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I got my handover from profile this week for Spain T4 1BR. Went very smoothly. They ask to see your passport and the Contract Agreement with Nakheel (PSA). You sign the handover papers and they provide information for DEWA and Residency Visa. One of their drivers then take you to see your apartment.

For DEWA egistration, Profile will advise you that you have to take a copy of the first 3 pages of your contract to Nakheels office for them to stamp it otherwise DEWA will not transfer to your name. I'm informed that you do not have to do that, instead, you can take copies of page 1,3 and 56 (which has a Nakheel stamp) to DEWA directly and that should be sufficient.

Initially I thought of having Profile as agents for my Apartment. I went to their offices. Jerry is very good and very helpful. As I was there I thought I would also check out Mr Anwar (azee74[at]hotmaildotcom) as he's been mentioned here a few times. I went to their offices in China D08, they are called Sultan Properties. I met his brother Danish. I was very impressed with their set up and the professionalism of their staff. As as soon as I gave details of my apartment he showed me a card of a potential tenant, a professional from UK. He took to back to my apartment to check out any snags. He showed the tenant my apartment that evening. I was taken to meet the tenants the next day and we signed the agreement there and then. Within 24hrs my apartment was rented and I got 54000 in 1 cheque. The guys are great to work with, they make you feel comfortable with the deal, everything is transparent, there are no hidden charges, they take their commission from the tenants (thats between them and the tenants!).

I would definately recommend anyone thinking of renting their apartment to give them a visit.

By the way, IC is looking good and very much in demand. I was unsure before I arrived in Dubai but now very pleased with my investment.