Sorry to join you guys so late. I have also brought a studio in spanish cluster back in 2004. And went through the same ordeal as most of you guys. I believe you were lucky because i was dealing with ARY international as my agent. They are bunch of as.... who have no idea whats happening? So i was kept in dark. I manage to compose my thought in an email and send it to Nakheel and cc it to some british newspaper.
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letter to : 'sara.mohammed@nakheel.com'; 'info@nakheel.com'; 'Aaron.richardson@nakheel.com'
25 May 2007
Aaron Richardson
Senior
PR Executive
Nakheel,
P.O. Box 17777,
Dubai,
UAE
Tel: +971 4 368 6946
Dear Aaron Richardson,
I am writing you in regards with ARY International who played an active role in selling your apartments in Pakistan and my apartment in Spanish cluster.
ARY initially promised to obtain mortgages for all potential buyers after 30% down payment and using the same statement as marketing campaign. They did manage to sell all their apartments. But later denied the allegation that such promises were made and ask customer who already had made 30% payment to either make the other 70% or their 30% payment would be return after 10% deduction.
I was one of the few lucky ones who had available funds to pay the rest of 70%.
The ordeal didn’t stop their, after making 70% of the total payment, we were told to make another 20% before September 2006 as the apartment would be handed in September 2006. And the final 10% would be taken after possession of the apartment would be handed.
After making 90% payment, we were told due to more delays and apartment would be handed in February 2007.
Again in February 2007, a circular was issued in the newspaper, which stated 'if you don’t pay the final 10% of your apartment. Your contract will be cancelled and 90% return with 10% service charges'.
I had no other option but to fly to Pakistan and make the final 10% payment with hopes to get the possession of my apartment. Yet again, I was told the apartments are not ready till end of April.
Since I have made the full 100% payment for my apartment and we already at the end of May, I have no information over the possession of the apartment.
Further, I will like to bring it to your attention that this is not only the case with me but 1000's of other still waiting to get possession of their apartments.
I have cc the same letter to some of the British and Pakistani news paper, so other can be made aware of potential problems when dealing with Nakheel Group, Dubai and ARY Group Dubai.