Originally Posted by Chesney Hawkes

Oh well cana beat a good bike!

BTW did you used to be AA?

Mrs H

Originally Posted by commander

ive never drunk...

Originally Posted by Chesney Hawkes

Aye i think you know what i meant! That actually made me laugh, aye i don't think your all bad!

Originally Posted by Chesney Hawkes

Well good on you but there is still no need to slag off other peoples houses. It's obviously just about making money for you but it's not the case for everyone. I don't see whats so bad about Dubai, i like it here. We intend to be here a good few years so what is so wrong with buying. There is NO NEED for it!!! I think you should apoloygise the the OP?

Originally Posted by pauldxb

If anybody hates the UAE that much then they should move back to the UK / or wherever you call home, for me home is here & im loving it..... And guess what i was an investor & overall im still

This thread is starting to turn to get silly..... if you rent well done & if you bought a house & made it into a home then congratulations......

Originally Posted by commander

I dont hate the UAE at all, i just see it for what it is. In time that happens to everyone i think

Good luck to those who did buy for a home. Unfortunately its the other tossers who have turned, through their greed, what could have been a really nice place to call home into an unfinished pile of sand and dust.

Originally Posted by MrsHawkes

Well our house should be finished this Dec (year late). Fingers crossed! They seem to be cracking on like so heres hoping.

It'll be home to us and i can't wait!

Originally Posted by commander

where is it (dare i ask)

Originally Posted by MrsHawkes

JV Circle.....

Oh i'm scared now! What are you going to say????

Originally Posted by pauldxb

If anybody hates the UAE that much then they should move back to the UK / or wherever you call home, for me home is here & im loving it..... And guess what i was an investor & overall im still

This thread is starting to turn to get silly..... if you rent well done & if you bought a house & made it into a home then congratulations......

Originally Posted by JTF

Dear All, are you an apartment owner at JBR?
If so, are you...
• Happy with the present quality and level of service that Salwan Property Management provide?
• Believe that Dubai Properties have fulfilled their obligations in respect of the facilities that they have provided to JBR owners?
• Happy to pay a service charge with has increased from AED 9.5 to AED 21.75 per square foot?
If you have answered YES to each of the above questions, the rest of this post does not apply to you.

However, if you feel that any of the following is true...
• Salwan has failed to provide a level of transparency and quality of service (eg. regular window cleaning, adequate security, access to swimming pools, cleanliness and maintenance of common areas etc...) that merits a service charge of AED 9.5 per sq. ft.
• That there has been no justification provided that would merit an increase in the service charge to AED 21.75 per sq. ft.
• That Dubai Properties have failed to provide the facilities that you believed would be provided. Facilities which they heavily touted in advertising literature as being an important part of the ‘JBR Community’ and 'Beach Resort Lifestyle'; facilities that may have influenced your decision to purchase at JBR and convinced you to hand over your hard earner cash (eg. gyms, beach park, children’s play areas etc...) Take a look at the Master Community Declaration document, Schedule A, Master Plan, and there you will see a plan of the
each park you were supposed to have access to (now a car park).
• That when you purchased your sea facing apartment in Amwaj, Rimal or Bahar, you thought that your view would be of a beach park, but now find that the extra money you paid was for a view of a stretch of tarmac for 1,000+ cars to park (see picture in post 3591 above).
• That Salwan are in breach of various sections of its own Master Community Declaration and Co-Owners Association Constitution.

So, what can you do about it? Well, on your own, probably not a lot, but by working together with other owners there is a much better chance that Salwan, Dubai Properties and Estithmaar Realty, will be forced to hear your voice.
Whether you bought at JBR as an investment, or as a place to live full time or just on holidays, it is in your interest to have someone stand up for you and make JBR the best that it can be.
The Interim JBR Residents Association was formed because of the frustration many of us felt about having no say in the decisions taken by Salwan that affected our investment/home/holiday apartment. The motivation of the Association is to get best value for our money and to improve the quality of facilities and life at JBR for all owners and tenants. The Association is also there to hold Salwan to account for their actions or lack of them.
The Association (despite there being no other forum for residents to put forward their views, is still to be formally recognized by Salwan), now needs to increase the size of its membership in all the towers of JBR. Otherwise the impression that Salwan is accountable only to its parent company, Dubai Properties, rather than those who own the apartments and pay the service charge will continue.
So please email
[email protected].
and give them your support. To register, all you have to do is provide the following…
• your Name,
• apartment number,
• apartment Block Name, and
• email contact, mobile or landline number
Thank you for taking the time to read this post.

P.S. Salwan have a meeting on Thursday with RERA at which it is believed they will attempt to seek approval for their service charge increase. Tha Association really need your support. If you own an apartment at JBR, this is not the time to sit on you hands.

Originally Posted by commander

i was lying. i dont own anything but a bicycle. but i still wouldnt buy a place in JBR.