OMAN | AIDA VILLAS

Aida Villas is a DarGlobal villa release in Muscat, Oman, sold off-plan. The purchase is off-plan, so what is bought today is a plot, a set of plans and a contract, and each of the three deserves reading before a deposit.

A detached house bought before it is built is a decision about land first and building second. The plot schedule tells you the size and shape of what you own; the site plan tells you where it sits, what it faces and how close the neighbours are; the floor plans by villa type tell you how the house itself is laid out. We obtain all three from DarGlobal before offering an opinion on any unit. Alongside them come the questions particular to buying abroad: which buyers the development is open to, how title is held, in what currency the contract is drawn and how payments are staged against construction. We confirm each in writing and go through them with you.

If a house in Muscat is what you are after, send us the bedroom count and the budget you are working to and we will request the villa schedule, the plans, current prices and the availability from DarGlobal. We can also tell you what an equivalent budget buys at home, since Muscat enquiries and our UAE work are handled by the same adviser.