Dubai, which has long been an attractive destination for British emigrants due to its warm climate and low taxes, is now becoming less and less affordable for them. The main reason for the rise in real estate prices was mass purchases by Russians.
Since 2022, Russians have purchased real estate properties worth $6.3 billion, which has changed the market significantly. According to Knight Frank, real estate prices in Dubai have increased by 124% since 2020. This is forcing British expatriates to look for alternative places to live, as the high cost of real estate and rental rates makes life in Dubai less affordable.
On top of this, due to the significant number of cash transactions by Russians, more landlords and sellers are choosing to work only with cash purchases, which eliminates the possibility of buying a property through a mortgage for many Britons.
As a result, dual pricing policies and soaring rents are leaving Britons facing a tough choice: leave the city or find ways to cope with the new economic realities.
In Russia, from July 1, 2024, the program of preferential mortgages at 8% ceased to operate. But work IT-mortgage at 5%, Far Eastern and Arctic mortgage (2-6%) and family mortgage at 6%. Also wrote that the repair of apartments in the capital and St. Petersburg rose in price from the beginning of 2024.