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To check a Dubai off-plan project's official status, use DLD's Project Status Enquiry or the Dubai REST app. Search by project name, project number, or land number. The result is designed to show project completion percentage and core project details. It is a much stronger verification step than relying on broker updates or brochure timelines alone.
What the official service shows
DLD's service description says it allows a customer to inquire about real estate project completion percentage and project details in the Emirate of Dubai. The website version allows search by land number, project number, or project name; the same service is available in Dubai REST and even through WhatsApp with DLD's virtual assistant.
Why Dubai REST should be your first stop
DLD's Dubai REST page says one of the app's most important features is enabling beneficiaries of off-plan projects to obtain real-time information about project status. For buyers, that makes Dubai REST the most practical verification habit, especially when a sales update and a registry update do not feel equally precise.
Step-by-step: how to check your project
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Open DLD Project Status Enquiry or Dubai REST
DLD provides both channels officially.
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Search by project name, project number, or land number
Use the most precise identifier you have. A generic community name is weaker than a project number.
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Read the completion percentage and project details
This is the core official output and should be preserved for your records.
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Cross-check the project against registration and escrow logic
DLD's project-registration service shows that a registered off-plan project involves project registration and escrow-account opening at the developer side. Status alone is not the whole due-diligence picture.
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If the result is unclear, escalate to DLD support channels
DLD also routes service support through website, app, and WhatsApp channels.
What project status does not prove
- It does not prove your individual SPA rights are safe.
- It does not replace escrow-account verification or payment verification.
- It does not confirm that every promised amenity will be delivered exactly as marketed.
- It does not override the contract wording on delay, force majeure, or handover conditions.
Fees
- The public project-status enquiry page does not state a public enquiry fee.
- The real cost issue for buyers is delay risk and capital lock-up, not the search itself.
Common mistakes
- Relying only on sales-team updates without checking DLD or Dubai REST.
- Checking the developer instead of the specific project.
- Treating completion percentage as the full legal picture instead of one part of due diligence.
- Skipping escrow and Oqood checks once project status looks positive.
Official links
- DLD Project Status Enquiry
Official project-status overview and access point.
- Project Status search page
Shows the actual search fields and channels.
- Dubai REST
Primary buyer app for off-plan status checks.
Need a buyer-side review?
If the DLD status result, the SPA timetable, and the developer's handover messaging do not align, get a property lawyer to review the documentation before you sign any waiver, extension, or revised payment arrangement. This page is informational only and is not legal advice.
References
- DLD: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/Official Project Status Enquiry service.
- DLD: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/real-estate-project-status/Official search page and search methods.
- DLD: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/dubai-rest/Official Dubai REST app page stating it provides real-time information on off-plan projects.
- DLD: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/register-project/Shows project-registration and escrow-opening requirements at project level.
Informational only. This page is not legal advice and does not replace project-specific contract review or payment verification.