Buying property in Dubai
In some ways it could be said that at the moment Dubai is one giant building site, wherever you look ambitious mega-projects are in progress. However, because of the popularity of Dubai, and because it is one of the few places in the UAE where foreigners can actually buy land, property is still relatively expensive. [...]
Free luxury homes in Dubai by August (possibly)
The Sunday Mirror reported last week that celebrities were losing an estimated £80,000 every week on their luxury Dubai properties. The likes of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, David and Victoria Beckham, Michael Schumacher and Michael Jackson (the latter pair not a couple, by the way) have all seen their multi-million pound property purchases halve [...]
Burj Dubai reaches maximum height
Already the world’s tallest building, or structure of any description for that matter, the Burj Dubai has now quietly reached its maximum height of 818 metres (826 metres if counted from the lower entrance to the aircraft beacon), according to Skyscrapernews.com. Unfortunately, with Barack Obama‘s inauguration and the global recession, no one seems to have [...]