Property document guide
Dubai property documents mark different promises and registration stages; one document should never be mistaken for another.
Document names are often used quickly during a sale. The safest approach is to ask what each paper does, when it becomes binding, which official record should follow, and which details must match across every stage.
Quick answer
A booking or reservation form records early commercial terms and may create obligations. The SPA is the detailed sale contract. Oqood refers to initial registration used for an off-plan sale. A title deed records completed registered ownership. The exact transaction determines which documents apply.
Reviewed: July 2026
The document sequence
- Booking form: early unit, payment, deadline, refund, and reservation terms
- SPA: detailed seller and buyer obligations, specifications, payments, completion, default, and remedies
- Initial registration or Oqood: official recording of the off-plan transaction
- Title deed: registered ownership evidence following the applicable completed-property process
Details that should remain consistent
- Buyer and seller legal names
- Project, plot, building, unit, and parking identifiers
- Area and unit description
- Price and payment schedule inside the private documents
- Completion, handover, furnishing, and included-item descriptions
How to read before signing
- 1Ask for enough time and a copy you can retain.
- 2Mark every blank, annex, reference, and incorporated plan.
- 3Write down verbal promises and find their contractual wording.
- 4Obtain independent legal advice where consequences or language are unclear.
- 5Keep signed versions, amendments, receipts, and official registration evidence together.
Frequently asked questions
Can I cancel because only a booking form was signed?
Do not assume so. Cancellation and refund rights depend on the signed terms and applicable law; obtain qualified advice.
Is Oqood proof that construction is complete?
No. It records an off-plan interest and is not evidence of completed handover.
Should the unit plan be attached?
Important plans, schedules, specifications, and included items should be clearly identified in the transaction documents.
Official sources and references
Procedures and fees can change. Confirm the latest position with the official source before a transaction.