Real Estate
Mar 28, 2025 3 min read
Working With One Broker or Many as a Buyer
Buyers assume that more brokers means more opportunities. What each approach actually produces.
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Building and Developing in Saudi Arabia
Mar 28, 2025 4 min read
Do I Need Both an Architect and an Engineering Office in Saudi Arabia?
Six misunderstandings about how design responsibility works on a Saudi project, from who can submit a permit to who is liable for what is built.
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Mar 27, 2025 4 min read
Saudi Premium Residency Application Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The errors that most often delay or sink a Premium Residency application, what each one costs, and how to prove you have avoided it.
Read MoreProperty Finance
Mar 25, 2025 3 min read
Refinance or Stay? Comparing an Existing Facility Against a New One
A lower rate elsewhere is not automatically a better deal. What to count before moving a facility.
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Mar 25, 2025 3 min read
Exit and Re-entry vs Final Exit Visas in Saudi Arabia: Myths Explained
How exit and re-entry and final exit visas actually work for residents and their employers, and the myths that lead to stranded staff and penalties.
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Building and Developing in Saudi Arabia
Mar 25, 2025 4 min read
Procurement Myths Foreign Owners Bring to a Saudi Project
Six beliefs about how contracting works that cost overseas owners money, from fixed prices that are not fixed to turnkey deals that are not complete.
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Mar 24, 2025 3 min read
Employer of Record or Your Own Entity for Hiring in Saudi Arabia
When a foreign company should hire through an employer of record in Saudi Arabia and when it should set up its own entity, compared on cost, control and risk.
Read MoreProperty Finance
Mar 23, 2025 3 min read
When Payments Become Difficult: Acting Before Default
The options available before a missed payment are far wider than those available afterwards. What to do, in order.
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Mar 23, 2025 5 min read
The Point of No Return: What It Costs to Stop at Each Stage
An illustrative calculation of the cost of cancelling a development at six different moments, from first enquiry to six months into construction.
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Mar 22, 2025 4 min read
Is Saudi Premium Residency Worth It? A Worked Ten-Year Comparison
An illustrative ten-year comparison of Premium Residency against a company-sponsored iqama for an investor family, with the arithmetic shown in SAR.
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Mar 21, 2025 3 min read
Staff Turnover in Saudi Arabia: What Losing an Employee Really Costs
An illustrative calculation of the cost of staff turnover for a Saudi company, covering visas, recruitment, lost productivity and Nitaqat effects.
Read MoreProperty Finance
Mar 20, 2025 3 min read
Financing Improvements to a Rental Property: A Worked Return Calculation
Borrowing to improve a rental only works if the rent increase exceeds the cost. A calculation that tests it.
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