Essentials to look for when choosing a mattress for your bed

Reading time: 4 MinutesEssentials to Look for When Choosing a Mattress: Get the best mattress within your budget and avoid features you don’t need. There are three basic types of mattresses. Don’t be shy about testing the mattress in the store for at least thirty seconds. After-sales services may seem obvious, but make sure they’re included in the contract. People spend a third of their lives sleeping on … Read more

Riyadh's sixth travel exhibition kicks off Next April

Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe 6th Riyadh Travel Fair Kicks Off Next April Riyadh—Amlak: The 6th Riyadh Travel Fair, considered the largest travel and tourism fair, will take place from April 14–17, 2014, at the Four Seasons Hotel, attracting visitors and delegates from various countries and regions, including the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Europe. The fair serves as a platform for showcasing the most important tourism products, services, investments, and companies… Read more

Launch of the Largest Field Survey in Riyadh to Monitor Government, Residential, and Economic Land Use

Reading time: 2 MinutesIt will take 9 months and will be conducted using advanced methods to launch the largest field survey in Riyadh to monitor government, residential, and economic land uses. Amlak-Follow-ups, as part of its ongoing efforts to develop all facilities in the capital, the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh has begun a comprehensive field survey of land uses throughout the city’s “development protection zone,” which covers an area of 5,900 square kilometers, with the aim of updating the map and database … Read more

The real estate sector is the biggest supporter of the Gulf market

Reading time: 3 MinutesThe Real Estate Sector: The Largest Driver of the Gulf Market—Amlak-Agencies—The Gulf real estate sector is considered the largest driver of the Gulf market in general, as the strong results of UAE banks, have bolstered the gains achieved by the UAE markets, which were reflected in remarkable positive growth in trading volumes during January 2014. This positive performance was reflected in an 11.8% rise in the Dubai market index % … Read more

A wealth of experience in the UAE's freehold real estate market, driven by local and foreign investment

Reading time: 3 MinutesThe UAE’s Rich Experience with Freehold Property in the Real Estate Market Through Local and Foreign Investments: A Unique and Bold Experiment in the UAE’s real estate market has yielded successful and unique results… The laws and regulations governing freehold ownership for non-citizens in the United Arab Emirates constituted a unique, successful, bold, and progressive experiment when measured against the time in which they were enacted, and when viewed in… Read more

Ambitious national programs to support small businesses in Saudi Arabia

Reading time: 3 MinutesAmbitious National Programs to Support Small Businesses in the Kingdom Riyadh—Amlak: Micro-enterprises suffer from a lack of funding, which hinders their ability to achieve future goals. Therefore, the Saudi Credit and Savings Bank plans to launch national programs to support productive individuals, most notably «The Professional Home» to support productive families and micro-enterprises, in collaboration with several government, commercial, and charitable entities to exchange expertise and provide financial support. The Home … Read more

”The Ministry of Housing Adopts Designs for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings and Properties

Reading time: 3 MinutesReveals that large tracts of residential land remain undeveloped; ”Housing Ministry” adopts designs for multi-unit residential buildings and properties in Riyadh-Real Estate The Ministry of Housing has revealed the projects it is currently undertaking, which include developed residential land designed to accommodate the construction of multi-story residential buildings (apartment buildings) as well as land to accommodate the construction of detached residential units (villas), explaining that … Read more

Fourth International Education Forum and Exhibition concludes with regional and international participation

Reading time: 3 MinutesThe 4th International Education Forum and Exhibition Concludes with Regional and International Participation – Minister of Education: Our Religion and National Values Form a Solid Foundation That Guides Us Toward Excellence and Creativity – The forum’s exhibition featured more than 250 national, regional, and international pavilions – The forum held 10 workshops and 50 seminars on the vision of educational and national institutions for education The 4th International Education Forum and Exhibition concluded … Read more

15 international agreements that protect Saudi importers from liability

Reading time: 3 MinutesDuring a workshop on imported goods, 15 international agreements were unveiled that protect Saudi importers from any liability • Over 122 million non-compliant goods seized last year Amlak-Follow-ups The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO), headed by Dr. Saad bin Othman Al-Qasabi, Governor of SASO, held several workshops in cooperation with the Riyadh, the Eastern and Western Chambers, addressing procedures … Read more

3 investment agreements between the Saudi and British private sector

Reading time: < 1 MinuteBusiness leaders and representatives from the private sector in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom signed three agreements on the sidelines of the Saudi-British Business Council meetings, which opened in the British capital, London, the day before yesterday. The first agreement was signed between Amial Gulf and a British law firm to invest 30 million pounds in the London real estate sector. The second agreement involved the establishment of a company … Read more