A group of property buyers is asking Hydra Properties to guarantee its investments as the market for home sales slows in Abu Dhabi.

More than 50 investors are raising several points of contention with the company, including claims of unfair price rises on previously sold properties, slow construction and a lack of transparency.

Sulaiman al Fahim, the chief executive of Hydra Properties, denied the validity of the complaints and said many investors were trying to get out of their obligations because the market had slowed.

The National