It is better to rent at first to see how you get on. How long do you plan to come for.

When I was looking for my place I went all over. Make sure you check alot before you decide.

I like to live in a quiet area which is almost impossible.

This will make you laugh. Someone bought lovely blue and yellow tiles for their kitchen and left the workmen to get on with it. They ran out of tiles around the door area (open plan to reception as you know) so they used the rose tiles left over from the bathroom instead of getting another box for the kitchen.

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I hope you are taking notes of things to look out for while looking for flats.

The window in every room is an important point that Kensie raised. So many flats have a window in one bedroom that only opens into the lounge instead of outside - making it unbearably hot in summer.

Rent? Varies. But in a nice area in a good clean building it could cost you anything from 400 - 500 LE per month unfurnished and a few hundred more if you want decent furniture in it. Furnished flats in the 700 - 800 LE range are easy to find.

A couple of years ago when I was looking for mine I was offered unfurnished three bedroom flats of around 100 sq metres with two bathrooms (one en-suite) for about 500 LE per month in central Luxor.

Depends on how long you want it for. The shorter the let the higher the rent. I have a three-year fixed rent (renewable) lease at the moment.

These seem to be very good prices for renting, but what do you mean, about one or two months rent in advance and 'nothing else on top', such as? would these prices include electricity, gas bottles etc.....
what otehr fees are liekly to be incurred with renting?

ta

If you rent a furnished flat then gas bottles etc will be included. Some have one air conditioning unit and some two units. Check what they are offering.

Electricity is cheap. Some landlords include it. Generally if the flat is furnished the rent is inclusive, if unfurnished it is not. (there are exceptions). Electricity to run a flat including the air conditioning will seldom average out at more than 50 LE per month over the year and gas bottles cost around 11 LE if you pay the boy to carry it upstairs and fit it for you. Water is about 20 LE per year.

Anything else I can help with, just ask.

Kenzie: I shall be back in Luxor next week and would love to meet you for coffee.

I am not going to say whether this man is good or bad - but he is a boatman and how do you think he got the money to build all those flats?

Read some of the lines here about men in Luxor (some of them) before you make any decisions. You are not an easy woman so before you go home he will ask you to marry him (unless he already has his four wives and needs to get rid of one of them first). Tell him that if he marries you HE will have to provide you with a flat rent free and will have to keep you too - AND MEAN IT.

Sorry but I agree with Luxor Lover. That is far too much money. Do not pay a high deposit anyway. Maximum 2 months rent.

Is it only his flats you have seen or have you checked out others.

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Originally posted by Luxorlover:

Rent? Varies. But in a nice area in a good clean building it could cost you anything from 400 - 500 LE per month unfurnished and a few hundred more if you want decent furniture in it. Furnished flats in the 700 - 800 LE range are easy to find.

A couple of years ago when I was looking for mine I was offered unfurnished three bedroom flats of around 100 sq metres with two bathrooms (one en-suite) for about 500 LE per month in central Luxor.

Depends on how long you want it for. The shorter the let the higher the rent. I have a three-year fixed rent (renewable) lease at the moment.

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No I did not go through a conventional agent. That's too expensive and is aimed at the European tourist market. Each set of streets has a local man who knows what it available in that area. He will take you round and show you what is going for no fee until you find one that you like.

Other than that someone always knows someone who has flats available. There are so many empty flats in Luxor at the moment that it is a renters market - but few seem to realise that.

Good luck flat hunting. I'll give you my telephone number nearer the time and will help you all that I can.

PS: When in September will you be here? I am going back to England for a few weeks to see my kids at the end of September.

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I am about to move to Luxor to live i am a middle aged woman and have met some very nice egyptians men and women but not marrie to one yet maybe later as i am still getting over the break up of my marriage in the U/K i met a felluka captain near the sheraton hotel by the name of eade who has given me a great deal of information and he also says he owns some flats near to the Movenpick Hotel one of which he would be able to rent to me as i do not wish to buy . He told me he has an egyptian wife but he can take another wife he seems very genuine and he seems quite happy to be just freinds for the time being would i be doing wrong to get involved he seems to be so honest having already told me he has an egyptian wife.Thankful for any advise or info please.

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Good luck flat hunting. I'll give you my telephone number nearer the time and will help you all that I can.

PS: When in September will you be here? I am going back to England for a few weeks to see my kids at the end of September.

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If you give me an idea of what you want and whereabout you want to live then I can make a few enquiries before you get here and get a few telephone numbers for you.

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Originally posted by sarah5:
I am about to move to Luxor to live i am a middle aged woman and have met some very nice egyptians men and women but not marrie to one yet maybe later as i am still getting over the break up of my marriage in the U/K i met a felluka captain near the sheraton hotel by the name of eade who has given me a great deal of information and he also says he owns some flats near to the Movenpick Hotel one of which he would be able to rent to me as i do not wish to buy . He told me he has an egyptian wife but he can take another wife he seems very genuine and he seems quite happy to be just freinds for the time being would i be doing wrong to get involved he seems to be so honest having already told me he has an egyptian wife.Thankful for any advise or info please.

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thanks for that snippet of wisdom karah-mia, i laughed so much that i spat coffee all over my keyboard

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Any time.

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Originally posted by Luxorlover:
Nefret - if being charged means that you got 'up close and personal' - go get yourself checked out at the local clinic. Felucca captains have a habit of batting for both sides of the team.

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Originally posted by sarah5:
.... i have spoken with eade the elluka captain beside the sheraton again and he has told me i can rent one of his flats for 2000.00 l.e per month and he would need a 1000.00 sterling deposit so he prices you have given are very different to this.I do like this man very much he seemed so honest but i am beginning to wonder now. He kissed me yesterday and kept touching me alot i am not an easy woman usually but i do find him very attractive i am a little worried that i am going to fall into something i will regret i still have another week left of this holiday and really dont want to go home now.

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Hopefully you are VERY aware now that this man is hoping to cheat you out of a great deal of money. He may be charming, but there is nothing gentlemanly about him. He sees you as a sucker and is playing you this way. Don't fall for it. Let him know you've done your research and you know he is not a good man. He will do his best to convince you otherwise, but please please please steer clear of him. He is no good and the fact that he's kissing and touching you shows his bad intentions already. He knows he can get away with it, and as long as you allow it, he will manipulate the situation to take it further and further.

RUN like hell!