It would appear that with some projects property investors have paid in full but the apartments are not yet complete. Some have long lists of things to be finished such as lifts, lights in corridors, swimming pools, gym and even front doors, according to the propertycommunity.com forum.
Those who work in the real estate industry in Egypt are voicing concerns that investor confidence could be dented and the country could lose millions of pounds of investment money as well as its reputation as a good place to invest.
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And in Dubai the concerns are also increasing with a sharp increase in the number of property developments being delayed, with more to be announced by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority by the end of May.
It doesn't really matter which forum you look on as they all have some kind of horror story relating to cancelled and delayed projects in Dubai and also worries about developers becoming insolvent.
But the key question is what is this doing to the property investment industry? A lot of negative news must put newcomers off. A distinct lack of communication seems to be at the heart of many of the grumbles.
But it is not just Dubai. Thailand is now emerging as the latest location where property investors are experiencing problems with projects being delayed. One is Phoneix Grove in Pattaya where it seems construction ground to a halt in September 2008.
There is advice on the propertycommunity.com forum that developers in Thailand often rely on deposits to fund the development work more frequently than in other markets and bank financing is less common.
There also appears to be no requirement that builders have a licence or post a bond and construction regulations and inspections are not necessarily of the same standard in established property markets.
But established property markets are not immune. A thread on the singingpig.co.uk forum shows that there are considerable delays in Florida. There are those who paid their deposits on a condo development as far back as 2004 and still have not completed. It is a long and sorry saga with property investors pulling out and losing their deposits rather than continue as there are concerns that the properties when complete will be worth a lot less than the amounts paid.
And India is not immune either with the indianrealestateforum.com forum full of concerns about particular developments not completing on time and construction grinding to a halt.
A particular ‘trick' from developers seems to leave old photographs on their websites so that property investors who are located a long way away have no idea how building is progressing. This is an universal practice and not limited to one particular market.
When investors do visit the site there is often no sign of construction and there is an office staffed by one or two people who don't have any information on when work will start again. When you call the developer if they answer, they just say that work will start again in a few months time.