1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
When a foreign investor should hire a company formation consultant in Saudi Arabia, when self-filing works, and how to choose and brief a consultant.
Read MoreSome improvements return more than they cost and some do not. A calculation comparing three options on the same property.
Read MoreThe cost drivers of launching a foreign-owned e-commerce business in Saudi Arabia, from entity and platform to payments, fulfilment and customer acquisition.
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A tender set that is incomplete converts into variations at contractor rates. Six review failures that let it happen, and the checks that catch them.
Read MoreA building repair bill is shared, but how it is shared, when it is demanded and whether it was foreseeable all depend on decisions taken years earlier.
Read MoreA delayed handover is usually discussed as a contractual grievance. It is also a finance problem with a monthly cost, expiring documents and a valuation that may have moved.
Read MoreThe errors people make when buying property with Premium Residency in mind, from mismatched ownership to ignoring what happens when they sell.
Read MoreBuying for the first time is a large decision made with limited information. The mistakes that recur, and how to avoid each.
Read MoreAn illustrative first-year relocation budget for an investor family moving to Riyadh, showing how schooling, housing and setup costs add up in SAR.
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Preliminaries are what it costs to run a site rather than to build the building. What sits inside them, what drives them and why they scale with time.
Read MoreBringing historic building work into order has a cost structure of its own, and it is dominated by investigation and professional work rather than by construction.
Read MoreAn illustrative calculation taking a headline rent down to what is left after voids, costs and tax, and comparing it against the instalment it is supposed to carry.
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