Leila220

Hello,

I need help...

i have a possible job offer in Abu Dhabi however accommodation does not come with the job. I know renting in abu dhabi is really expensive so im looking to share. Im a British female and ideally want to share with other british females. I dont know where to start looking for accommodation , does anyone have any good advice for me????

thanks!!

Leila

arbroath_abroad

hi busybee2 here,

its illegal dont ya know.....

Leila220

is it really illegal??

arbroath_abroad

im sorry leila,
actually i dont think it is as long as its with other females..

maybe someone can clear it up.

a lot of advertisments for sharing are found on supermarket notice boards. now i understand that doesnt help you but there is also classifieds in the local papers

Sam FTQ

It is illegal sometimes. If the landlord has expressly stated that the apartment/villa is shared, and as long as you are sharing with people of the same sex, then it is not illegal. But this is not always the case...

I appreciate that helps not one iota.

Leila220

so its not illegal..thats good

busybee2

you are not allowed to sublet unless with the owners permission, and you are not allowed to share with opposite sexes.

Leila220

thanx for the info,

what are the price ranges for renting? someone has just told me that prices have doubled in a year...is there no cheap accommodation anymore???

Sam FTQ

Horror stories, Leila. Although some would disagree. The question of whether rent in Abu Dhabi has doubled/tripled/quadrupled over the past year/month/week is a hotly contentious issue on here.

Personally, I think it is a conspiracy to stop more potential expats from moving to Abu Dhabi, but then I've only been here 8 months, what do I know...

busybee2

no not cheap anymore compared to the 'good olde days', the market has gone a little crazy, but dont believe all the prices you see in the ads, as, in the past as well, they dont always exist, just a ploy to get you interested.

arbroath_abroad

hahahahahahaha the good olde days. Busybee i was kicking around dubai and abu dhabi on and off for going on 17 years not 11 or however short you have been here. christ you drone on like you were born here sometimes

Sam FTQ

The problem I have with the 'Good Olde Days' of Abu Dhabi, is there were no nice restaurants, no sporting events, no fabulous apartments, no thriving expat community, nothing. Who would have wanted to live here then anyway? Even if it was cheap. I would rather stay in the East End.

Nav_72

You might be spot on - there has for quite some time been an issue with expats taking too much AED out of the country - so i guess they hike the prices up to pump the money back in to the locals pockets .......

soukie

Sam,
We first lived in Ad in 1994 - there weren't any shopping malls except the Hamdan Centre but we had a brand new apartment on the corniche for
Dhs50,000 - there were some great places to eat and some good beach clubs so it wasn't all bad (although the driving was much worse then).

Eva

Sam & Nav,

Do you really think there is a move to discourage expats from AD?
How does this sit with an increase in number of weekly flights from UK by national carriers and the number of schools(of all curriculae- not just Brit) being built currently?