Don't Throw Your New Abu Dhabi Staff To Dubizzle It is likely that when you bring new staff to the UAE you have already invested a great deal of time and money in them. At a minimum they have uprooted themselves and perhaps their family to come thousands of miles to start a new life in Abu Dhabi. You may even have paid a recruitment consultant to find them in the first place. They are coming to fill a much...

Abu Dhabi Property Question of the Week #7 What do I Need to Have Ready to Rent in Abu Dhabi? The most desirable property in Abu Dhabi goes extremely fast so you need to be able to move quickly before it is gone. Be prepared. Before you can rent a property you will need: 1)     To have spoken to your HR department – This is a vital step but very few people talk to their HR departments to...

Abu Dhabi Price Twins 235k - Same Price but Very Different Properties This week we take a look at what a 235,000 budget can get you in Abu Dhabi. 3 Bed Compound Villa in Al Mushrif This large Three Bedroom Villa (with Maid’s room), with a large sitting room upstairs which could easily turn into a fourth bedroom, is one of the most spacious villas of its kind.  It also boasts a huge amount of outside...

Pros and Cons of Buying Off-Plan in Abu Dhabi This article was first featured in Abu Dhabi week, the text can be found here, and you can visit our website here. Abu Dhabi Cityscape 2015 saw the return of the off-plan sale to Abu Dhabi. Several projects were launched around this event from Reem Island, to Saadiyat and even Yas Island. A few of these schemes were sold out after a few days but they...

should use a good agent to sell your home The traditional way property owners have marketed their property for sale and for rent in Abu Dhabi has been to give the unit to as many agents as possible in hope of a quick deal. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the world where units are either given to brokers exclusively, so that they can do a proper job of marketing them, or the unit is given to a...

Is Abu Dhabi Real Estate About To De-Couple From Dubai? It is no secret that Dubai’s real estate market has been in reverse since about October 2014 (12.2 per cent in the past year to June, according to Knight Frank), is this a sign of things to come in Abu Dhabi as well? Traditionally Abu Dhabi’s real estate market has mirrored that of Dubai but been between 12-18 months behind (according to CBRE and...

Buying Property in Abu Dhabi - Q&A  Buying property in your own country and language can be confusing enough, so if you’re thinking of buying in Abu Dhabi you need to be clued up on local law Step forward Ben Crompton, who knows the law inside out. Ben graduated with a law degree from Cambridge University in the UK and worked as a hedge fund and private equity lawyer in London before establishing a...

Leasing commercial premises is a must for all Abu Dhabi companies Guest post from Jenny Hunt, Founding Partner at Gateway Group of Companies, on leasing commercial premises in Abu Dhabi. I help foreign companies entering the Abu Dhabi market to set up safely and securely and to structure their business in such a way that it is right for their needs and goals.  I help companies through...

Abu Dhabi Price Triplets 250k - Same Price but Very Different Properties    This week we take a look at what a 250,000 budget can get you in Abu Dhabi. Which would you choose? Impressive 4 Bed Duplex Apartment on the Corniche This Beautiful Four Bedroom Duplex Apartment is situated right on the Corniche and has stunning views over the Breakwater to the open sea. The apartment has a spacious living/dining...

Are rent controls coming to the capital? Ben Crompton outlines what it could mean for us (This article featured in Abu Dhabi Week August 2015, read the original here) A spate of semi-official comments early in June 2015 suggested that Abu Dhabi authorities are developing some kind of rent control system for the capital. As a member of Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council put it: “We believe that DMA...