Construction progress guide
A crane, site video, or percentage in a sales message does not by itself establish meaningful construction progress.
Construction status is a time-based due-diligence question. Buyers should compare official status information, dated site evidence, payment milestones, contractual targets, and changes across several points in time.
Quick answer
Use DLD or Dubai REST to review the registered project and available status information, then compare it with dated site evidence and the contract. Ask what the percentage measures, when it was recorded, whether milestones and revised completion targets align, and what the SPA says if timing changes.
Reviewed: July 2026
Use evidence with a date and identity
- Confirm the exact project phase and plot
- Record the date of each official status or site update
- Distinguish enabling works, structure, facade, fit-out, testing, and handover readiness
- Do not use progress from a neighbouring phase as evidence for the purchased unit
Compare movement, not one percentage
A single figure cannot show whether progress is steady. Save periodic official checks and dated photographs from consistent viewpoints. Ask how construction milestones relate to payment demands and whether any completion target has changed.
A slow period may have an explanation, while visible activity may still leave substantial approvals, services, testing, or common-area work. Avoid inventing a completion prediction from photographs.
Connect progress to the contract
- 1Locate the contractual completion target and any permitted extension.
- 2Check notification, remedy, cancellation, and dispute provisions with qualified advice.
- 3Confirm whether a payment request matches the approved schedule and instructions.
- 4Keep written records rather than relying on calls or disappearing messages.
Frequently asked questions
Can construction progress be judged from social media?
Social media can prompt questions, but official status, dated evidence, and contract terms are more reliable.
Does a high construction percentage mean handover is close?
Not necessarily. Testing, approvals, utilities, common areas, documentation, and unit handover work may remain.
Can Simsar Dubai confirm a completion date?
No independent platform should guarantee it. A request can seek current official and developer-stated information for licensed follow-up.
Official sources and references
Procedures and fees can change. Confirm the latest position with the official source before a transaction.
Related tool
Dubai Property Project Comparison
Select published project profiles to compare stable descriptive information. Availability, commercial terms and current project details must still be confirmed during follow-up.
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