4 May, 2021 → by ClaimboUser137203
Damac Hills
1
Scam in official Damac tent!! It has been a devastating and disappointing process. Knowing Dubai market we felt safe to enter Damac Hills Sales Tent. Surely there will be no scam there. How wrong were we!!! Everything started with real estate agent not knowing about the property size, price, amenities; followed by a meeting where we were given no choice but to enter with Damac RM and Damac mortgage agent. They told us everything is excellent. And on the spot asked which property are we buying. Post the conversation with my personal mortgage advisor we realised that it would never get approved by any bank, so understanding that we can't afford it we have rejected the property. Deceiving real estate agent begged for us to return to the Damac Sales Office as he found an "solution". Verbally in this meeting we were told that they can offer 6% discount, where Damac will waver 4% government fee or decrease 4% of the price. The additional 2% discount realty will return (their commission) post the closure of the deal, as long as we put reservation fee on the spot! They even brought the card machine!!! We went home and put down the 40k. Reservation agreement came stating original price without any discounts. That seemed very odd but RM from Damac started convincing us that it's just reservation and all negotiations will be done after. So the biggest mistake was made - we signed it. When the SPA came, original price was mentioned again! And RM from Damac said that it's normal and will be negotiated after I sign THE CONTRACT!! Obviously, we did not sign anything as that's when it started feeling like a real life scam right under Damac nose! Later this evening we received and email from realty that stated they will return 6% of property value when the deal is complete, disguised as a referral. (Wow! How is that possible?! when you commission is only 2%). They begged us not tell Damac about this during the welcome call (not suspicious at all). Interestingly, they couldn't proved any RERA certification for the realtor, saying it's "Uber processing". And all of this seems to be supported by Damac or they have no idea what's going on in their official sales office. I have politely declined the unit, as we were forced into it by the realty and ACTUAL Damac representatives by providing us with deceiving information, inaccurate numbers and I don't even know what should I call the "6% commission refund" . Obviously no one is returning the 40k. Absolute disaster, so scary to see that things like that take place in official Damac tent with official employees. How can such a huge reputable company do this to honest people?! It has been really heartbreaking and have really affected my life. Stay away!!