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Category Archives: Features

  1. Tax changes on your property’s Furnished Holiday Lettings

    Paradise? Yes, but if other people rent your home in the sun, don't forget to tell the tax man

    Recent changes in the Furnished Holiday Lettings rules have brought rental properties both in the UK and abroad to the forefront of people’s minds. Solicitor Peter Esders of Chebsey & Co explains how this can affect property owners
    Effectively, these changes mean that there [read more]

    August 27, 2010

    Posted in Beach, Features, Golf, Property & Real Estate, Ski, Worldwide.

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  2. Mallorca’s property and Global Ocean yacht races

    Mallorca is home to fabulous homes and now the Global Ocean Race

    Already renowned as a luxury location favoured by the yachting and sailing communities with classy restaurants, gorgeous properties and, of course, the magical Mediterranean, Mallorca has just been named as the start and finish of the Global Ocean Race 2011-12.
    With over twenty entries [read more]

    August 23, 2010

    Posted in Apartment, Balearics, Beach, Features, Investment, Property & Real Estate, Sailing, Spain.

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  3. French wealth tax – five year exemption on non-French assets when moving to France

    The lifestyle in France is still attracting many British residents

    France has one tax that Britons are generally not familiar with – wealth tax. It is an annual tax on the worldwide assets of French residents as at 1 January in any French tax year, although there are reductions available on how much [read more]

    August 6, 2010

    Posted in Features, Finance, France, Overseas Property/Real Estate, Property & Real Estate.

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  4. Environmentally-friendly homes at Lake Annecy in France

    Lake Annecy is located in the Haute Savoie regioin of France

    Bespoke new homes planned for an historic lakeside town in the Haute-Savoie region of France will be a showcase for environmentally-friendly development. That is the claim of of one of France’s leading Alpine developer, MGM, which has just started work on exclusive new [read more]

    August 2, 2010

    Posted in Eco Homes, Features, France, Property & Real Estate, Snow.

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  5. Luxury homes on Cape Verde

    Dunas Beach Resort and Spa

    Construction work is getting underway on a new luxurious world-class five-star resort on Ponta Preta Beach on the west coast of Sal Island in Cape Verde where the developer confidently is predicting that investors who buy properties off-plan can expect to achieve an [read more]

    August 2, 2010

    Posted in Beach, Cape Verde Islands, Features, Overseas Property/Real Estate, Scuba diving.

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  6. Brazil – the new property and travel star

    The pool at Tambaba

    ADIT Brasil, the government-funded association for inward investment in real estate and tourism says that the eyes of the world will now be on Brazil, the next host of the FIFA World Cup Tournament.
    President Lula launched the ‘Brazil is Calling You!’ campaign recently. [read more]

    July 27, 2010

    Posted in Beach, Brazil, Features, Finance, Land, Overseas Property/Real Estate.

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  7. Why take a winter trip down under in Oz?

    Purnululu National Park

    Whether you’re a student backpacking with your mates, a family just itching to get away to a far-flung land, or you’re looking for a property in somewhere different, there are just so many reasons to visit Australia during winter.
    The Australian winter runs from [read more]

    July 7, 2010

    Posted in Australia, Beach, Location, Scuba diving, Ski.

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  8. Homes that are a real Turkish delight

    An exterior view of Seaview

    In 2003, Cumberland Properties decided to build investment and holiday homes in and around the Bodrum Peninsula in south-west Turkey that offered five star holiday resort quality, comfort and amenities.
    In the intervening seven years the company has gone from strength to strength, addressing [read more]

    June 11, 2010

    Posted in Beach, Eco Homes, Features, Overseas Property/Real Estate, Turkey.

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  9. Property and travel news round-up

    Interior of a Ville degli Olivi property

    Furniture included in the price
    To celebrate the launch of Realitalia’s new web site, the company has created a promotion for people who sign a Preliminary Contract at Ville degli Olivi in Tuscany before July 31, 2010. They will gain – included in the [read more]

    June 2, 2010

    Posted in Golf, Overseas Property/Real Estate, Property & Real Estate, Travel.

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  10. Cape Verde Properties

    A record volume of €2,639m in Foreign Direct Investment was received in 2008. The majority of the Foreign Direct Investment projects are aimed at capturing the increasing number of tourists, by building more luxury hotels and providing tourist services.
    The country’s 2009 budget amounted [read more]

    May 5, 2010

    Posted in Beach, Cape Verde Islands, Features, Property & Real Estate.

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