1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
The recurring cost of owning several Saudi assets as an overseas investor, from entity and audit through management and oversight, and how it changes as you add buildings.
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Healthcare fit out is governed by requirements that residential buildings were never designed to meet, and the licence depends on them being satisfied before opening.
Read MoreThe comfortable beliefs that keep a weak asset weak: that a new manager fixes it, that spending money always helps, and that the next tenant changes everything.
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A method, with illustrative SAR figures, for sizing share capital from real needs instead of copying a number, and what to check about minimums.
Read MoreService charges are quoted as a number and questioned only when they rise. What they cover and how to assess whether they are reasonable.
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How a developer decides what to build on a plot by comparing two permitted schemes on revenue, cost, risk and speed rather than on preference.
Read MoreWhy the history behind a deed matters, shown through an illustrative purchase where the chain explains a discount that initially looked like a bargain.
Read MoreBoth are supervised by SAMA and both finance property, but they underwrite differently, price differently and tolerate different files. How to decide which door to knock on.
Read MoreWhy bank onboarding is often the slowest step for foreign-owned Saudi companies, and the preparation that gets an account opened without repeated requests.
Read MoreHow a foreign manufacturer moves from company registration to an industrial licence, land in an industrial city and permits, with the gate at each stage.
Read MoreThe most quoted comparison in property is also the most misleading. A calculation showing what it hides.
Read MoreWhat foreign owners routinely misread about Saudi property demand, from portal prices to population growth, and how to test each claim properly.
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