What should a Dubai mortgage broker handle through closing?

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kian.shore

Seller
I’m comparing mortgage broking services for a Dubai townhouse around AED 4,165,000, but the quoted scopes are all over the place. One firm appears to negotiate, coordinate documents and stay involved through closing; another mainly makes the lender introduction.

What should reasonably be included in writing: response times, full fees and payment triggers, lender comparison, document handling, local process knowledge, and escalation if something stalls? My main concern is accountability after I sign. I want to know who answers between offer and closing, not just who is responsive while winning the business.
 
At minimum, ask for a written schedule showing each task, exclusions, every fee, and the named contact after application. It should say whether they only submit paperwork or also compare offers, query conditions, coordinate with the other parties and track deadlines through closing.

I’d also require copies or confirmation of submissions and lender responses. “We have good relationships” is not evidence. Ask what happens if your contact is unavailable and what response time they actually commit to.
 
There’s an important limit here: the broker cannot control the lender, valuation, seller or every part of a Dubai transaction. They can be accountable for communication and escalation, but promising the closing itself would concern me.

Is the townhouse completed or off-plan, and is there already finance attached to it? Also, have you told each broker your residency, income type and intended deposit? Without those facts, two apparently different scopes may not cover the same financing situation.
 
That distinction is fair. I’d turn it into a responsibility table rather than accept “end-to-end” wording. For each stage, ask who acts, who merely follows up, the response deadline, and who takes over during absence.

For the local element, have them separate lender-specific requirements from Dubai transaction requirements, then independently confirm material points with the lender or conveyancing side. The fallback question is revealing: if the preferred lender declines or misses the transaction timetable, will the broker approach an agreed alternative without a new fee, and what work must be repeated?
 
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