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The positivity in the market is encouraging many first-time buyers to snap up a home at a time when prices are still affordable and interest rates remain low. But with many residents in the UAE still choosing to rent, how do they decide which is the most cost-effective option over the long term? While renters can walk away without the worry of clearing a mortgage, they also lose the money they have paid to a landlord during their time in a property. In turn, for buyers looking to get on to the property ladder, raising a deposit can be a big financial challenge.
Mr Adamson said people across the world were sheltering from “the same storm but in different boats”. "The effects of Covid-19 have ripped through society and we need to reflect on the truths that have been exposed in the pandemic,” he said. "As we recover in the UK we have a unique opportunity to work on a new vision. We must keep collaborating and making this our new normal.” The report said the pandemic had laid bare many inequalities in the UK. It called for gaps in health and social care to be eliminated and for those most in need to be put first.
SHARE US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says the world must work at “raising the ambition” to meet the challenge climate change presents. In an interview with The National, Mr Kerry praised the UAE for its role in combating climate change. He stressed “the importance of an oil and gas-producing nation bringing together a group of nations that many people might think were improbably committed to dealing with climate crisis ... you can’t overstate the importance”. He added that “the UAE is investing significantly in alternative and renewable energy. They have dep...
SHARE Covid-19: On patrol with Abu Dhabi's door-to-door testing teams as they screen 15,000 people a day Nurses, medical staff and police sweep Abu Dhabi city and Al Ain to zero in on possible community infections A team of medics, volunteers and police officers in central Abu Dhabi during a nighttime testing drive. Farha Sameer Baker, right, is head of operations at Tamouh Health Care. All photos by Victor Besa / The National Abu Dhabi's government has run door-to-door testing since May 2020. The intention is to identify and isolate cases and drive down community transmissions. Maram Herzall...