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this company's motto is.. you come as a client and leave as a friend, or something along them lines. in reality they sold me a piece of rubbish at 68,000 DHS. its been towed away twice, has had numerous other things wrong and currently i am without a radio as they dont have a code for me since the b...

Hi There, I a newbie and have read a lot in this forum. Hence rental prices soar and I wanted to know much a villa would cost me to rent now. It should be close to Jebel Ali, so I guess Garden, Green Community, Sports City or something in that perimeter would do and keep commuting time acceptable. ...

thanks for the reply, does that mean we wont necessarly have to have the whole amount in cash when we come over straight away ? we would easily have up to around 4 months worth and within 2-3 months would be able to cover the rest of the year its just a worry trying to find around £10k in the next ...

Hi all, I have a few questions regarding buying real estate in Dubai: 1. Is now a good time to buy? I've been reading mixed reviews lately. Will I be getting a good ROI in say 5 years time? 2. Do any banks offer mortgages with 0% deposit rate? 3. If I do indeed decide to buy, and say the apartment ...

sharfraz wrote:lol..that's not about incompetence...

in a situation., someone bumped your car in your absence while parked...this gets you white paper from the cop....

this happened to me and I got the green piece

Very interesting facts and figures, but.. to make it simple.. nobody is buying unless they get a bargain..most sellers wont sell at the prices buyers want to offer, and even when getting a bargain, the banks wont readily offer the finance. And rental prices are still rising..

Yeah... a cash flow issue... The rest of the world pays their rent every month, but the landlords in Dubai have special cash flow issues and need the whole amount in one cheque or they suffer dire financial consequences... :roll: 105,000 for a one bedroom is outrageous. The rental market is going i...

frogmurray wrote:I am a 33 year old British Professional looking for accommodation / room to rent from the 31/10/2008 to the 12/12/2008 - 6 weeks approx.

Room or apartment? I can offer an apartment, or a room in a villa with a British family.

So.. I took my car to Tony Edwards Motors to get fixed.. I paid the bill and went on my way.. they told me they had fixed everything but the radio... in fact the radio is the only thing that they did fix! Apart from this they lost my spare key, all the coins I kept for parking meters had been stolen...

Al Bustani Garage in Nahda. Call Hagob. He's the man! 8) 8) 8) Knight Thanks! But i have since taken the car to Renault, and they say they can fix it.. by the way I have been calling Tony Edwards motors since my last post and I was completely ignored until I threatened going to Consumer Protection....

Dubai Knight wrote:The only consumer protection you can get in this country comes in a small packet and is labelled 'Durex'!



Knight

Lol..
there is a consumer protection office here.. how effective it is I do not know.

Dubai Knight wrote:Cheers Tom! 'Its not unusual' to find weird stuff in the shops here... Will keep an eye out.



Knight

Think they make camel milk vodka somewhere...