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  1. Free tickets for A Place in the Sun Live property exhibition

    Properties for A Place in the Sun

    If you’re thinking of buying a property overseas, you can’t afford to miss A Place in the Sun Live, the UK’s biggest overseas property exhibition taking place at Earls Court London on 30th March- 1st April 2012. As well as the opportunity to [read more]

    January 26, 2012

    Posted in Overseas Property/Real Estate, Worldwide.

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  2. New homes at Eléa Estate, Cyprus

    The percentage of VAT for first time buyers in Cyprus will be reduced down to 5% for new homes that have a 15% VAT levy

    Now is a great time to buy a property in Cyprus as a new law passed in October 2011 provides for a reduction in VAT on new-build properties for those wishing to permanently swap the British winter gloom for Mediterranean sun. The timing [read more]

    January 23, 2012

    Posted in Cyprus, Golf, Property & Real Estate.

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  3. A Royally Important Year

    HRH The Princess Royal launches the Jubilee Woods project for the Woodland Trust which aims to mark the  Queens 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations with the planting of 6 million trees.

    As details of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant – one of the largest public events ever held in London – are announced, VisitEngland looks at other Jubilee celebrations scheduled across the country. Marking 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the Diamond Jubilee [read more]

    January 20, 2012

    Posted in London, UK.

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  4. Have yourself a very Spanish Christmas in your home abroad

    This could be your Christmas home in Mallorca

    One thing is certain if you spend Christmas in Spain – it is going to be considerably cheaper than it would be in the UK. It’s not that the Spanish do not celebrate the Christmas period but on the whole they haven’t gone [read more]

    December 16, 2011

    Posted in Property & Real Estate, Spain.

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  5. Whether you are travelling to your property abroad, or just staying home, SEASONS GREETINGS from everyone at Homes&Travel

    www.homesandtravel.co.uk wishes everybody season's greeting and a peaceful and prosperous New Year

      Homes&Travel wishes everybody season’s greeting and a peaceful and prosperous New Year    

    December 13, 2011

    Posted in News.

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  6. A Sunday in winter at home in the Lot region of France

    A busy Sunday in the Lot

    Journalist Jessica Weduwer and her family live for part of the year in a listed village that is home to foreigners from a wide variety of countries. Here she describes a ‘freezing wet Sunday’ in the Lot village called Montcuq. Having visited the [read more]

    December 12, 2011

    Posted in France.

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  7. Why the festive season spent under canvas might just make your most memorable Christmas yet

    Snow pic

    Advertorial Feature What’s your image of a perfect Christmas? Chesnuts roasting on an open fire? Christmas carols around a roaring fireplace? A beautiful snowy town dotted with fairy lights and green Christmas trees as all the families cuddle inside, watching EastEnders and The [read more]

    November 26, 2011

    Posted in News.

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  8. Putting homeowners or developers together with the right architect and landscape designer isn’t always easy

    Sandy Mitchell of RedBook

    The RedBook Agency, which launches today, is a new service that helps clients from around the world find and select the ideal architect and landscape designer for their project from among the brightest talents in Britain. British architects and landscape designers enjoy a [read more]

    January 18, 2012

    Posted in Property & Real Estate, UK.

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  9. Barack Obama’s Motown pledge prompts high rental yields for property investor

    Detroit

    The property investment market is ‘motoring’ in Motown following a pledge by President Barack Obama to provide massive financial support for the regeneration of the State of Michigan’s biggest city, Detroit. A growing number of UK investors, disenchanted by the performance of the [read more]

    January 7, 2012

    Posted in Investment, USA.

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  10. Going abroad? Visiting your home in the sun? Why not take your pet with you?

    John Barrowman

    The British have long been known as a nation of pet lovers. Today Virgin Atlantic can reveal the true extent of our devotion to our four-legged friends. Since 2003, the airline has seen an extraordinary 1,500% increase in the number of dogs leaving [read more]

    December 9, 2011

    Posted in News.

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  11. Thames Water proposes to build a Super Sewer near Fulham homes

    The boring machine

    Try to imagine the construction that will last for six to seven years of a Super Sewer, that will involve 29,000 lorry journeys during the construction period, that will continue 24-hours a day, that will increase the capital value of Thames Water by [read more]

    December 6, 2011

    Posted in London, News, UK.

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