@landlord-maya
Small landlord with a few units. Keeping them let, refreshed and compliant without over-spending.
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We've just bought our first home in Dubai (an apartment) and I'm realising I've no idea what to budget for maintenance each year — coming from renting, the landlord handled all th…
We want to look after our Dubai villa on a proper schedule instead of only calling someone when something breaks. Is there a sensible year-round maintenance calendar for a villa h…
I've got a couple of properties and my maintenance is basically reactive, I fix things when a tenant complains, which always seems to cost more and happen at the worst time. I'd l…
We're renovating our villa but have to keep living in it during the work. - How do you actually manage a live-in renovation — phasing the work, controlling dust, keeping a usable…
Our villa's exterior paint looks chalky and faded on the sun-facing walls after only a few years, while the shaded sides still look fine. - How often do exterior walls actually ne…
We own a flat on district cooling and every year a company offers us an "FCU service" or "AC service." Honestly I've never been sure what I'm paying for — the chilled water comes…
We're in a newer Dubai Hills villa and assumed plumbing wouldn't be an issue given the age, but a few things have shown up, a mixer dripping, pressure that varies, and I'm not sur…
Our Meadows villa has started tripping regularly, sometimes it's obvious (kettle plus something), but often it goes for no clear reason and we just reset it. Separately, we want t…
One of our glass panels has taken a chip, and separately a double-glazed unit is starting to fog up on the inside where I cannot clean it. I assumed both meant full replacement, b…
In our Muhaisnah flat there are damp patches and brown stains on the ceiling near where the AC pipes run, and the pipes themselves look wet. I assumed a leak but a plumber found n…
Getting a villa exterior repainted and the quotes are all over the place, which makes me suspect some are pricing a proper job and others a quick recoat. I'd rather understand wha…
Coming to the end of a tenancy and I want to get the deposit back without a fight. I've heard landlords here can be strict about handover condition and AC servicing. What should I…
I rent out a couple of flats in Deira and the tenants complain the AC never switches off and the electricity is brutal. The units aren't new and the buildings are old. Is this jus…
Painting quotes offer 'premium' or 'budget' paint at quite different prices and I want to know what I'm actually paying for. - Beyond the brand name, what genuinely differs betwee…