Nakheel's Palm Shoreline row 'sorted', says Rera boss

Posted by: Raimund Friday, 17 February 2012 1:15 PM[UAE] - Dubai/UK

Sorry to say, but damage has been done. Many of westerners moved out or will move soon out of the Palm. Major perception between British people - "The Palm is so Yesterday"!

Posted by: Marco Friday, 17 February 2012 1:10 AM[UAE] - canada

can rera pls look into dubai lagoon project its been 6 years !!

Posted by: ssdubai Thursday, 16 February 2012 5:36 PM[UAE] - UAE

Nakheel, in direct conflict with spa contracts, claim the common areas belong to them and not the owners. So this issue has not been solved until Nakheel give up their incorrect stance.

Posted by: Keith Miller Thursday, 16 February 2012 3:03 PM[UAE] - UK / Dubai

As an Owner on the shoreline I think the most important issues are; all non residents/owners pay to be on a private beach and how many allowed is controlled to a degree that does not effect the luxury facilities to the residents/owners. HOA must come up with the correct amount of fees to pay yearly taking everything into account including sinking fund for the long term future of the shoreline. We need someone like David Smith from Nakheel to front our team and make the shoreline a place where owners and residents share a luxury location with 1st class facilities and that wont happen as long as residents/owners can invite 4/5 friends onto the beach, this must stop, it is a private beach and although maybe some free passes for immediate families visiting loved ones annually could be allowed it would have to be closely monitored. A combination of owners fees plus a private membership for invited memebers controlled so numbers provide imcome allowing it to remain a luxury facility.

Posted by: JayBee Saturday, 18 February 2012 12:00 PM[UAE] - UAE

Most people will have times when they would like to invite guests to their home. The issue about guests was an easy one to resolve. By allowing a restricted amount of free passes for each tennant, to be signed in by the tennant themselves, would have prevented large groups wandering in from outside. The current situation is ridiculous! I was prevented from walking along the beachside pathway to the restaurant in the next building, because our 2 friends did not have beach passes. It was dark and we didn't even want to step on the sand! We had to turn around and go roadside through the carpark!! We don't all want to use the third rate facillites currently on offer (broken sun longers, freezing pool etc) but it would be nice to have a walk along the beach for 5 mins with friends. Nakheel's petty squabbling, appalling maintenance and indifference to customers made our lives a misery for the last 6 months - I am very relieved to be leaving here by the end of the month.

Posted by: Owner of Shoreline apt Friday, 17 February 2012 1:12 AM[UAE] - UK

To Kelly P

You are very wrong,this is a private beach belong to Shoreline residents and the maintenance is paid by Shoreline Owners and not by your friends .The beach is exclusive property to Shoreline owners and like your home and surely you would not want 4/5 friends of mine getting into your home!! OR would you?

It is definitely any body else, apart from the owners and their immediate family Or long term tenants,must pay a fee towards using any part owned by the Shoreline apts owners.
NO LONGER IS FREE FOR ALL.

Posted by: Kelly P Thursday, 16 February 2012 11:47 PM[UAE] - UAE

Keith, that's ridiculous. Its a beach! so what if residents/owners want to bring 4/5 friends... its a beach... there's space! Buy yourself a tropical island if you want a beach to yourself. I mean seriously, they are hardly throwing a beach party on your turf.

Posted by: Owner of Shoreline Apt Thursday, 16 February 2012 5:36 PM[UAE] - uk

I donot agree with you in recommending David Smith.I had raised few concerns about the service charges and other issues relating to our Shoreline and he never replied to any!!

We need anew fresh blood rather than recommending the old guards.I would like to hear one positive thing that he did for shoreline owners before I agree with you.

Posted by: Sarah Thursday, 16 February 2012 1:49 PM[UAE] - British

Good news and thanks for all that persisted to fight this . But when can we now walk on our own home ground? . Its not for tenants who pay on time and have lived on the Palm a long time to suddenly be Nakheel's debt collectors.
Whilst we feel for the large debt , the services have been in decline for many years now and the common areas are now very dirty. It does seem a very short-sighted approach , as the reality if they persisted would be that many would move off - as it is the restaurants / gym training have all lost out . One cannot help but wonder whether the expense of implementation v gain was really worth it . Why did Nakheel simply not focus money on chasing these debts first before upsetting the community that its mission statements claim to build ... Very community spirited !