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arniegang

i found the used car centre very good for looking at choice. Over 130 car sale outlets in one area

arniegang

Its already started with the introduction of the stealth "property tax" collected by DEWA

arniegang

Why does everyone winge about traffic - Has anyone on here tried driving in London , New York, Cairo, Tokoyo etc between 7-10am and 4-7 pm ?-

Wellcome to the real world Dubai, it goes to show that Dubai is fast becoming similar to other major cities around the world.

arniegang

like the rest of the worlds capital's, Dubai is learning a lot about "market forces" - Me, i bought on dubai marina 3 years ago when most of the expats were badmouthing the future of the property market. The vision was there in 2002, most people then thought "it wont happen here" - It did!! its call...

arniegang

on your lines....when these high end flats will not sell...constructors will reduce prices for these...so more and more people from slighlty lower range will move to these...and so the gap decreases in lower segments...and so on....i am not saying they will go very low....but right now the prices a...

arniegang

and......... cigarettes are already taxed

arniegang

visit visa's for Brits is now 60 days.

arniegang

thanks

arniegang

If you live near IBN Battuta mall you can get sim cards in Geant the large supermarket or any of the mobile shops. Yes you can make Intl calls, i have costed calling the UK at about 50p or 3.5Dhs per minute. And on Fridays all calls are half price.

arniegang

many thanks

arniegang

Anyone here visited this new Chinese Mart and can report what it is like ?? Also where is it lol ?

arniegang

i would think 15- 20 Dhs will be closer to the mark

arniegang

... or find a friend working in Internet City, or living in Greens / Springs etc. who had direct internet access (not through Etisalat). (Etisalat are *really* p!ssed at this - which is why they won't make decent mobile telephone sub-stations in these areas. So _really_ bad mobile connections) Alth...

arniegang

I wouldn't bother buying property here, to many unknowns and no security, resale values etc. I disagree Choc. the UAE and Dubai in particular has passed the point of "no return" regarding the unknowns and security regarding buying property as an investment. This was being said by all the expats sat...

arniegang

[quote="ArifN"]Hi and Salaam I have really made up my mind to leave UK for a few years as totally tired of same routine and weather, Im 33 ,been in IT for 5 years, currently employed as Network Engineer,(Computer Maintenace of hardware ,software,general networking,Citrix,firewalls etc ) Ju...

arniegang

Thanks everyone for your advice.

arniegang

Another thing that a lot of "expats" forget, is that someone like me who has puchased property in Dubai, can apply for Residency as an "investor". Now that i have done this i can live there without actually having to work :). Expats who dont own propery have to work to live there -ie "no work - no D...

arniegang

Hi Jag Respecfully i am going to have to disagree with you on many of the points you raised. Firstly i will address the "build quality" issue. I have an Emaar Property in the new district 4 on the marina. I am a property developer and own many properties both in the UK and Dubai. I have to say for w...

arniegang

WOW thanks for the useful info,really appreciate that u took time to explain in great detail, Agree with arniegang about the UK market , I will be selling my two bedroom terrace house to raise some funds for dubai,Im looking at around £55k for it, average price now is £170k for a 4 bedroom, so what...

arniegang

Hi Jag Good debate i agree with you. With regards the 99 year lease you mentioned, yes that was the case back before May 2002. Emaar's first phase which is the 5 towers on Marina Walk, Murjan Maesk etc were all sold initially on a 99 year lease. People like myself walked in the sales centre and then...

arniegang

can i have access to fight club please

arniegang

A tourist visa is valid for 60 days now not 30. Loads of people do this and just keep going out of the country and re-entering to renew the tourist visa for another 60 days, but obviously if you stack up a load of stamps in your passport then immigration will get suspicious. only for certain countr...

arniegang

Hm OK some good points raised and no disrespect taken. But I've looked into the propery market here quite a bit, there was a recent big article slating several of the big construction companies for the finishes on their properties, particularly in the Spings/moeadows area and the Greens Community. ...

arniegang

yes u really did ur homework. gj Thank you sniper, yes i did my my homework, and i'm sucessful because of this. Unlike a lot of the "old time expats", who thought all this construction was a "flash in the pan" and all thought ewwww this will go wrong" and are still winging about it, some of us, in ...

arniegang

I'm usually against banning people. But in this case, I wanted to never see his posts again. It doesn't matter how "different" his opinion is, as long as he articulates it in a way that is constructive to the discourse. But his posts are nothing like that. First of all you can never make out which ...

arniegang

Chocoholic wrote:Jumeirah beach park isn't bad. Wollongong where all the kite surfers hang out is quite cool.

Al Mamzar park just into Sharjah can be quite nice or head over to Fujeirah.

Choc

Where is Wollongong?

arniegang

Linda By the way you write, with an element of aggression and "with attitude", i am not surprised you and your b/f arn't terribly popular. Take that huge "chip off your shoulder" please. If you cant resign yourself to life in Dubai or come to terms with how it is, then DXB airport is always less tha...

arniegang

ok lemme break down what you said: 1-you're a princess. 2-Get the hell out if you don't like our racism. Well that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. But how about something constructive to the issue at hand? :) The reason this thread has an "attitude", which I do not deny, is because I'm fr...

arniegang

as far as i know, none of the local banks offer 100% morgages, most require a 30% deposit and the balance over 13- 15 years. i do seem to remember seeing a posting at one point saying that hsbc would finance 100%, but can't remember the details. prehaps someone has some first hand knowledge of this...

arniegang

Jumeirah beach park isn't bad. Wollongong where all the kite surfers hang out is quite cool. Al Mamzar park just into Sharjah can be quite nice or head over to Fujeirah. Choc Where is Wollongong? choco meant the old Wollongong build... theyve moved, it doesnt say 'wollongong' anymore but its next t...

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