Construction and Contracting
Feb 12, 2026 3 min read
Choosing Finishes Without Stalling the Site
Finishing decisions arrive late and block trades. A sequence for making them in the order the programme actually needs.
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Investing in Saudi Arabia
Feb 12, 2026 3 min read
How Work Visas and Visa Allocations Work for Saudi Employers
The path from a hiring need to an issued work visa in Saudi Arabia, including how visa allocations, occupations and Nitaqat interact.
Read MoreBuilding and Developing in Saudi Arabia
Feb 12, 2026 4 min read
Lump Sum or Remeasured Contract: Which Fits Your Project?
A fixed sum for a defined scope, or payment for the quantities actually built: how each pricing basis behaves when the design or the ground moves.
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Feb 11, 2026 3 min read
Transferring an Employee's Sponsorship in Saudi Arabia: The Process
How transfer of services works when hiring an expatriate who already lives in Saudi Arabia, and the checks that stop a transfer stalling.
Read MoreReal Estate
Feb 9, 2026 3 min read
Property Valuation: What the Number Means and What It Does Not
Valuations are treated as verdicts on what a property is worth. Six beliefs about them that lead to poor decisions.
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Feb 9, 2026 3 min read
Working Through Ramadan in Saudi Arabia: A Project Schedule Example
How Ramadan, the Eid holidays and the Saudi working calendar affect a project timeline, with an illustrative schedule calculation for planning.
Read MoreBuilding and Developing in Saudi Arabia
Feb 9, 2026 4 min read
Milestone Dates or Activity Logic? Two Ways to Hold a Contractor to Time
Some owners control time with a handful of contractual milestones, others with a fully linked programme. They fail in different ways and suit different projects.
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Feb 8, 2026 4 min read
Buying Property in Jeddah as a Foreigner: The Mistakes Around Zones and Coastal Plots
Where foreign buyers in Jeddah go wrong: confusing Jeddah with Makkah rules, trusting sea-view marketing, and skipping the checks on older buildings and title.
Read MoreReal Estate
Feb 7, 2026 3 min read
What Property Management Costs and What It Should Deliver
Management fees are quoted as a percentage and rarely broken down. What the fee covers, what it does not, and how to judge value.
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Feb 7, 2026 4 min read
Forecast to Completion: A Worked Example of Reading a Cost Report
The number that matters in a monthly cost report is not what has been spent. It is what the project will cost by the end, and most reports bury it.
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Feb 6, 2026 5 min read
The Full Cost of Buying Saudi Property as a Foreign Investor
Every cost a foreign buyer carries on top of the price, what drives each one up or down, and how to keep the acquisition budget honest from offer to keys.
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Feb 5, 2026 4 min read
Developing a Real Estate Project in Saudi Arabia as a Foreign Developer
The stages a foreign developer moves through in Saudi Arabia: site, design and permits, Wafi licensing for off-plan sales, contractor selection, construction and handover.
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