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UK-born Tara Rose Kidd is the owner and founder of a chain of hair and beauty salons who lives with her family in a waterfront apartment in Abu Dhabi.

The 42 year old moved to the UAE 17 years ago and has spent almost half that time as a resident in the fast-evolving Al Raha Beach district of the capital.

She now lives in a modern unit in a stylish building overlooking the water in the Al Bandar community with her husband, Murray, their son, Sonny, aged eight, and their Italian greyhound called Frank. They pay Dh240,000 ($65,350) per year to rent it.

The National takes a look around.

Please tell us about your home

We are in a sea-facing, 11th-floor apartment in Al Bandar, at Al Raha Beach. It is a three-bedroom apartment with three bathrooms and a kitchen.

It has a huge balcony which feels like another living room, so is perfect for the cooler weather that has arrived.

How long have you lived here?

We've been eight years in Al Bandar. The first two years we were next door in the Al Naseem Residences B building, and then six in our current sea‑facing apartment.

Earlier we lived in Al Raha Gardens, the Al Reef community and – when we first arrived in Abu Dhabi – a converted villa in Al Nahyan Camp.

Why did you cho