Dubai Islands: building on a new plot

A new market for private builds

Dubai Islands, the Nakheel islands off Deira, has introduced a new supply of villa plots for private builders and investors. Because the plots are new, the questions buyers face are different from established communities: what the design guidelines allow, how the infrastructure will be phased, when services will reach your plot, and what deadlines apply to start and complete building.

Before you buy

• Design guidelines. Coverage, height, setbacks and material rules decide the house you can actually build.
• Build-by deadlines. Check the sale terms for any obligation to start or complete construction, and what happens if you don't.
• Total cost. Plot price plus design, approvals, construction, interiors and landscaping. Our plot review sets this out before you commit.
• Infrastructure timing. Roads, utilities and neighbouring construction will affect your programme.

How we help

We review plots before purchase, then represent owners from brief to handover. On a new island, a realistic programme that matches infrastructure delivery is as important as the design itself.