Dubai expat ‘homeless’ after property firm cashes rent cheque… goes missing

Syed Farid, a Pakistani expat, is in a state of shock after he rented an apartment in Dubai Marina, paid the entire rent in a single cheque, but can’t live there.

He claims he was cheated by a real estate company out of the Dh70,000 that he paid as rent for the apartment in the Emaar Six Towers in Dubai Marina.

Farid started his search for an apartment and scanned properties though a popular online listing portal.

“I got in touch with a person who had posted an advert online for a unit in Emaar Six Towers.

“The guy took me to meet an agent working in a registered brokerage firm, who showed me the apartment and subsequently, we finalised the deal.”

Emirates 24|7 has withheld the name of the brokerage firm, as the victim is yet to lodge a complaint with the authorities.

On September 1, Farid issued a cheque of Dh70,350 — Dh67,000 rent in a single cheque along with a refundable security deposit of Dh3,350, in favour of the company.