Build standards - help!

[shorty1h]

Have you seen some of the building in the uk.
The biggest concern is lack of cross beams and earthquakes.
however we now build homes without breeze block in uk at 100k plus.
in the ned garages in london fetch more than a studion in egypt.
Buy on established site -take a structural srvey nof initial builsd.
Egypt is a holiday home.
a second hand caravan in wales is 30k

Originally Posted by jenniann

Hi guys,

My partner and I are keen to purchase an investment property and the Red Sea is looking like a serious contender. However, having spent time out there and observed some partially constructed developments in Dahab and Sharm the build quality is causing me serious concern. Short of employing my own personal structural engineer and a time machine, how on earth do I know that the building is going to withstand the next earthquake (or loud Russian party in light of some of the brickwork I've seen!)? If anyone can give any pointers towards developers they know are enforcing international build standards I would be most grateful. If it helps we are looking for a studio / 1 bed in the £20k - £25k price range, probably Herghada or Marsa Alam. Zafarana has also caught my interest but I'm a little unsure about the location as it seems a bit out of the way. I would love to buy in Dahab but there doesn't seem to be anything going up there except hotels at the moment unless anyone knows different.

All comments / opinions greatly appreciated.

Cheers!