Rent Advice Please
#1
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Rent Advice Please
I would be grateful if anybody could please give me some advice regarding rent costs in abu dhabi. I have looked up websites and so on but its hard to get a good feel for the local costs.
I am considering relocating to Abu Dhabi with my wife. I have been offered a salary package that includes 110,000DHA pa for rent allowance.
Would this be enough to cover the cost of a good 1 bed apartment in the city centre area? (my wife doesnt drive so we need somewhere central)
I would appreciate any advice
Thanks
I am considering relocating to Abu Dhabi with my wife. I have been offered a salary package that includes 110,000DHA pa for rent allowance.
Would this be enough to cover the cost of a good 1 bed apartment in the city centre area? (my wife doesnt drive so we need somewhere central)
I would appreciate any advice
Thanks
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Re: Rent Advice Please
Hi There,
110,000 Dhs will get you a 1 bed..but, it's the availability of them thats the problem.
Although I think agents are a rip off it's well worth calling a few when you have a limited budget, If money is no object it's easy to find a villa in Khalifa city, etc but 1 beds are like gold dust so you will need help looking.
Try www.2rentuae.com Tel:050 1314492
Good Luck!
110,000 Dhs will get you a 1 bed..but, it's the availability of them thats the problem.
Although I think agents are a rip off it's well worth calling a few when you have a limited budget, If money is no object it's easy to find a villa in Khalifa city, etc but 1 beds are like gold dust so you will need help looking.
Try www.2rentuae.com Tel:050 1314492
Good Luck!
#3
Re: Rent Advice Please
I would be grateful if anybody could please give me some advice regarding rent costs in abu dhabi. I have looked up websites and so on but its hard to get a good feel for the local costs.
I am considering relocating to Abu Dhabi with my wife. I have been offered a salary package that includes 110,000DHA pa for rent allowance.
Would this be enough to cover the cost of a good 1 bed apartment in the city centre area? (my wife doesnt drive so we need somewhere central)
I would appreciate any advice
Thanks
I am considering relocating to Abu Dhabi with my wife. I have been offered a salary package that includes 110,000DHA pa for rent allowance.
Would this be enough to cover the cost of a good 1 bed apartment in the city centre area? (my wife doesnt drive so we need somewhere central)
I would appreciate any advice
Thanks
#4
Re: Rent Advice Please
I would be grateful if anybody could please give me some advice regarding rent costs in abu dhabi. I have looked up websites and so on but its hard to get a good feel for the local costs.
I am considering relocating to Abu Dhabi with my wife. I have been offered a salary package that includes 110,000DHA pa for rent allowance.
Would this be enough to cover the cost of a good 1 bed apartment in the city centre area? (my wife doesnt drive so we need somewhere central)
I would appreciate any advice
Thanks
I am considering relocating to Abu Dhabi with my wife. I have been offered a salary package that includes 110,000DHA pa for rent allowance.
Would this be enough to cover the cost of a good 1 bed apartment in the city centre area? (my wife doesnt drive so we need somewhere central)
I would appreciate any advice
Thanks
Do you drive? Make sure it comes with a parking space if you are thinking of getting a car.
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Re: Rent Advice Please
yes, i drive and my job will be based in Khalifa. My wife is a thai massage therapist and we are hoping she can get employment with a hotel or spa.
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
Last edited by Paddy09; Oct 10th 2009 at 11:40 am.
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Re: Rent Advice Please
yes, i drive and my job will be based in Khalifa. My wife is a thai massage therapist and we are hoping she can get employment with a hotel or spa.
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
#7
Re: Rent Advice Please
yes, i drive and my job will be based in Khalifa. My wife is a thai massage therapist and we are hoping she can get employment with a hotel or spa.
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
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Re: Rent Advice Please
Thanks
I really appreciate your advice. I have outlined my package below (I think i got my rent calculations wrong earlier). On the basis that my wife doesnt get work, do you think this would allow us to have a good lifestyle over there.
The package is:
Basic: 72,000 US$ per annun
Housing Allowance: 10,980 AED (UAE Dirhams) per month
Car Allowance: 3,660 AED per month
Mobile allowance: 500 AED per month
One return flight home per year
4 weeks holidays
We like sports and of course going to the pub
I really appreciate your advice. I have outlined my package below (I think i got my rent calculations wrong earlier). On the basis that my wife doesnt get work, do you think this would allow us to have a good lifestyle over there.
The package is:
Basic: 72,000 US$ per annun
Housing Allowance: 10,980 AED (UAE Dirhams) per month
Car Allowance: 3,660 AED per month
Mobile allowance: 500 AED per month
One return flight home per year
4 weeks holidays
We like sports and of course going to the pub
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Re: Rent Advice Please
yes, i drive and my job will be based in Khalifa. My wife is a thai massage therapist and we are hoping she can get employment with a hotel or spa.
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
thanks for your advice. sounds like it wont be easy to get a one bed for 110k DHS so. A colleague told me our best bet would be to try get a sublet from someone moving out of abu dhabi.
i cant belive they make people pay for a year of rent upfront. is this normal in AD or can it usually be negotiated into a few payments.
Thanks again
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Re: Rent Advice Please
Some landlords will take 2 cheques - one for 6 months and a postdated one for the other 6 months. Still a lot to find though given the extortionate rents in Abu Dhabi! Serviced apartments will probably take a month at a time so it might be worth looking into the cost of those.
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Re: Rent Advice Please
Thanks
I really appreciate your advice. I have outlined my package below (I think i got my rent calculations wrong earlier). On the basis that my wife doesnt get work, do you think this would allow us to have a good lifestyle over there.
The package is:
Basic: 72,000 US$ per annun
Housing Allowance: 10,980 AED (UAE Dirhams) per month
Car Allowance: 3,660 AED per month
Mobile allowance: 500 AED per month
One return flight home per year
4 weeks holidays
We like sports and of course going to the pub
I really appreciate your advice. I have outlined my package below (I think i got my rent calculations wrong earlier). On the basis that my wife doesnt get work, do you think this would allow us to have a good lifestyle over there.
The package is:
Basic: 72,000 US$ per annun
Housing Allowance: 10,980 AED (UAE Dirhams) per month
Car Allowance: 3,660 AED per month
Mobile allowance: 500 AED per month
One return flight home per year
4 weeks holidays
We like sports and of course going to the pub
#12
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yes some landlords may take 2 cheques not at all common, but it doesnt make it any difference, you are still paying for the whole amount even in 2 gos, if you have to leave, you cannot just not pay the second cheque, unless you write something into contract, and then the landlord will not accept it usually in ad, so you are stuck between a hard place and even harder place. serviced apartments can be the way to go, but quite often down here they still require the whole years rent up front.
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no they can provide an accommodation allowance, which of course doesnt necessairly mean that they provide enough.
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i know somebody only last week that is in serviced accommodation and they had to pay the whole years rent, now if you are paying from month to month then you will be paying more for it....