Closing day at the trustee: the order of events, step by step
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 10 Closing day at the trustee: the order of events, step by step By closing day the work should be done — it’s the execution window, not the work window. This episode walks through the trustee appointment step by step: the morning checks, arrival, document verification, fees, the […]
Joint ownership: multiple buyers, multiple sellers, and what changes
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 9 Joint ownership: multiple buyers, multiple sellers, and what changes Joint ownership isn’t difficult, but it adds requirements — and missing consent stops a transfer cold. This episode covers defined shares, why every owner must sign, the deceased and uncooperative co-owner cases, joint buyers and bank rules, spousal […]
Overseas buyers and sellers: power of attorney, and why there’s no remote signing
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 8 Overseas buyers and sellers: power of attorney, and why there’s no remote signing A Dubai transfer needs the parties to sign in person at the trustee — or be represented by a properly constituted power of attorney. There is no remote signing. This episode covers what an […]
The seller side: what to prepare so you’re never the reason a transfer slips
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 7 The seller side: what to prepare so you’re never the reason a transfer slips Sellers are rarely the slow party — but they can still be a delay multiplier. This episode covers the seller’s real workload: mortgage discharge, the developer NOC, service-charge surprises, tenanted units, original documents […]
How long does a Dubai transfer take? Timelines, and what you actually control
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 6 How long does a Dubai transfer take? Timelines, and what you actually control “How long will it take?” has no single answer — a Dubai transfer is a range, set by the slowest party, not the fastest. This episode breaks down what the timeline is built from, […]
Banks and manager’s cheques: the real cause of “unexplained” transfer delays
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 5 Banks and manager’s cheques: the real cause of “unexplained” transfer delays In a mortgage-involved Dubai transfer, the deal doesn’t move at human pace — it moves at bank pace, because the bank controls the cheques. This episode explains why the manager’s cheques are the real settlement gate, […]
Document errors: the quiet cause of loud delays — and the forms you can’t just “fix”
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 4 Document errors: the quiet cause of loud delays — and the forms you can’t just “fix” Most document problems in a Dubai transfer are small — a missing middle name, an old passport number — but the system is strict, and small inconsistencies stop everything. This episode […]
What a trustee appointment actually is — and why “booked” isn’t “ready”
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 3 What a trustee appointment actually is — and why “booked” isn’t “ready” A trustee appointment isn’t progress — it’s the execution window where your Dubai transfer is registered, and where readiness gets tested. This episode explains what a trustee office actually does, the difference between “booked” and […]
Developer clearance: the NOC gate that quietly delays your transfer
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 2 Developer clearance: the NOC gate that quietly delays your transfer The developer NOC is the checkpoint that holds up more Dubai transfers than anything else. This episode explains what developer clearance is, the three things that delay it — unpaid service charges, mismatched names across documents, and […]
Conveyancing in Dubai is an execution problem, not an advice problem
Home › The Conveyance Desk › Episode 1 Conveyancing in Dubai is an execution problem, not an advice problem Most Dubai transfers don’t fail for lack of intent. They fail because the process is split across brokers, banks, developers, trustees and authorities, and no one owns the outcome. This episode maps what conveyancing actually is, […]