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Units completed in 2025
About 3,000 (reported)
Ownership
Private, Sobha Group (PNC Menon)
Listed debt
USD 500m sukuk, Nasdaq Dubai, due 2028

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Sobha off-plan projects available now

Compare them like for like: the price where the developer has confirmed it, the payment plan, the handover date and what to weigh.

  • Architectural render Apartment

    Sobha · Sobha Sanctuary · Dubai

    The Woods Abode

    1–2 bedrooms

    Price on requestCurrent price being re-confirmed
    Payment plan
    Schedule on request
    Handover
    Not yet stated

    Why selectedApartments facing parks at the front and rear, in a masterplan where about half the land is open and green space.

    ConsiderSobha Sanctuary is planned for around 20,000 families, so nearby phases may still be under construction after handover.

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Where it builds

Where Sobha has launched homes and how far each emirate has got, as at 16 September 2026.

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Inside Sobha Sanctuary

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.

  • Pool and residences, Sobha Sanctuary
    01Pool and residences, Sobha Sanctuary
  • Ground-floor terraces, The Woods Abode
    02Ground-floor terraces, The Woods Abode
  • Residences beside the park, The Woods Abode
    03Residences beside the park, The Woods Abode
  • Living room, The Woods Abode
    04Living room, The Woods Abode
  • The Woods Abode from above
    05The Woods Abode from above
  • Bedroom, The Woods Abode
    06Bedroom, The Woods Abode

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Public record: deliveries, ownership and debt

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.

  1. 2003Starts in Dubai (developer-stated)Dubai is still the only emirate with Sobha handovers
  2. July 2023USD 300m sukuk listed on Nasdaq DubaiPart of the privately owned Sobha Group, founded by PNC Menon
  3. September 2024Sukuk tapped by USD 230m to USD 500m, due 2028BB/Stable (S&P); Ba2/Stable on the sukuk (Moody’s)
  4. 2025About 3,000 units completed and 15,000 launched (reported)Check your own building’s status in DLD records
  5. April 2026Sobha City launched in Al Bahiya, Abu DhabiIts first Abu Dhabi community, with no local handover yet
  6. 20266,819 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

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How Sobha builds, and what that means for you

  1. 01

    Design and engineering in-house

    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.

  2. 02

    Its own factories

    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.

  3. 03

    Apartments, villas and mansions

    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.

  4. 04

    Bank finance offers

    Its press page lists home-finance offers with Emirates NBD (April 2026) and NBQ (July 2026). Terms are set by the banks.

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Before you pay a Sobha booking deposit

  1. Check your building, not the 2026 total

    Look up your specific building’s status in DLD records. The handover plan covers whole communities.

  2. Confirm where your money goes

    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.

  3. Match the seller to the registration

    Check that the company named as seller in your sale and purchase agreement is the one registered for the project.

  4. Read the delay clauses in Abu Dhabi

    Sobha City has no local handover record yet. Read the developer-stated handover date and what the contract says if it slips.

  5. Separate built from planned

    In a large masterplan, confirm your phase and which roads, schools and shops are still only planned.

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Developer names are used only to identify each developer. Listing a developer here does not mean a partnership, endorsement or access to every project.

What you can hold us to

Six commitments behind every consultation.

A purchase this size deserves someone who shows you the full picture, including what could go wrong, before you commit a deposit.

How the firm is paid, and why it matters to you

  1. Every cost before you commit

    Total price, registration fees and each payment stage, set out in your own currency before you pay anything.

  2. Honest about fit

    Up to three options, and fewer if fewer fit. If off-plan does not suit your plans, you are told plainly.

  3. A second opinion on any offer

    Bring an offer from a developer or another agent and have its cost, payment plan and contract points checked before you commit.

  4. Told how the firm is paid

    Before you decide on anything, including whether a developer on your shortlist pays the firm.

  5. Checks before you see a home

    Registration, the project escrow account, the developer’s record and a current price, checked before a home reaches you.

  6. Your time, your privacy

    Video, phone, WhatsApp or email in your time zone. Your details are used only to reply, and launch emails only if you ask.

How it works 08

Three steps, no obligation.

No account, no fee, no pressure to proceed. You decide whether to go further.

  1. 01

    Share your requirements

    Your contact details, then property type, price range, emirate, objective and timeframe. It takes about two minutes, and no financial documents are needed.

  2. 02

    Review suitable options

    Up to three opportunities, each with its costs, payment timings, the reasons it was selected and what to consider. If fewer fit, you get fewer.

  3. 03

    Discuss next steps

    Talk to an adviser about the options, what to verify independently and what reserving involves. There is no pressure to proceed.

Questions 09

Answers before you share any details.

If your question is not answered here, an adviser can go through it with you during a consultation.

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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