1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
A worked example of buying an older residential building, renovating it and re-letting: all-in cost, lost rent during works, new income and the incremental return.
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On a constrained plot, every square metre of circulation costs a square metre of living space. A calculation showing where area goes.
Read MoreHow a foreign buyer prepares, legalises and limits a power of attorney so a representative can act on a Saudi property purchase without taking on unchecked authority.
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Remote oversight is not free, and it is much cheaper than the alternative. The cost lines of running proper control on a project you cannot attend.
Read MoreUnderwriting a building you will construct and one you will buy let are different exercises with different risks. This compares the method, the evidence and the failure modes.
Read MoreTwo units at the same price in different districts are not the same asset. A structured way to score a location, worked through in SAR.
Read MoreA worked example comparing an off-plan purchase under a Wafi payment schedule with buying a completed unit, showing how delay changes which is cheaper.
Read MoreAcoustic problems are almost never designed for and are nearly impossible to fix afterwards. What to address during design.
Read MoreHow Saudi tax law treats a resident company compared with a foreign company taxed through a permanent establishment, and what residency means for individuals.
Read MoreMaterials sitting at a port because of documentation nobody checked is a familiar and avoidable form of delay. Six beliefs worth testing early.
Read MoreBeliefs about property debt that survive because they are true in a rising market, and the tests that reveal what each one costs when conditions change.
Read MoreEvery risk you push onto the contractor comes back as a number in the price. This is what the common transfers cost, what moves them and when carrying the risk yourself is cheaper.
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