Gabriel

Why do you need to sell your house?
You're not migrating here permanently.

Bob

I've set up a bit of a start to it, and posted some of the info you've posted already, if there's anything else...

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:UAE_Lifestyle

nannyk

we need to sell our house as we can't pay for 2 places. We would have to pat 1000£ mortgage here for this and put up another amount for property to rent there. No we are not staying permanently but we will rent when we come back here or wherever we go. We are intending to save some money for a nice little bistro we want to open, serving italian and english dishes. My husband is italian. I have heard that the cost of living keeps going up and it does worry me a bit especially if the wages are not going to rise. I also found out that the school fees are goijng to rise by 20%!! Thats ridiculous!! It will have to come to companies will have to start paying more wages. Do you have any children? Waht school do they go to? Does your wife work?

IndieG

Hi nannyk,

If your intention is to save money and open a bistro - you could probably save a lot more and a lot quicker by taking an apartment (am assuming there are only the two of you?) instead of a 4 bed villa in Abu Dhabi You could also then manage to keep your place in the UK, unless you think that prices have peaked there and this is the right time to sell?

In some of the Varkey schools in Dubai, the intention is to increase fees by up to 70%.

We've been here for over 10 years now, almost left in Aug05, but a very significant increase in compensation for both of us and managing to find and secure a place in a good school for my kids made us change our minds.

Gabriel,
Which part of Australia are you heading too? Melbourne is lovely - we would like to head there too, eventually.

Gabriel

Thinking of Perth, but didn't rule out other places, if there's a job offer.
Otherwise, Melbourne is a close second on the list.

mabsy

Nannyk - am in a v similar sitaution to you, we are prob moving out in summer with 2 kids aged 6 and 12 yrs.

Gabriel

Bob, I need help there.

I wrote something and I didn't know how to add a title. It is now all under "Abu Dhabi Accommodation".

Please look into it and do the needful... Thank you.

nannyk

Hi
Where are you coming from and why are you moving there? I think it will be an excellent experience for us and our daughter, a more controlled way of life with rules that canot be broken without severe punishment! I am presuming this is why there is next to no crime in abu dhabi!! Everywhere in uk now is ruled by yobo's who get excuses made for their dispicable behaviour. I want my daughter to grow with culture and grace and uk is far from a place to raise a child unless you don't want much for your children. [ thats how i feel anyway ] Where will you be living do you know yet?

nannyk

We have a daughter also coming with us, possibly our 18 year old too, but im ok with an apartment, as long as its on the ground floor or maximum 2nd floor and the buikding has no more than 4 floors!! Im am such a wimp for heights!!! lol Do you really think school fees will go up by 70% this year?!! OMG!! I called the British School in Abu Ddhabi and the head there said the fees may rise 20% which makes them about 18500dirhams for the year, which in comparrison with British schools here thats much cheaper. The average private school here costs about 2-3000£ a term!! So this would be a major difference, but 70% would be a different matter! It sounds ok what you say about keeping the house and still going there but its money we could be saving each month towards our bistro which we are intending to have living in accomodation. thankyou for your sound advice and info. hope u havin nice day. ciao for now. whats the weather like there now?

Bob

That's cool, I moved it to the city guide

But to do a subsection, depending on how many levels you go in such as
1
1.*
1.*.*

You use:
=The title=
==Sub Title==
==Another sub=== etc that's what I did for the subsections on the page, but if you want those subsections to be links to a new page, you add [[ and ]] on either side of the title word, save out the page, and then click on the link you created to open that as a new page to add the information.

Cheers for adding the info

mabsy

Nannyk - no idea when/where etc yet, really depends on interview results for husband, but imagine it will be near the airport due to his job. We are moving from Sussex in UK, you? whay are you going? have you been out to auh lots to look around? apparently the schools have v long waiting lists -aaarrgghh.

IndieG

No, don't worry. That was for Dubai, and mainly in schools run by the Varkey group.

Renting it out could be an option? Like I said, if you are sure that prices in the UK have peaked/you have other good investment options, then good idea to sell and invest proceeds.

It was pleasant yesterday. Extremely dusty in Dubai though. Abu Dhabi must've been clearer - not so much construction activity.

aamiraarvy

Its been 3 months here and im freaky about the traffic ... Abu Dhabi is much planned and you can travel from one corner to another in flat 30 mins at worst condition...

Me planning to move to AD now..

nannyk

I I havn't heard that there are long waiting lists for the schools, I hope not as I don't want our daughter to miss any schooling at all I will maybe call the British school in ABU dHABI as they have emailed me to contact the intake staff, problem is if we don't sell house pretty soon then we can't go anywhere, hubby will b there without us!! noooooooo!! Its frustrating as it is a lovely house and under its original value by 15000£!! If we drop it naymore we will just have enough left over to cover all required fees!! Anyway............... What is your husband goign to be doing for work? Do you want to work too? I do very much. We havn't been over there yet, no need really as my husband is doing one month trail b4 we go out to see what its like, then he will get permanent contract if all is ok with us and them. They are giving us some good benefits, are you being offered any? What school are you thinking of? We live in peterborough. Ok I got to go now, lots to do, im sure you know how it is!! Ciao For now

nannyk

What do you for work? What is the night life like? Are there some good restaurants and what would you reccomend? Did you find it easy to get a place to live? Where would you say is the best place to live in Abu Dhabi?