Karim, blog author — Villas Ambar Maroc

Karim knows the medina by its craftsmen more than by its streets. Seventeen years in Marrakech, and one conviction: what protects a property rarely fits in a contract — more often in a phone number.

Articles by Karim

15 September 2026 13 min read

Riad or villa in Marrakech: which costs more to run?

Riad or villa in Marrakech: pool maintenance, garden, caretaker, cleaning, insurance and local taxes. What each property costs to run each year, item by item.

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4 September 2026 10 min read

Riad rental yield in Marrakech: 6% or 20%?

Riad rental yield in Marrakech: what really decides the income, what running the property takes out, and how to read the rates advertised from 6% to 20%.

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25 August 2026 16 min read

What a Marrakech riad costs to buy and to keep

What a riad in Marrakech costs: the published price ranges, the price per square metre of nine riads for sale, signing fees and the annual cost of ownership.

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18 August 2026 11 min read

Preserving a Marrakech riad: tadelakt, zellige and damp

Tadelakt and zellige upkeep in a Marrakech riad: what the medina's hard water strips, what the November rains find, and how often a closed house needs visiting.

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14 August 2026 10 min read

Handing over the keys to your Marrakech villa

Entrusting your Marrakech villa to a concierge company: who employs the caretaker, what law 19-12 requires, and how spending stays traceable from abroad.

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4 August 2026 8 min read

Maintaining a Marrakech villa when you live abroad

Maintaining a Marrakech villa from abroad: who holds the keys, how often it should be visited, what reporting to require — all recorded on 4 August 2026.

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