Whether buying off-plan in Oman is safe depends on the project, and the public record differs a lot between projects. Of the 14 projects we track, 0% publish a permit or licence number, 36% state deposit protection and 1 are past the first handover date on record.
We found 24 developer claims contradicted by another source out of 117 tested. This page reports facts; it is not a rating of any company.
Delivery record#
1 of 14 projects are past the first handover date on record (median 14 months). 4 projects have a first handover date more than six months in the past, the group used for the on-time odds on the delay index.
Dated promises (handover, construction start, permits): 14 tracked, 0 kept, 0 broken, 3 moved to a later date, 10 still ahead. How promises are tracked.
What developers make public#
| Check | Public | Confirmed by register or independent source |
|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 0% (0) | 0 |
| Deposit protection | 36% (5) | 0 |
| Construction progress | 14% (2) | 1 |
| Site or floor plans | 79% (11) | 0 |
| Developer track record | 79% (11) | 6 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 100% (14) | 0 |
What protects a buyer#
The protections that exist on paper only help if the project uses them: a permit you can look up, payments into an escrow or protected account in the project name, and payments tied to construction milestones you can verify. How to check a project in Oman.
Questions and answers#
Is it safe to buy off-plan property in Oman?
It depends on the project. Of 14 projects tracked by Kolaboro in Oman, 0% publish a permit number, 36% state deposit protection and 1 are past the first handover date on record (data of 5 November 2026).
How often are off-plan handovers in Oman late?
1 of 14 tracked projects are past the first handover date on record, median 14 months.
How many developer claims in Oman turned out to be contradicted?
24 of 117 tested claims (21%) were contradicted by a register or independent source.
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.