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  1. International Travel Notes

    A MedicAlert gold single link bracelet

    Who chooses where you go on holiday?
    According to new research from Hotels.com, leading hotels accommodation website, women undoubtedly ‘wear the trousers’ when it comes to making holiday decisions. One in four wives and girlfriends take sole responsibility for choosing the finer details of [read more]

    February 26, 2010

    Posted in Travel.

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  2. Investment or environment?

    An eco town plan

    Two issues dominating global news reports over the past twelve months are the struggling worldwide economy and climate change. Unfortunately saving the planet does come at a cost and during such arduous times this means numerous eco-friendly schemes are being delayed. Leon Butler [read more]

    February 18, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, UK.

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  3. Istanbul tipped for the top in Turkey

    A view over Büyükçekmece

    Istanbul, the city poised at a juncture where the security of the west meets the promise of the east, is tipped to be the property hotspot within Turkey in 2010 according to international property experts at Experience International. And this insight has been [read more]

    February 17, 2010

    Posted in Turkey.

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  4. Spain’s new 100 per cent low-cost mortgages

    Four bedroom El Paso country cottages

    Pent-up demand for property in Spain, stifled in the past year by the effects of the global recession but converted into sales since the start of the New Year, thanks to a series of ‘buy now’ incentives, gets a further boost this month [read more]

    February 16, 2010

    Posted in Almeria, Apartment, Golf.

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  5. Clearing out your home

    Don't overlook something like this

    On the whole, there are four reasons for house sales. These are births (needing more space), inheritance (death), marriage (upsizing) and divorce (downsizing). As the property market appears to be picking up for spring anyone needing to move should consider clearing out cupboards, [read more]

    February 15, 2010

    Posted in Finance, Investment.

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  6. Chesterton Humberts/CEBR January House Price Poll of Polls

    Chesterton Humberts Poll of Polls

    The January Chesterton Humberts/CEBR House Price Poll of Poll gives increasing evidence of the north-south divide in the strength of the house price recovery.

    House prices in the five most expensive local authorities (all in London) increased by an average of 1.5% over [read more]

    February 10, 2010

    Posted in Finance, Property & Real Estate, UK.

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  7. Sterling-Euro Parity Forecast For 2010?

    Whether your home is for holiday use or long term residence, choose with care

    Purchasing a home abroad means that independent financial and legal advice is essential. This is the second in a series of articles from international experts in expatriate tax planning, wealth management and pension planning, Blevins Franks.
    The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) [read more]

    February 3, 2010

    Posted in Finance, Overseas Property/Real Estate.

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