REAL ESTATE

Services

​overview

At BridgePoint, we have quite a number of experts in real estate and property laws with a list of experience which comes in handy when dealing with legal consultancy and dispute resolution in real estate.

We have many experienced and accomplished UAE real estate consultants to ensure success in every legal area of your real estate and property issues. Our consultants have experience in various fields of law including specialized fields and they can use their expertise and experience in the real estate industry and outside the industry to give you an edge in the industry. Through our expert legal advice and analysis, we help numerous clients avoid real estate disputes and take advantage of various opportunities in the industry.

We provide the following services to our domestic and international clients:

  • Property acquisition, disposal, and financing: We provide assistance and guidance on the acquisition, disposal, and financing of land, buildings, properties, and other assets for retail, industrial and commercial purposes.
  • Advice on environmental legal issues and how to get environmental-related approvals.
  • Lease clause drafting and negotiation, and lease renewals.
  • Preparation of ownership transfer documentation.
  • Assisting clients with the legal aspects of development by preparing development, sales and purchase agreements and other accessory documentations.
  • Structuring.
  • Registering land instruments.
  • We advise clients on the financing options available to them and how to negotiate or establish them with the assistance of our Finance consultants.
  • We also help clients to resolve real estate disputes and deal with UAE court proceedings as needed.
  • We also help our clients with due diligence by helping them review their transactions including lease terms, sales price history and compliance with real estate building code.
  • Our consultants also represent clients in trials and hearing, legal pleadings and file appeals.
  • We have real estate consultants who have an in-depth understanding of significant issues of the real estate market in the UAE. Our team of English and Arabic-speaking real estate attorneys is known not only as some of the best real estate legal knowledge experts. They also work well with our corporate, financial and dispute resolution consultants to advice brokers, landlords, tenants, neighbors, buyers, sellers and developers on every single aspect of their real estate and property deals and transaction. We help clients with the legal issues related to rental property, land use, zoning, mortgaging, property development, commercial leasing, foreclosure and representation in property dispute matters.

Due Diligence

In order to avoid any issues that may crop up in the future, it is advisable that you hire our consultants to do an extensive appraisal of your assets and properties as well as that of the individuals and companies you want to sign contracts and agreements with. We have the professional expertise to appraise information exchanged during the sale and purchase of properties. This way, our clients don’t complete payment and sign sale and purchase agreements and then find out that they’ve been cheated or short-changed in any way. Our property investigation services involve checking land registration details and ensuring that properties or land to be purchased has no hidden encumbrances.

Mortgage

Legal mortgage is just one of the most common financing options for real estate transactions in the UAE. Our team of real estate attorneys has specialized experience and expertise that allows them to assist clients to manage their financing issues. We help our clients secure their interests while using various financing options like mortgaging and other home loans.

Leases and Leasing

Commercial, retail and industry leasing laws in the UAE can be very complex and confusing for our client which is why they rely on us to protect them and their business legally. Our consultants have a wealth of technical knowledge and experience dealing with lease issues.

We give our clients legal advice on rent reviews, subletting, lease termination, lease renewal, covenant breaches, leasehold improvement, insurance matters, and assignments. Our real estate consultants also help clients to ensure that all clauses in their commercial leases are legally accurate and compliant. We also represent our clients in UAE courts to protect their interests and handle their dispute cases.

Real estate and property dispute resolution

In the UAE, project developers usually like to include an arbitration clause to their sales and purchase agreements so that disputes can be referred to arbitration. Our team consists of real estate attorneys as well as arbitration and litigation consultants who have experience dealing with real estate arbitration cases before the DIAC, DIFC and other arbitration centers in the UAE. We have a team of expert consultants who can always represent our clients to handle any local litigation and arbitration cases that might arise.

Conveyance

Clients who want to transfer the ownership of their property to another individual, company or group of people rely on us for smooth and timely conveyance. Our consultants are skilled experts who can ensure that the transfer is stress-free and timely without any unexpected surprises cropping up along the way. We have expert consultants who review all the necessary real estate property documentation such as the sales and purchase agreement to ensure that all formalities are fulfilled. Our clients also rely on us for advice throughout the execution and conclusion process of transfer of ownership.

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