January 26th, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Time and again, there are reports in media that rents in Dubai have nose-dived, giving impression that it has been a tenants’ market now. A recent article in Arabian Business takes this to next level, quoting Jones Lang LaSalle MENA’s Dubai Real Estate Market Overview, and claiming Dubai rents set to fall further across all [...]
February 16th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Residents of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) are being turned away from parking in their apartments if they have not paid the hiked maintenance fees. The property management company, Salwan, has told residents that they need an access card to use the facilities. However, the card is only being given to owners who have paid service [...]
January 14th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Government, in UAE, works in strange ways. In past few weeks we have seen the mayhem and chaos Emirates ID Card registration has created, especially in the expat community. Recent confusion is created by Rera, Dubai’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority. At end of last year Rera announced the launch of Ejari, its online tenancy registration [...]
December 25th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Dubai’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) has launched an Online Tenancy Registration website called Ejari, meaning ‘my rent’ in Arabic. Ejari is launched to resolve rent and tenancy related disputes between tenant and landlord, as well as to help Rera gauge the rental market. Rera recently urged tenants and landlords through an advertisement campaign to [...]