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22 October 2026

Buying Property in Dubai From the UK in 2026: Pounds, Financing and HMRC

Britons have been buying in Dubai for decades, and they still rank near the top. Data cited by Khaleej Times in July 2026 put British buyers second...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

22 October 2026

Buying Property in Dubai From India in 2026: LRS, TCS and the Tax Side

Indians are the single biggest group of foreign buyers in Dubai. Data cited by Khaleej Times in July 2026 put them at about 20.6% of international p...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

21 October 2026

Your First DEWA Bill in Dubai: Housing Fee, Chiller and What You'll Actually Pay

"I barely used the AC. Why is my bill AED 600?" I hear some version of that from almost every first time landlord or tenant in Dubai. The answer is...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

19 October 2026

Is DHA Lahore Crashing? A Fact-Check of the 50-Lakh Correction Talk (October 2026)

Last week a client sitting in Dubai sent me a voice note. His cousin in Lahore had told him Phase 9 Prism was "crashing" and he should dump his 1-kana...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

19 October 2026

Dubai Islands: Dubai's New Waterfront Investment Play and What the AED 18.8 Billion Sales Figure Means for Buyers in 2026

AED 18.8 billion changed hands here in one year. Most buyers still can't find it on a map. That's the value of homes sold on Dubai Islands in the twe...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

19 October 2026

Punjab's New Housing Society Reforms: What Plot Owners Actually Need to Know

If you own a plot in a private housing society around Lahore, here is a change worth reading properly. In the third week of October 2026, the Punjab g...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

19 October 2026

Dubai Rents Are Falling: What It Means for Tenants, Landlords and Investors (Q3 2026 Data)

If you renewed a tenancy in Dubai in 2024 or 2025, you remember how it went. The landlord quoted a number, you winced, and you paid it anyway. There w...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

17 October 2026

Buying a Dubai Apartment From Europe: What It Really Costs in Euros

Buying a Dubai Apartment From Europe: What It Really Costs in Euros A client in Frankfurt asked me something last month that every European buyer e...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

17 October 2026

Pasban Remittance Reward Scheme: How Your Family Could Win PKR 100 Million

Pasban Remittance Reward Scheme: How Your Family Could Win PKR 100 Million Every month, millions of Pakistanis in Riyadh, Dubai, Manchester and Hou...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

15 October 2026

Why Dubai Developers Won't Cut Prices, and What That Means When You Negotiate

Why Dubai Developers Won't Cut Prices, and What That Means When You Negotiate Here's a puzzle a lot of buyers are asking about. Dubai sales slowed...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

15 October 2026

Studios Are Winning Dubai: A 2026 Guide for Entry Level Investors

Studios Are Winning Dubai: A 2026 Guide for Entry Level Investors Dubai's market slowed down in 2026, but one corner of it went the other way. Whil...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

15 October 2026

Dubai Q3 2026: Crash or Correction? An Honest Look at the Numbers

Dubai Q3 2026: Crash or Correction? An Honest Look at the Numbers If you've been on social media this month, you've probably seen the word "crash"...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

14 October 2026

SAMANA Downtown One in Downtown Jebel Ali: Prices, 1% Plan and Honest Review

SAMANA Downtown One in Downtown Jebel Ali: Prices, 1% Plan and Honest Review First, let's clear up the name, because it confuses a lot of buyers. S...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

13 October 2026

Allocation, Affidavit or Allotment: What You Are Really Buying With a DHA File

Allocation, Affidavit or Allotment: What You Are Really Buying With a DHA File Look at any DHA Lahore rate list and you'll see the same phase price...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

13 October 2026

Your NICOP Is Not Enough: Giving Power of Attorney From Saudi or UAE Without Flying Home

Your NICOP Is Not Enough: Giving Power of Attorney From Saudi or UAE Without Flying Home Here's a situation we see almost every month. A client in...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

12 October 2026

SAMANA South Haven 2 in Dubai Industrial City: Studios, Payment Plans and Who It Suits

SAMANA South Haven 2 in Dubai Industrial City: Studios, Payment Plans and Who It Suits Finding a new apartment in Dubai under AED 700,000 is gettin...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

09 October 2026

Dubai Is Now the Arab World's Most Transparent Property Market

Dubai Is Now the Arab World's Most Transparent Property Market Most of the Dubai property news this year has been about prices cooling and supply r...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

09 October 2026

PKR 350 Billion in Apna Ghar Loans Still Waiting to Be Paid Out

PKR 350 Billion in Apna Ghar Loans Still Waiting to Be Paid Out Getting a home loan approved feels like the finish line. You've collected the docum...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

09 October 2026

Selling Property in Punjab? You Now Need a Sanitation Fee Clearance

Selling Property in Punjab? You Now Need a Sanitation Fee Clearance Picture this. You've found a buyer for your 10 marla house in Lahore, agreed on...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

08 October 2026

Pakistanis in the US: Buy a House Now or Keep Renting in 2026?

Pakistanis in the US: Buy a House Now or Keep Renting in 2026? If you're a Pakistani living in Houston, New Jersey, Chicago or the Bay Area, you've...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

08 October 2026

Lahore Rents Are Pushing Families Out: Buy or Keep Renting in 2026?

Lahore Rents Are Pushing Families Out: Buy or Keep Renting in 2026? Ask any tenant in Lahore about their last renewal and you'll usually get a sigh...

Mubeen Ahmad Mughal

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