Palm Hills Developments Twin Houses

A twin house is two neighbouring homes sharing a single wall, each with its own entrance, its own garden and three open elevations. The type opens at EGP 21 million in The Crown in October City, while the Fifth Settlement, October Gardens, Golf Views and New Zayed quote on request against the phase and the plot.

Space opens at 198 sqm west of Alexandria and runs between 300 and 450 sqm in Golden Square. Repayment stretches from eight years on a 5% deposit in New Zayed to 11.5 years on 1.5% down in October Gardens, which is why the monthly figure reads truer than the advertised price.

Ask where the shared wall runs and how it meets the bedrooms before anything else. A wall separating two kitchens or two staircases is a different proposition from one passing behind the master bedroom, and the difference shows in daily privacy far more than on the printed layout.

A twin house sits between a townhouse and a standalone villa: three open elevations and a garden wrapping three sides, usually for less than a villa in the same project, but you remain attached to one neighbour, so review the design of both halves rather than your own plan alone.

Weigh a completed house against one under construction: The Crown, Palm Valley and Golden Square let you inspect the build, the neighbours and the trees before contracting, while October Gardens, the Fifth Settlement, New Zayed and Golf Views give you first pick of plot and garden orientation in return for waiting.

Finally, ask for the full schedule. A 1.5% down payment over 11.5 years at Badya behaves nothing like 5% down over eight years at Jirian, and the dearer home can carry the lighter monthly figure, so compare the yearly numbers rather than the deposit alone.