The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

....has it happened then?

Before the summer everyone was saying - ooh just wait til after the summer, AD's gonna be like a ghost town, house prices will drop through the floor, schools are gonna be empty - blah blah blah. Anyone seen anything like this happen?

From where I'm sitting - I only know of 4 families who have left. Admittedly 3 of them were in construction but at least 2 of those have got other jobs in the Gulf region. Anyway, 4 families is a pretty normal amount to leave over a summer. Judging by the traffic - even in Ramadan - no bugger has left. House prices? Stabilised at best, going up again in some cases it seems.

Does anyone have a different perspective on this or is it official - no exodus?

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

there are a lot of houses now empty in Mangrove village.

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

Maybe, but as far as I know they're still going for 100k per bedroom so that's not much use to anyone.

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

yea, prob why they are empty...get them back down to what we pay for ours...under 200K:thumbup:

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

My fingers are permanently crossed on that score!

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

we dont accept any old riff raff at the mangrove, dont you know...;-)

(i still laugh at the leather skinned old trout asking my wife how we managed to get into Mangrove and the Club...:D:D stupid old past it cow...


it was prob BB2 (kidding)

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

You are kidding me...

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hahahaha dunno think so, leather skinned old trout defo not me, dont do the british club......:p you should know me by now:thumbsup:, that defo not the old expats must be the new ones.... :rofl:

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:rofl::rofl:Sounds like a fair few expats in AD these days - not the same since they have let that type in! Wait till you have to mix with the school crowd - you'll meet lots more interesting trouts!

Heard that the prices of accomodation are on the up but salaries are down - doesn't make sense to me.

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

Ditto - praise be for that rental increase cap!

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

Give it a few more months until Yas Island winds down, big knock on effect. Everyone scrabbling for Saadyiat jobs at the moment.

Personally I think Libya is the next hotspot (if you are a Brit that is)

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

Even more welcoming if your scottish...

Re: The 'Great Abu Dhabi Exodus'....
 

Lebos also have a good chance...

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Might be something in that, my company has been asked to bid for tenders in the last month...and out of the blue !