🏗️ Lux Property Shocked as Dozens of “Invisible” Clients Come Forward Claiming Villas That Were Never Paid For
Lux Property has revealed it has been left stunned by the sheer number of people who have recently come forward claiming they own villas in the Marina Bay City project in Lombok, Indonesia — despite Lux having no record of them as clients and having received almost no construction payments on their behalf.
Lux bought out KINNARA (K-I-N-N-A-R-A) from the Marina Bay City project in October 2025. As part of that buyout, Kinnara exited the project entirely and ceased to have any authority, rights, or legal standing to represent Marina Bay City, Lux Property, or issue contracts for villas within the development.
Yet according to an insider at Lux, the company is now being approached almost daily by people asking a simple and deeply troubling question:
“Where is my villa, and why hasn’t construction started?”
❓ A Pattern That Could Not Be Ignored
At first, Lux believed these were isolated cases.
But as inquiries continued to increase, a disturbing pattern quickly emerged.
“We were absolutely shocked by the volume of people coming forward,”
the insider said.“When we checked our system, we had no record of them as clients, no signed contracts with Lux, and no funds received for construction. So we asked them: what makes you believe you own a villa here?”
The answer was almost always the same:
⚠️ They had paid money to Kinnara
⚠️ They held contracts that appeared to be from Marina Bay City
⚠️ They were told their villa would be built by Lux Property
For Lux, this was the first time it became clear that a large number of people genuinely believed they were legitimate Marina Bay City buyers — despite Lux having never received their construction funds and never issued contracts to them.
💰 The Financial Reality: Only $435,000 Received
What makes the situation even more alarming is the financial reality behind it.
Lux has now confirmed that only approximately AUD $435,000 was ever paid to Lux for construction by Kinnara.
That amount is sufficient to build only three to four villas.
Yet dozens of people are now contacting Lux believing their villas should already be under construction.
“That’s the most shocking part,”
the insider said.“People assume millions were transferred to us for construction. In reality, we only received enough money to build three or four villas. Everything else was never paid to Lux.”
This means the vast majority of villas buyers believed were funded were, in fact, never funded for construction at all.
🧱 What Lux Can — and Cannot — Do
Lux is a builder and developer.
It builds villas that it is legally contracted to build and paid to construct.
It cannot legally or practically construct villas for clients whose funds were never paid to Lux or to the legitimate Marina Bay City joint-venture entities.
As painful as it has been, Lux has had to deliver a blunt and heartbreaking message to those contacting them:
❌ Kinnara was bought out of the project in October 2025
❌ Kinnara has no authority to sell Marina Bay City villas
❌ Kinnara never had the right to issue contracts on behalf of Lux
❌ Any contracts issued by Kinnara are not Lux contracts
❌ Any money paid to Kinnara was not paid to Lux
❌ Lux received only AUD $435,000, enough for 3–4 villas only
As a result, Lux has had to advise these individuals that their dispute is not with Lux, but with Kinnara.
💔 A Devastating Message for Buyers
“We’ve had to tell people something that’s devastating,”
the insider said.“You need to go back to Kinnara. Demand your refund. Seek legal advice. Contact your local authorities. We cannot build a villa that we were never paid to build.”
Many of those contacting Lux are only now discovering that their money was never paid to the developer or to the legitimate Marina Bay City entities.
Some are reportedly in disbelief, having believed for months that their investment was secure and that construction was simply delayed.
⚠️ A Parallel Sales System Exposed
Lux says it is cooperating fully with anyone trying to understand what happened to their funds, but stresses that responsibility lies entirely with the entity that:
📌 Accepted the payments
📌 Issued the purported contracts
📌 Represented itself as having authority it did not possess
The situation has exposed what Lux describes as a parallel system of sales and contracts, operating outside the legitimate development structure, leaving buyers believing they owned property that, in reality, had never been purchased or funded for construction.
“We are developers, not magicians,”
the insider said.“We can only build what is legally contracted and paid for. And right now, we are discovering a list of people who were never our clients, yet were led to believe they were.”
🏁 Conclusion: The Question That Remains
Lux Property remains committed to building every villa that it is properly contracted and funded to build.
But for those who paid Kinnara, Lux’s message is clear:
➡️ Your path forward is not with Lux
➡️ Your path forward is with Kinnara — through refunds, legal action, or assistance from authorities in your home country
What began as a few confusing phone calls has now revealed what Lux describes as a serious and widespread problem, leaving many buyers asking the same devastating question:
