The Dubai Dream Is Over As Thousands Rush Back Home ; Mirage Ex-Pats Lose Jobs - and Some Face Jail - As Boom Evaporates [Edition 2]

Evening Standard - London › August 07, 2009

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THOUSANDS of young Londoners are returning from the Middle East as dreams of a six-figure salary and sunsoaked lifestyle turn to dust.

Professionals who moved to Dubai during the height of the boom are flooding home after losing their jobs -- with some abandoning flats, cars and credit cards in the rush to return to Britain.

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The Dubai Dream Is Over As Thousands Rush Back Home ; Mirage Ex-Pats Lose Jobs - and Some Face Jail - As Boom Evaporates [Edition 2]

Richard Harlington, 33, came back to south London two weeks ago after four years in Dubai. It was a life of parties and hotel bars, one where ...

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