Just jumping in here - having my husband's company handle the housing and us not even seeing the rent bill is such a peace of mind. You will really have to undershoot your 19 allowance to leave room for increases because it's crazy. We live in a small, clean but not glamourous compound with a tiny pool and it's 15. Our house fine by me. A big, spacious compound with loads of amenities and vastly large villas will cost between 20-25. See this website for a look at one of the best - http://www.alfardanrealestate.com/gardens.htm
I don't know much about stand-alones but they are generally cheaper but a lot more work is placed on you.
I don't think you can really put full trust into too many landlords because the odds of you actually meeting yours is slim - at least if you are living in a compound.
Just jumping in here - having my husband's company handle the housing and us not even seeing the rent bill is such a peace of mind. You will really have to undershoot your 19 allowance to leave room for increases because it's crazy. We live in a small, clean but not glamourous compound with a tiny pool and it's 15. Our house fine by me. A big, spacious compound with loads of amenities and vastly large villas will cost between 20-25. See this website for a look at one of the best -
http://www.alfardanrealestate.com/gardens.htm
I don't know much about stand-alones but they are generally cheaper but a lot more work is placed on you.
I don't think you can really put full trust into too many landlords because the odds of you actually meeting yours is slim - at least if you are living in a compound.
Good luck with your decisions.