Updated 10 November 2026.

Sources · Majid Al Futtaim — Cilia · November 2025 project statement, printed p. 134 · Checked 10 November 2026.

What can you buy at Cilia?

Ask which of the published home types are available now, and whether you’re buying from the developer or an existing buyer.

Published detailWhat to check for your home
One-bedroom apartmentsThe page displays total areas of 737–1,086 sq ft, also shown as 68–101 sq m
Two- and three-bedroom apartmentsRequest the selected unit’s area schedule and dated plan
Three-bedroom duplexesCheck the stairs, bedroom locations and outdoor areas on the plan
Garden experience, gym, leisure pool and community plazaAsk which facilities serve your building and when access starts

Ask how much of the published total area is inside the apartment and how much is balcony. Compare the same area measure across offers.

Use the new Dubai projects comparison if you’re still choosing a location or home type.

Source · Majid Al Futtaim — Cilia · Checked 10 November 2026.

Where is Ghaf Woods, and what will be ready when you move in?

Majid Al Futtaim places Ghaf Woods between E311 and D54. Its current community site describes 11 clusters, with forest pools, children’s nature gardens and a mountain bike loop.

Ask the sales team to mark your building, parking entrance and pedestrian route on the current masterplan. Then ask which nearby plots will still be under construction when your home is due.

Questions to ask: “Will my route to the pool be open at handover?” and “Which landscaping and facilities are included in my phase?” Save the dated answers with the specification.

Sources · Majid Al Futtaim — November 2025 statement, printed p. 134 · Ghaf Woods community · Checked 10 November 2026. Amenities are developer descriptions.

Is Cilia handing over in 2027?

The developer’s November 2025 prospectus scheduled Serra, Cilia and Lacina handovers in 2027. It doesn’t give your apartment’s possession date. Ask for the latest programme and the delivery clause in the sale and purchase agreement, or SPA.

Read the promised date, any extension allowance and the notice that makes the final payment due. Use the SPA checklist to compare those clauses with the sales offer. A Chinese contract checklist is also available.

Ask for separate dates for these milestones:

MilestoneQuestion for the developer
Building completionWhat confirms completion, and does it trigger payment?
Your handoverWhen can you take possession of the apartment?
Community facilitiesWhich facilities can you use from that day?

If the programme changes, the delayed-handover guide helps you organise notices and questions before seeking advice.

Source · Majid Al Futtaim — November 2025 prospectus, printed p. 134 · Checked 10 November 2026. The 2027 date is a developer target, not a DLD completion finding.

How do you check the project before paying?

Open DLD’s Project Status Enquiry with the registered project number supplied by the seller. DLD also accepts the land number or project name. Match the result to the building in your offer and keep its date.

Dubai REST lists project completion information and escrow account numbers among its features. Compare the project and payment details with the SPA. If identifiers disagree, ask DLD on 8004488 to clarify the record before relying on it.

The off-plan due-diligence checklist helps you keep the seller, project, unit and payment records together.

Sources · DLD — Project Status Enquiry · DLD — Dubai REST · Checked 10 November 2026.

What will Cilia cost beyond the apartment price?

Request one itemised quote covering the reservation payment, instalments, registration costs and annual ownership charges. Ask whether the reservation payment counts towards the price and when it can be refunded.

For the recurring budget, separate building charges from any wider community charge. Ask which area is used for billing and whether cooling is separate. The community-fee guide gives you the questions to put beside the quote.

Hypothetical example: at an assumed AED 20 per sq ft a year, an assumed billable area of 1,000 sq ft gives AED 20,000 a year. Neither figure is a Cilia quote. Leave the budget line open until the developer supplies both inputs.

What isn’t published?

Checks on 10 November 2026 covered the developer’s Cilia and Ghaf Woods pages, its November 2025 project statement, DLD’s query guidance, and searches of Majid Al Futtaim’s press pages and Dubai Media Office for Cilia. They didn’t establish a current available-unit price, unit payment schedule, approved annual charge or Cilia-specific DLD completion percentage.

Ask the developer for a dated unit quote and the registered project number. Use that number with DLD to resolve progress; use the draft SPA to resolve delivery and payment terms.

What else should you ask before reserving?

Is a forest view included?

Ask for the apartment’s orientation and the plan of the land in front of it. Have the seller identify any view commitment in the contract. A community description doesn’t settle the outlook from a particular balcony.

Does the 2027 target cover the whole community?

The cited statement names Serra, Cilia and Lacina. Ask which facilities and neighbouring works belong to your handover phase. Don’t use that year as the opening date for every part of Ghaf Woods.

What if you want to sell before handover?

Ask for the transfer clause, any payment threshold and the full transfer costs. The cited Cilia page doesn’t publish those terms. Have your adviser check them in the draft SPA before you reserve.