It was seven thirty on an October morning in Business Bay, and the office lights were still off when our engineer badged in. The client had used us for his JVC apartment the year before. His message this time was short: “You did my flat last year. Do you also inspect offices?” He had just…
It was 9:10 on an early May morning in Al Furjan. The AC in the three bedroom townhouse had been running since eight, so the cooling could be tested properly. A young family was buying their first home. The father opened the door and said it almost apologetically. “Honestly, I almost cancelled you. Everyone says…
At half past four the sun came in low across the Palm, and the stone floor told us more than any torch could. We were in a four bedroom apartment in a branded residence on Palm Jumeirah. It was a weekday in March. The owner lived overseas, so her property manager let our inspector Malik…
It was 8:20 on a Saturday morning in November, in a three bedroom townhouse in Town Square. The community gate was still quiet. The buyer was abroad. His sister met our inspector Farhan at the door, with her brother on a video call from her phone. Farhan had not even switched on the thermal camera…
He had moved the sofa the night before so we could see the whole corridor wall. The developer’s email was still open on his phone: the DLP has expired. It was a Saturday in November in Dubai Silicon Oasis. A two bedroom apartment on the fourth floor of a mid rise building, about twenty months…
It was not yet eight in the morning in Town Square, and the humidity was already fogging Malik’s sunglasses. The family had lived in their three bedroom townhouse for eleven months. The mother had found the handover letter in a drawer the night before and sent us a WhatsApp message: “Is our warranty one year…
The question came before we had even opened our bags. It was a Tuesday morning in February in Arjan. We were starting at 9:30 in a one bedroom apartment on a middle floor of a newly completed building. The light through the balcony glass was low, and it showed every wave in the wall paint….
The message came in around eleven on a Sunday morning in January. A broker in Villanova was asking if he could book the snagging for his client, who lived in Europe. “Can I book the snagging for my client?” he wrote. “She trusts me to handle handover.” It was a three bedroom townhouse, handover week,…
It was a Tuesday in February, and the apartment in Dubai Marina still had the tenant’s coffee cups on the counter when our engineer arrived. The buyer lived overseas. She had seen the two bedroom flat only on a video call. Her question to us on WhatsApp had been simple: “Can you check it before…
Business Bay is one of Dubai’s most active property destinations, featuring modern apartments, luxury residences, high-rise buildings, and waterfront developments. Whether you are purchasing a newly completed apartment, preparing to receive a property from a developer, or investing in a resale unit, a detailed inspection can help you identify defects before they become expensive problems….