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eusweetheart wrote:Hi again!

We are moving to Dubai from Germany and would like to leave quite a bit of our German (cheapy IKEA things) behind. Our move will cost quite a bit and we thought we should just buy things when we arrive.

Is there a community of people coming and going whereby they advertise their items?

IKEA is here as well. for new/used stuffs check dubizzle.com classifieds or ad board at every Spinneys supermarkets.

Do Villas come with Fridges and Stoves? What about laudry- washer and dryer?

apartments/villas vary from unfurnished to fully furnished to serviced. most economic is to buy a used but good condition. there are many expats are leaving. and you can get as low as 50% from new price.

Can anyone suggest a good British school and neighbouring area for a 6 year old?? We don't know where to get started in terms of what schools to look at!

don't know about it. but you can check first the last results of inspection/ratings given by govt education authority ( http://www.khda.gov.ae/en/home/default.aspx ). at least choose the one with Good or Outstanding rating. check also http://www.dubaifaqs.com/khda-school-inspections.php

How far away is the airport?

from where? not as big as abu dhabi but dubai quite large

Thanks a bunch!!

Carrie