My Own Home: Dubai family find their Dh6.4m Arabian Ranches ‘forever’ house – The National

My Own Home: Dubai family find their Dh6.4m Arabian Ranches ‘forever’ house – The National

My Own Home takes you inside a reader-owned property to ask how much they paid, why they decided to buy and what they have done with it since moving inPolly Williams and her husband have lived in Arabian Ranches since they moved to Dubai about 10 years ago.At first they rented, before becoming homeowners five years ago when they bought a home for Dh2.5 million ($680,735).They had no plans to move, but after a fateful knock on the door by a property agent whose client was keen to buy their home for almost double the price they paid, they upgraded in September to a three-bedroom home in Saheel 1, also in Arabian Ranches, worth Dh6.4 million.While her old property also had three bedrooms, now they have a two-room annexe for visitors, plus a private pool in the garden.Ms Williams, 40, managing director at TishTash marketing and PR agency, and her pilot husband, share their “Dubai forever home” with their daughters, Rosa, five, and seven-year-old Esme, who can ride their bikes to school every day.The National took a tour.Please tell us about your homeThe house is very much my dream home. I have two young children and they were sharing a