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6 September 2026

Compound Maintenance Fees — How Are They Calculated and When Do You Pay?

Last updated: September 2026 Most buyers spend months comparing prices and payment plans, then get blindsided at handover by a figure they never budgeted for — the maintenance deposit — which can run to half a million pounds. The problem is not that the charge exists. The problem is that it gets explained at the last moment. This article sets it out from the start: what it is, how it is calculated, when you pay it, and whether you get it back.

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6 September 2026

Where Exactly Is Taj City? A Guide to Location, Distances and Services

Last updated: September 2026 Before price, size or finishing, the first question anyone asks about a project is: where is it? In Taj City's case the answer matters more than usual, because location is arguably the project's single strongest asset. This article answers it properly: the axis the project sits on, the drive times to the nearest destinations, and what services actually exist inside it.

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6 September 2026

Taj City or Sarai — Which Madinet Masr Project Fits You?

Last updated: September 2026 Both projects come from the same developer in the same city — New Cairo. And yet the difference between them is not a detail; it is a difference in the kind of thing you are buying. Compare them on price alone and you reach a shallow conclusion: Sarai is cheaper, done. In truth that price gap is the result of the difference, not the cause of it.

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6 September 2026

The Final Residential Phase in Taj City — What to Know Before the Launch

Last updated: September 2026 On 2 September 2026, Madinet Masr announced the final residential phase in Taj City. The word that matters there is not "new" — it is "final". Taj City has been under construction for years, with phases already handed over and residents living in them. So when the developer calls this the last residential phase, it means the residential land in the project is spoken for. Anyone who does not buy now will not buy from the developer at all — they will buy on the secondary market at resale prices. That is what makes this phase worth reading carefully about.

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1 September 2026

Townhouse, Twin House or Standalone Villa — A Simple Guide

Last updated: August 2026 These terms appear in every property advertisement as though everyone already knows them, and yet a large share of buyers sign contracts without understanding the distinction precisely. It is not a detail: it determines your privacy, your garden, and the price of the unit — and the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive runs past EGP 20 million. The rule is simple: the fewer sides your neighbours touch, the higher the price.

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1 September 2026

The Cheapest Compound in New Cairo in 2026 — The Honest Answer Is Not One Number

Last updated: August 2026 Search for "the cheapest compound in New Cairo" and you will find dozens of pages, each naming a different project — and all of them are simultaneously right and wrong. The problem is the question itself: are you asking for the lowest total price of a unit, or the lowest price per square metre? They are two entirely different numbers, and they lead you to two entirely different projects. This article separates them with real figures, and gives you a practical method for finding the cheapest unit that suits you — rather than the cheapest unit on the market.

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28 August 2026

Equal or Back-Loaded Installments — Which Plan Actually Costs You Less?

Last updated: August 2026 When a sales representative offers you two plans — one with a fixed payment and one that starts small and grows — most buyers choose on a single criterion: which payment is lower right now. It is the worst possible basis for the decision, because it ignores the two things that determine the outcome: the length of the plan and inflation.

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28 August 2026

Egypt's Real Estate Cash Discount — What Does It Actually Save You in 2026?

Last updated: August 2026 When a developer advertises "up to 64% cash discount," the first reaction is that the number is enormous. The second reaction, if you are a careful person, is that it is enormous enough to be suspicious. The truth sits between the two, and it is simpler than you would expect: a cash discount is not a discount in the ordinary sense. It is not the developer surrendering margin for your benefit. It is the removal of the interest that was added to the price because you were paying over time. Once you understand that, you can work out for yourself — on your phone's calculator — whether the financing in any given project is cheap or expensive, and compare it directly against anything else you could do with your money.

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28 August 2026

New Cairo vs Mostakbal City vs the New Administrative Capital — Which One Should You Buy In?

Last updated: August 2026 The three cities sit along broadly the same corridor east of Cairo, within a reasonable drive of each other — and yet they differ enormously in price, in how finished they are, and in what daily life inside them actually feels like. Most buyers end up comparing projects across two of these cities without realising they are comparing fundamentally different propositions. Here is the distinction in about five minutes.

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28 August 2026

Bank Certificates vs Real Estate in Egypt 2026 — The Answer in Numbers, Not Opinions

Last updated: August 2026 Ask a bank and you will be told to buy a certificate. Ask a property developer and you will be told to buy a unit. Both answers arrive wrapped in the same vague language — "guaranteed returns" on one side, "property protects your money" on the other — and neither party opens a calculator in front of you. This article opens it. Real figures from the market as it stands today, a calculation you can repeat yourself, and an honest answer to the question almost nobody addresses: when is the certificate actually the smarter choice?

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28 August 2026

Lowest Down Payment Compounds in New Cairo 2026 — From Just 1.5%

The down payment is the first real barrier for anyone considering a compound purchase. The total price is an abstract number somewhere in the future; the down payment is money that has to be found now. In practice, it is what decides the purchase. In 2026 most New Cairo developments ask for between 5% and 10% upfront, but payment plans starting at just 1.5% have appeared. This guide explains what that number actually means, and how to compare offers without being misled by a figure that only looks small.

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28 August 2026

Sarai Compound Prices 2026 — The Complete Guide

Sarai Compound prices have shifted noticeably since last year, which is what you would expect from a development of this scale. Sarai spans 1,250 acres in New Cairo and is built out in six separate phases, each with its own pricing, payment structure and delivery date. That is why "how much does Sarai cost?" has no single answer — and why this guide breaks it down phase by phase. Every figure below comes from the developer's price list updated in August 2026, checked against what is actually available rather than units that have already sold out.

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