Wat is een Oqood? En waarom is het zó belangrijk voor jouw off-plan aankoop in Dubai?

Koop je off-plan vastgoed in Dubai? Dan is het begrip Oqood onmisbaar. Dit document bepaalt of je juridisch beschermd bent en als koper officieel geregistreerd staat. In dit blog lees je wat een Oqood is, waarom het belangrijk is en hoe je voorkomt dat je fouten maakt.

Wanneer je een woning koopt in Dubai die nog gebouwd moet worden – een zogeheten off-plan aankoop – kom je vroeg of laat het woord Oqood tegen. En dit document is belangrijker dan veel mensen beseffen.

Sterker nog: het bepaalt of jouw aankoop juridisch beschermd is.

Wat is een Oqood?

Een Oqood (Arabisch voor “contracten”) is het officiële, door de Dubai Land Department (DLD) geregistreerde koopcontract van een woning die nog in aanbouw is. Zie het als een voorlopige eigendomsakte: het bevestigt dat jij als koper het recht hebt op de unit, ook al is het project nog niet opgeleverd.

Dus: bij off-plan vastgoed is een Oqood absoluut noodzakelijk. Zonder Oqood ben je simpelweg niet geregistreerd bij de overheid als rechtmatige koper.

Waarom is er zoveel verwarring?

Veel kopers raken in de war door termen zoals “Initial Sales Contract”. In werkelijkheid verwijst dit vaak naar hetzelfde document: de Oqood. Het hoeft er niet letterlijk “Oqood” boven te staan, zolang het document maar officieel is geregistreerd bij de DLD.

Hoe herken je een geldig Oqood?

Een officiële Oqood bevat altijd:

  • Een uniek DLD-contractnummer
  • De namen van koper en verkoper
  • Betalingsinformatie (FOSR), gekoppeld aan het contract
  • Een digitale handtekening of overheidsstempel
  • En is uitgegeven via het DLD-systeem

Dit kun je verifiëren via:

  • De Dubai REST App
  • De website van de DLD
  • Of via een onafhankelijke partij zoals GREM

Waarom is het zo belangrijk?

Een geregistreerde Oqood is essentieel voor:

  • Hypotheekaanvraag: Banken in Dubai eisen een geregistreerde Oqood voordat ze een lening goedkeuren.
  • Doorverkoop vóór oplevering: Je kunt de woning alleen listen (aanbieden voor verkoop) als je Oqood geregistreerd is.
  • Juridische bescherming: Het Oqood fungeert als jouw enige juridische bewijs van eigendom tijdens de bouwfase.

Twijfel je of jouw contract klopt?

Vraag je ontwikkelaar dan direct:
“Is mijn contract geregistreerd in het DLD-Oqood-systeem?”

Of controleer het via de Dubai REST App, de DLD-website, of laat het nakijken door een partij zoals GREM.

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