Rent in Dubai | Step by step including costs
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Navigating the Intricacies of Remote Apartment Hunting in Dubai!
Imagine coordinating a move across continents, facing the task of securing a new home in a bustling metropolis like Dubai-all without stepping foot on a plane. This is our reality as we take you through the thrilling, sometimes nerve-wracking journey of renting an apartment remotely. This vlog unfolds the full story of how we, a family daring to start anew, managed to navigate through the complexities of Dubai’s real estate market from thousands of miles away.
From the initial decision to forego a physical scouting mission in favour of digital tools, to engaging with brokers and negotiating terms through screens, our adventure was packed with lessons and insights. We had set our sights on two well-known properties from previous visits, but our plans took unexpected turns, leading us to Waves Grande-our new home. Through virtual tours, detailed negotiations, and learning to trust our instincts with brokers, we’ve documented every step to help demystify the process for anyone considering a similar leap.
🌐 The Challenge: Embracing the ambitious goal of remotely securing an apartment within just a few days, filled with high stakes and a steep learning curve.
🏢 Our Target: Dive deep into our decision-making process for choosing Waves Grande, including a comparison with One Park Avenue and the factors that influenced our final choice.
🖥️ Virtual Tour & Negotiations: Witness a real-time virtual tour of the apartment via Zoom, showcasing our negotiation tactics and how we addressed each challenge, including unexpected issues like water damage.
📋 Broker Interactions: Explore our experiences with various brokers, highlighting the importance of gut feelings and professionalism in securing a fair rental agreement.
📈 Legal and Financial Framework: Understand the legal aspects and financial considerations of renting in Dubai, including insights into local rental laws and negotiation strategies.
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🔑 Finalising the Deal: Follow the step-by-step process of signing the contract via WhatsApp, navigating the use of checks, and ensuring everything is legally sound.
🏠 Setting Up Home: Learn about our rapid 72-hour challenge to furnish our new home, turning an empty space into a cozy habitat for our family.
👨👩👦👦 For Future Expats: Whether you’re considering a move or simply curious about the expat lifestyle in Dubai, this vlog provides a detailed guide and personal insights to help prepare for your journey.
Join us as we share our journey, complete with the highs of securing our dream apartment and the lows of navigating unforeseen challenges-all culminating in a race against time to furnish our new place within just three days of arrival.
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This is so so helpful. We have been stuck as to what to do for months. And you’ve just summed it up awesomely thank you!!!
So happy we could help ☺️ if you have any questions… please ask 👍🏼
Thanks for this, really helpful! Do you need to pay the broker fees & security fees up front too are can you add it to be slip across the cheques?
Hey Nicola - glad it’s helped. The broker fees and security deposit need to be paid upfront.
So a best case would be 5% broker fee, 5% security deposit and monthly cheques (12) for cash flow .
So many extras to add on the upfront rent & school fees! We are hopefully doing to same in August 🤞🙏
Did you not want to ship over your furniture etc from UK? Is it cheaper to buy in Dubai?
Great question. We looked into this and for most people it would make sense. Happy to a vid on the costings we explored it helpful.
One key consideration is you’re going to be without your furniture while it’s being shipped.
We decided to fully furnish as a family member (my mum) is moving into our UK home, as all the furniture was a good fit we’re leaving it
- Adam 😊
Especially crockery.I Always take mine but I saw packages online where an agency can furnish and decorate your Apartment instead of using Ikea.They cost 25k Dirhams up if you want the Basic set up but it is decent.❤