Off-plan property glossary

Off-plan property terms explained plainly, with what each is called in other countries and the law behind it in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah.

Off-plan: Off-plan means buying a home from its plans before it is built or finished. What it is called in Canada (presale, pre-construction), the USA (pre-construction), Australia (off the plan) and the UK, and how Dubai's law protects off-plan buyers.

Longer answers to single questions are on the blog, and the buying steps are in the buying process.