Compare them like for like: the price where the developer has confirmed it, the payment plan, the handover date and what to weigh.
ApartmentArchitectural renderSobha in Sobha Sanctuary, Dubai
1–2 bedrooms
Price on requestCurrent price being re-confirmed
Apartments facing parks at the front and rear, in a masterplan where about half the land is open and green space.
Sobha Sanctuary is planned for around 20,000 families, so nearby phases may still be under construction after handover.
Where Sobha has launched homes and how far each emirate has got, as at 16 September 2026.
Developer images of The Woods Abode, one- and two-bedroom apartments facing parks in Sobha Sanctuary. Ask for the specification attached to your sale agreement, which sets out what is included.
Sobha’s shares are private and it files no full accounts on an exchange, so its sukuk listing is the main public source on its finances.
| 2003 | Starts in Dubai (developer-stated) | Dubai is still the only emirate with Sobha handovers |
| July 2023 | USD 300m sukuk listed on Nasdaq Dubai | Part of the privately owned Sobha Group, founded by PNC Menon |
| September 2024 | Sukuk tapped by USD 230m to USD 500m, due 2028 | BB/Stable (S&P); Ba2/Stable on the sukuk (Moody’s) |
| 2025 | About 3,000 units completed and 15,000 launched (reported) | Check your own building’s status in DLD records |
| April 2026 | Sobha City launched in Al Bahiya, Abu Dhabi | Its first Abu Dhabi community, with no local handover yet |
| 2026 | 6,819 units planned for handover (developer-stated) | Across five Dubai projects, including Sobha Hartland, Hartland II and Sobha Reserve. A plan, not a count of completions |
Sobha says architecture, engineering and MEP work, project tracking and quality control are handled by its own teams (developer-stated). Ask who builds your tower.
Group factories in Bangalore make interiors, glazing, metal works and concrete products. A plant in Al Hamra, opened May 2026, makes aluminium facades and bathroom pods.
Its Dubai communities are large master developments. Sobha is not a townhouse developer, so if a listing offers a Sobha townhouse, ask for the developer’s own project documents.
Its press page lists home-finance offers with Emirates NBD (April 2026) and NBQ (July 2026). Terms are set by the banks.
Look up your specific building’s status in DLD records. The handover plan covers whole communities.
In Dubai, confirm the project’s escrow account and that your sale will be registered through Oqood. In Abu Dhabi, confirm the escrow account and DARI registration.
Check that the company named as seller in your sale and purchase agreement is the one registered for the project.
Sobha City has no local handover record yet. Read the developer-stated handover date and what the contract says if it slips.
In a large masterplan, confirm your phase and which roads, schools and shops are still only planned.
Each profile sets out where the developer builds, its public record and what to check before you buy.
Dubai · RAKFounded 2002; Dubai master communities and a first Ras Al Khaimah project
View DAMAC profile
DubaiPart of Dubai Holding since 2024; waterfront and island communities
View Nakheel profile
DubaiMostly apartments, including branded residences
View Binghatti profile
DubaiApartment projects across Dubai, including Dubai Islands
View Imtiaz profile
Dubai · RAKDeveloper brand launched by OMNIYAT Group in 2024
View BEYOND profile
Dubai · RAKDesign-led developer founded in 2014
View Ellington profile
DubaiDubai Holding developer of City Walk, La Mer and d3 homes
View Meraas profileDubaiDubai developer since 2007; brought Four Seasons, Aman and Rosewood to Dubai and runs its own Eden House brand
View H&H profileDeveloper names are used only to identify each developer. Listing a developer here does not mean a partnership, endorsement or access to every project.
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Sobha is handing over homes in Dubai communities such as Sobha Hartland, and about 3,000 units were reported completed in 2025. Its 6,819-unit figure for 2026 is a plan, and it has no completed Abu Dhabi community yet. Check comparable Sobha buildings in DLD records before you commit.
No. Its shares are private, but its sukuk are listed on Nasdaq Dubai, rated BB (S&P) and Ba2 (Moody’s, on the sukuk) in September 2024. Those ratings concern company debt and say nothing about one building’s completion.
In Dubai, into the project’s own escrow account, and the sale must be entered in the Interim Property Register through Oqood. In Abu Dhabi, the off-plan sale is registered through DARI. Confirm the escrow account named in your agreement before paying the booking deposit.
Handover dates are developer-stated and can move. Your sale and purchase agreement sets the completion date and what happens if it is missed, so have your lawyer read those clauses before you pay. An off-plan home earns no rent until handover.
No. Its Al Hamra facility, opened in May 2026, makes facades and bathroom pods, not homes. If you are offered a Sobha residential project there, ask for the developer’s own project documents.
Listing Sobha here does not mean a partnership or endorsement. Developers may pay commission where that applies; how the service is paid is disclosed on the Disclosures page and confirmed to you in writing before you proceed. The checks on this page apply whoever sells to you.
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