Chrisataylor

Hello All.

I have received a job offer in RAK and would like to get some information and/or background on the place. The employer flew me out for an interview which went well and the offer is on the table.
Now I know it was July and no doubt not the best time to see the place in 45Deg of heat. However, The offer is pretty good and a brief look at accommodation costs etc seems to be okay. I quite liked the quietness of the place and Dubai is about an hour away if the need for severe retail therapy took hold.

My initial thoughts ( and yes I want feedback please) I go out alone and the family (wife 3 kids : oldest completing last year of Uni and graduates next year, Middle one is just about to start A level college, youngest just about to move from primary to secondary school) join me next year.

Plan is to make this a 3 year lucrative opportunity and move back to UK then. If this happens I anticipate being there around end of October 2016

Looking at renting a 3 bed villa in Al Hamra complex or similar (?) and would like to tap into your experience and get information on those "little" things that will make or break this. - Like 'cost of living, social aspects - going out, driving, down time, etc etc'.

Any information will be welcome.................... Plus of course the need to consider new friends when we are there :-)

CT

jam25mack

All of that depends on the package you have been offered.

Whack the details up!

Chrisataylor

Overall 800K-900K AED split around 60% salary + 40% expenses (Housing transport education etc)

CT

mission

Dayumm that's almost AED 75k a month....you'll make a nice little fortunate, particularly if you are going to be living in RAK, since accommodation (which would be your highest cost, had you been moving to Dubai or AD) is dead cheap in RAK.

iggle

Don't bring the wife and bang russian escorts

Chrisataylor

I need to get some information on things EG: driving there , licences, insurance etc; TV - what is available; buying furniture wheni arrive - is there a resell value when you leave or do I look for a furnished home; buying a car - cost, from a garage ora used car for the 3 years; computer/internet etc etc......................... thanks

Chrisataylor

Thanks for that........ most helpfull. Maybe not too smart as she will no doubt read this but........ I can see where you are coming from. Not my scene I am afraid. More inclined to not bring the wife and live on the golf course :-((

Chrisataylor

Villas are around 10-14K per month from my research. I have no iudea how the car thing would work. For example do you borrow to buy or rent locally ?

mission

might be a good idea to rent for a couple of weeks to a month, so you can get your bearings....as to eventually buying a car, that's not difficult to do.....if you are looking to buy a brand new car on finance, then you will need to put down 20% deposit and the bank will lend you the 80%, over a maximum of 5 years. Most car loans are on fairly low interest rates and some banks (depending on the time of year) will also do zero % interest loan.

IKnowNothing

Schools in Rak are worse than sh1t.

Chrisataylor

Thanks. good to know. what about insurance etc?

Chrisataylor

Thanks...... that all of them or does that depend on the grade they teach - primary/secondary etc?

IKnowNothing

Sent you a PM, give her a whatsapp

mission

Insurance is easy to get and it's not as expensive as it is back home. Insurance is done on the car and not the driver. If you are buying a brand new car, then usually the first year of insurance is included in the package.


Otherwise just like in the UK you ring around and get quotes.

mission

most schools in the UAE are probably sh*t....for them it's all about the tuition fees and less about the quality of education.