Confusedexpat

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Latest post on 12 October 2016 - 14:11

Hi I'm hoping some you who have been through this before can advise please. We are relocating from London to Dubai and DH's company is paying for shipping. As such, are we being foolish in trying to avoid shipping because we want to travel as light as possible. We are travelling with 2 children. My DH wants to just buy whatever we need from Dubai but I am concerned that if things are a lot more expensive in Dubai we will regret not buying things from here and shipping them. I understand that generally rental homes in Dubai tend to be unfurnished and we will even need to bring our own white goods. Are their any items that are ridiculously expensive in Dubai that you would recommend we purchase from here or any items that we may need but tend to be hard to source? Or would you say that purchasing from Dubai will be more convenient. Especially since we have no idea what the dimensions etc of our home will be. I will be massively grateful for any advice on this subject. Many thanks in advance!

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Latest post on 10 October 2016 - 13:40

If you can afford it I would say Jumeriah/Al Safa over Business Bay every time. Business Bay is high rise buildings and lots of construction whereas in a villa in that area is all low rise and should have a garden. Yes FT will work here however can be sluggish as the WIFI isn't the best here. Thanks for the response! Sorry hopefully just one quick follow up question if that's ok! Just looking online it appears as if one can find a fair few villas in a compound in Jumeirah/Al Safa for rental demands that are similar to those of apartments in business bay. However, should I expect that the cost of utilities, general upkeep etc are likely to be significantly higher for a villa? I guess I'm just trying to understand whether on a day to day basis living in a villa would eat into funds we would have otherwise saved. Thank you so much for your response! I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with all the decisions that need to be made!

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