200 articles in Building and Developing in Saudi Arabia with practical commercial and delivery insight.
The mistakes that leave a minority cash investor funding a project it cannot influence, and the specific protections that restore leverage before the money is committed.
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The handover failures that cost developers money and reputation, from unprepared units to undocumented snagging, and how to run a handover that closes cleanly.
Read MoreWhere landlords lose money on tenant selection and rental documentation in Saudi Arabia, and the checks that prevent arrears, damage and disputes over deposits.
Read MoreAssumptions owners make about what their finished building is worth, and what an accredited valuer actually uses when income, cost and comparable sales disagree.
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Corner plots carry a premium and two frontages, and also two setback lines. A side-by-side comparison for an owner deciding what to pay for shape.
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Six beliefs about development feasibility that lead owners to trust the wrong document, with the test that shows what a study can actually support.
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What you should actually be asked to approve at each design stage, what evidence must accompany it, and why a late sign-off costs more than a slow one.
Read MoreOne contract for design and construction, or design first and then competitive tender: how the two routes differ on price certainty, control and risk.
Read MoreThe steps between choosing a contractor and letting them start: contract execution, bonds, insurances, programme acceptance and handing over the site.
Read MoreThe delay damages clause is the one most owners rely on and the one they understand least. Six beliefs worth testing before you count on it.
Read MoreA monthly report tells you what happened. Cost control changes what is going to happen. Many projects buy the first and believe they have the second.
Read MoreAn owner who visits a Saudi site twice a year usually spends the visit being shown things. Here is how to spend it finding things out instead.
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