. The public property register, project status and completion records, DLD transactions, Ejari rental contracts and the service charge index.
The developer’s own story. Brochures, sales offer sheets, broker listings and launch announcements, compared line by line with what’s on record.
What happened next. Press coverage, court and dispute reports, and reviews from people already living in the developer’s finished buildings.
For one project that adds 81 checks.
And there’s one thing nobody can do by hand: go back in time. We save a snapshot of the register every week. When a handover date quietly moves, the page you’d find today shows only the new date. We still have the old one.
Will you tell me whether to buy?
No, and that’s why you can trust us. The developer wants the sale, the broker wants the commission. We earn nothing from your decision: no commissions, no referrals, no rankings. Just what the record says, what doesn’t match, and the source for every fact.
The decision stays yours. Now you make it knowing what they know.
Is it like a home inspection?
No. It’s what an inspection can’t do.
An inspector looks at walls. We look at everything written about the project and its developer, everywhere it’s been written.
A few years ago, a check like this meant weeks of work for a senior analyst. Pulling registers, matching brochures against records, reading years of press, tracking down residents’ reviews of buildings the developer already finished.
Today, hundreds of AI agents do it for you in minutes. They search every source at once, cross-check each claim against the record, and flag what doesn’t match.
I've already bought. Is it still useful?
Yes. Handover dates change without anyone telling the buyer. We watch the register and alert you.
Is this legal advice?
No. For a contract or a dispute with a developer, talk to a lawyer.