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When you rent an apartment in Shanghai you will inevitably sign a contract. For expats relocating to China there is enough to deal with without doing a course in Chinese contract law. We have compiled a list of things to help you make sure everything is above board when renting in Shanghai. Here are more »

Renting an apartment in Shanghai can be a daunting thing. In a city of 23 million there is a massive choice of location and building type. Obviously if you have children you will need a lot of space, but what about proximity to International Schools, Kindergardens. Then again what about the Commute? Are you more »

What type of properties are available in Shanghai? It has three types of properties in Shanghai -house, which also called villa, townhouse, independent house,terrace house in some western countries. – apartment, it’s called condo,flat,too. this is the same in most of the other western countries -lane house, this is a unique group of properties. more »

Although, the rental housing sector is heavily regulated in China, the system is in favor of landlords. The landlord is covered by the guaranty money and there are no restrictions regarding discrimination of tenants. This situation can be so different comparing to your country. In this article, we will discuss about the differences between more »

In Manhattan, uptown means north (more precisely north-northeast, which is the direction the island and its street grid system is oriented) and downtown means…