Originally Posted by
iFunFlyer
Got 2 questions for someone at EK now:
1) what’s the law now regarding living with your girlfriend? If I took company accommodation, would it be an issue with front door security etc?
2) with the new accommodation allowance of 15500 AED, can a guy with his girlfriend get something decent in the Marina including bills etc for example and still have some left over?
Thanks
look for accom in propertyfinder to get prices
look for RERA
rent index calculator
also for the current laws regarding rent and ownership
Don get trapped by the prices you see to get a place as the rent index will tell what the price will be for the following year.
for e.g. the price is 100k Aed per year and the rent index says your 50k below the average index, your price hike to the following year will be min 20% increase. In other words the closer you are to the index in the first place the less the change will be in the following years and makes a more stable rent agreement.
there had been many cases where rent hike after the first year forced people the relocate after just one year.
landlords often set a very low price in the beginning to fill the apartment and increase in the following year to get closer to the index.
comparing offered price with the index is essential to predict future changes.
that’s why it’s important to have look into the current laws on the RERA website