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I’d ask about maintenance as well. Who receives repair reports, what types of work are the tenant’s responsibility, and how are urgent problems handled? Those details can matter as much as the headline rent during a long tenancy.

Without a specific policy date or launch data, I would not build a causal story around that yet. The practical next step is narrower: choose two or three neighbourhoods, separate new-build from resale, record transaction volume, and compare like-for-like asking and sold prices. Then repeat the...

One more caution: “homes needing work” may be concentrated in different buildings or neighbourhoods from the quick-selling new builds. That makes condition and location difficult to separate. A within-building comparison, where available, would be much more persuasive.

There is also a source-date problem. June 2026 data may still look different after late entries or revisions, depending on how the completed figures were assembled. Keep the original extract as well as any updated version; otherwise a changing dataset can be mistaken for a changing market.

I would send the adviser a one-page fact sheet: buyer nationality and residency, intended occupants, proposed owner, financing method, villa address, SAR 1,462,000 price, planned holding period, and likely inheritance beneficiaries. Then request a written list of costs and restrictions based on...