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    Just bought parking space not sure what paperwork I now need

    I bought an apartment but at the time did not buy a parking space to go along with it, the apartment is paid for and completed. After the developer had a special offer on all parking spaces so for the last year have been paying for a space in installments. This is now done so I assumed I...
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    Non-resident bank account

    Thankyou its good to hear someone say the word 'easy' in a post and not 'its difficult' Have you yourself opened one with that particular bank? We found that every branch will tell you a different story about what you need to do and what you need, we got sent all over the place when we last...
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    Non-resident bank account

    I know there has been many threads on this but not many i can see lately so wondered if anything had changed since I last tried to open a bank account. I tried a year ago and had a bit of a nightmare. I'm going to try NBD this time round has anyone recently opened a NDB non- residents...
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    apartment insurance

    Revolutionary you hit the nail on the head and this is part of why I am asking as I am unsure who covers what when it comes to an apartment especially. I have had my apartment 6 months now and I have a tenant renting it, I have taken out no insurance for it but according to the management...
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    Letting agents

    I use Exclusive UAE to rent out my apartment and I would definately recommend them, they have made the whole process a lot easier!! They were recommended by someone else on this board if I remember which is why I considered them.
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    apartment insurance

    I recently bought an apartment in Dubai which I rent out on long term let. The pool and shared areas are covered by the maint charge I pay each year insurance wise but I take it I will need to insure the actual property itself in regards to its bricks and motar. I looked into this while I...
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    Nightmare with ME bank setup

    Well for all those people who setup a ME bank account easy, well done as I am having a nightmare!! I went out to Dubai for a week with the intention of while I'm there setting up a ME account I filled in the online application and then waitined for my call I gave them my UK mobile number as the...
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    ME Bank Dubai

    I need to setup a bank account in Dubai, at the moment I need to set one up as a non resident which I know can be harder but know a lot of people have opened a ME account with Emirates bank as this is available to non residents. Has anyone done this recently and can talk me through the...
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    Utility bills for rented apartment

    Hi, thanks for the reply Zombie but can you clarify what you mean by 'EmPower supplies the chilled water for the Central A/c System to work, so that will be on your account as the landlord. ' Does this mean the account will be in my name as a Landlord but when a tenent moves in they will...
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    Utility bills for rented apartment

    I am in the process of completing on an apartment and I have a question about the utility bills. I have to as part of the handover signup/setup with EMPower, this is a mandatory requirement before Damac will handover the keys but there is also DEWA and connection to Shield Gas which is the...
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    Mashreq bank

    I just wanted to start a new thread off the back of the Bank accounts one already started in this forum. Someone recommended Mashreq bank and after looking at their website and seeing alll there accounts they look really good and I have been looking for a bank account to setuop in Dubai for a...
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    Better Homes

    Has anyone had any experience of using 'Better Homes' as a management company. I am in the process of looking for management compaines to look after my rental property and these keep coming up on my search.
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    Management Comapnies

    As mentioned in another thread our apartment is due to complete in a few months, we will then be looking at getting a managment company to find and look after a tenant for us. As most things word of mouth is better so wanted to ask, of all the people that rent their property out who do you use...
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    Hand over procedure

    It is almost coming to completion of our apartment by Damac and we should be completing/handing over in the next few months. What is the procedure for this though, do we need to go out to Dubai to sign forms and pick up keys or can they do it with us still here in the UK?
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