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  1. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    LOL, you are right!
  2. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    Yes, there are apparently around 100,000 Brits alone, let alone any other Europeans, Australasians, Americans, South Africans etc etc
  3. MarianL

    Demand for IC apartment rentals still strong and growing fast

    I disagree with you mk2301 - in August I looked at either renting out or selling my 1 bed flat in IC and within days I had offers for both from multiple agents who had clients waiting. Rental they were offering me 42k and selling 400k. Even now the prices look to be the same so have stabilised...
  4. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    But jonwell, the problem with short term investment for high gains is that it is risky and at the end of the day some you win and some you lose - most people do not have the capital to be able to go into high risk ventures where they can afford to lose and just move on to the next one and try...
  5. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    Just wondered what the shocking news about Dubai was today?
  6. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    very good point jags! :top:
  7. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    jonwell, I am not giving advice to anyone about what they should do (unlike you) - because (and this has really been my point the whole time) everyone has different reasons and circumstances about why they have invested and for that reason it may not be good for everyone to sell now - and for me...
  8. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    What are you talking about?! You are talking complete rubbish again! 'Why you charging rent from people' - are you insane? maybe we should just buy places and give them to people to live in??!!! And who said anyone had borrowed any money...so presumptive. and 'no reason to buy in Dubai' -...
  9. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    well said revolutionary!
  10. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    Hmm, jonwell are you for real or just a wind-up merchant? Anyway, desert graveyard - rubbish - and generally you speak complete tosh. But I guess from the perspective of greed and arrogance that you seem to take - if you can't make a quick buck off people in the short term then you are not...
  11. MarianL

    WARNING- get out before you get in

    Jonwell you are so negative and arrogant! To say that Dubai has nothing to offer is complete and utter rubbish. The whole world is having problems and Dubai is just one place on that list. I have a few friends who have lost jobs but the majority of them have found new ones right here and have...
  12. MarianL

    Question for International City Buyers who bought Off Plan

    I don't know to be honest, I paid the money to an intermediary company so it was all a bit vague but there didn't seem to be much I could do as they wouldn't give me the keys unless I paid it!
  13. MarianL

    Question for International City Buyers who bought Off Plan

    Just had a look at my docs - remember lots of charges that I was not happy about and this is them: Service charges 8k+ Land Dept Registration 2% Unit title registration -various amounting to 3k+ Handling/processing/insurance-4.5k
  14. MarianL

    Migrate from UK to Spain

    Thanks rowlandsbb that is great, I will have a look at those areas. I should have a budget of around 90k so that would hopefully fit.
  15. MarianL

    Migrate from UK to Spain

    I am also thinking of moving to Spain. I am a Brit, 40ish and I work as an artist in Dubai at the moment. I would like to live somewhere by the sea where there would be a good market for me to sell paintings so I guess somewhere there are a lot of new apartments going up or something. I don't...
  16. MarianL

    Positives and negatives of owning property in Dubai?

    Just want to post a correction - you can't get a tenancy agreement without having a residency visa.
  17. MarianL

    Dubai International City Smells Awful!!!!!

    I have lived in China cluster since I got my apartment in April 07. At the beginning I would get the smell maybe twice a week (guess it depended what direction the wind was blowing) but I only ever smelt it when I was outside the apartment and never when I was in with the windows shut etc. Since...
  18. MarianL

    Property deeds international city

    I have owned my 1 bed in China on paper since Jan 07 and in reality since April 07 and have been advised that it is still awaiting registration at the Land Dept and it could be many more months until that happens. This means that I can't sell yet and I'm not happy about it! This may be a problem...
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