I do agree that the standards of most apartments in Doha are well below average. But I have spoken with people within the UDC and other developers and have been told that large fines have been included in contracts from UDC to all developers for any slight deviation from their plans. This also applies to finnishings within each apartment aswell as general construction. So I also share your lack of faith but if the UDC live up to the strict guidelines they have put in place, the finnished product should be much higher than the "banged out" villa's and apartments we all currently reside in.