About Distress Deals UAE

Distress Deals UAE | Property Deals, Buy & Sell Direct

Distress Deals UAE is a property platform where owners and developers list directly and buyers deal directly. Our in-house team handles every step, so there is no chain of outside agents and brokers. We verify every listing before it goes live, so you see genuine properties at real prices across Dubai and the UAE.

No third-party agents Every listing verified One in-house team, start to finish

Why buy and sell with us

Most property portals are marketplaces of competing agents re-posting the same homes. We work differently.

Buy direct

Deal on properties listed by their owners and on new projects straight from the developers, at the real asking price, without middlemen adding their margin.

Sell direct

List your property yourself and reach serious, verified buyers. Our team handles viewings, offers and paperwork for you.

No third-party agents

There is no chain of outside brokers between you and the property, just one in-house team that works for the deal, not a commission race.

Verified listings

Our quality control team checks the owner or developer, location, price and details of every listing before it is published.

One team, start to finish

The same Distress Deals specialist handles your enquiry from the first message to the keys, no hand-offs, no repeating yourself.

Real distress deals

We focus on motivated sellers and genuine price drops, so you see real opportunities instead of inflated asking prices.

Our story

Conscience at heart

Everything at DNK revolves around, and is rooted in, conscience. It is not a slogan we use lightly, it is something we strive to live every day. It is our moral compass, and it guides us towards building a local and global community of conscientious leaders of tomorrow.

Conscience asks us to be honest, transparent and straightforward in everything we do, and we hold to that every single time. Our culture comes from the friendship between our founders, a friendship built on trust, confidence and commitment, and those values run through the way we work.

That same conscience is why we built Distress Deals UAE. Too much of the property market runs on fake listings, bait prices and inflated valuations, the same apartment posted by many agents at many different prices. We set out to fix that: verified listings, real prices and honest market value, direct from owners and developers, with one trustworthy team handling every deal.

We keep raising our own standards and refuse to become complacent. The best ideas often come from the simplest experiences, so our people are encouraged to speak up and bring new ideas that keep improving how we serve our clients.

Meet the founders

The friendship and shared values behind Distress Deals UAE.

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Waseem Khursheed

Founder & CEO

Waseem leads the company’s vision and strategy, with one goal: a UAE property market where buyers see real prices and deal with people they can trust.

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Dann Leslie

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Dann leads day-to-day operations and the team that handles every deal, making sure each client gets honest advice and a smooth, transparent process.

How buying works

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Find the right property

    Search verified homes, distress deals and new projects by area, price, bedrooms or on the map.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Send an enquiry

    Tap “Interested” with no sign-up needed. Your dedicated specialist replies quickly.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    View and agree the price

    We arrange viewings in person or by video, and negotiate directly with the owner or developer.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Transfer and move in

    We manage the paperwork through to the Land Department transfer and the handover of the keys.

How selling works

  1. 1

    Step 1

    List your property

    List your property in minutes. Add photos, price and details from the website or the app.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    We verify and publish

    Our team checks the listing and publishes it to buyers looking for exactly what you have.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Meet serious buyers

    We handle the enquiries and viewings, so you only spend time with genuine, qualified buyers.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Close the deal

    We guide the offer, clearances and transfer until the sale is complete.

Our mission

Our mission is to make buying and selling UAE property simple, direct and honest. We bring you verified listings, real distress deals and one dedicated team, with no third-party agents.

Direct deals

Owners, developers and buyers dealing directly, with our team making it smooth and safe.

Full transparency

Every property listing is verified, with full details shown: permit numbers, payment plans and handover dates.

People first

We recommend properties that fit your goals and budget, not ones that earn us a higher commission.

Across the UAE

Dubai first, with verified listings and new projects across all seven emirates.

Ready to buy or sell directly?

Browse verified distress deals and new projects across the UAE, or list your own property. Our team is ready to help.

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