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RTA hiked minimum Nol card balance

RTA hiked minimum Nol card balance

By on August 23, 2014 in Cost of Living, Living in Dubai

RTA recently hiked minimum balance stored in Nol Cards. This has left many commuters, especially those who travel in Dubai Metro, high and dry. The RTA has recently announced that, to avoid journey interruptions, passengers need to ensure their card has at least Dh5.80 left, which is more than double the minimum fare. Transport fares […]

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Dubai Landlords can increase rents up to 20%, new Real Estate Law declares

By on December 23, 2013 in Cost of Living, Living in Dubai

Expats in Dubai, brace up for new wave of inflation and over hiked rents. According to a new real estate law, the landlords in Dubai can increase the rents up to 20%. The latest real estate sector reforms override the 5 percent rental cap and set out new maximum rent increases for tenancy contracts renewals.Under […]

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Dubai makes health insurance compulsory for expat residents

By on December 8, 2013 in Cost of Living, Living in Dubai

  Dubai has passed a new law that has made health insurance coverage for every expat resident in Dubai, starting from January 2014. Currently only a million residents are covered out of the more than three million residents in Dubai. Officials from the Dubai Health Authority DHA said many blue-collar workers are not covered and this […]

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Dubai Landlords given free hand to charge for tenancy renewal contracts

By on January 19, 2013 in Cost of Living, Living in Dubai

Tenants planning to renew their tenancy contracts must be ready to get skinned as Dubai landlords have been given a free hand by Rera to charge as much as they want, over and above the mandatory goverment fees. Current law states that landlords can charge Dhs 160 when renewing tenancy contracts, out of which Dhs […]

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