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Moving from suburban Telford to rural Liguria
This is an interview with Lesley Carter. Lesley is 51 and was a member of the armed forces for 10 years, serving in Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Germany, after which she returned to civilian life, building a long-term career as a project manager for Gaz de France before giving up her job, selling [...]
The Cost of Living in Portugal – what’s the bottom line?
The cost of living in cities in Portugal is comparable to other countries in the EU and perhaps cheaper than some, including London. And, as usual, it is far cheaper to live away from the city and in the more rural areas. In Portugal, the rule of thumb is that the further north you go, [...]
Pilot to property in France with an NPPL
Pilots can now reach property in France using their National Private Pilot Licence (NPPL), it has been announced.The qualification is now recognised in France, allowing holders of a licence with a Simple Single Engine Aeroplane rating to fly in the country.As a result, holders of microlight ratings must still follow the alternative arrangements that are [...]
Emirates places property in Spain at hub of world flight paths
Property in Spain could prove to be at the heart of an extended network of direct flights as Emirates begins operating routes to and from Madrid.The Dubai-based airline has started the only scheduled non-stop passenger route between Spain and Dubai, creating its 104th destination worldwide.It marks the end of a series of European routes introduced [...]
Property in Florida ‘made cheaper’ by currency fluctuations
The strength of the pound could make property in Florida more affordable to British buyers in real terms.Freelance property journalist Marc Da-Silva suggests that currency fluctuations are often overlooked.However, at the moment property in Florida could be cheaper to Britons thanks to the exchange rate between pounds sterling and the dollar.Mr Da-Silva says: "Certainly shrewd [...]
Credit cards ‘offer protection’ for flights to property in France
Britons booking flights to property in France or other destinations around the world may be wise to use their credit card for the purchase.While interest may accrue on the expenditure if it is not paid off promptly, the Consumer Credit Act includes protection for purchases made using credit cards, the Civil Aviation Authority explains.A spokesman [...]
Turkish Property Investment on the Up & Up
The level of material, information, national press news and opinion articles, and blog posts recommending investment in Turkish property has grown hugely in the past 12 months. Actually, no, that doesn’t do the situation justice. The level of coverage has been increasing slowly for some time, and continued even during the global recession. This accelerated [...]
Turkish Property Set to Continue Benefiting from Increased Accessibility
Turkish property is set to continue benefiting from rapidly increasing accessibility from airlines around the world. According to the well respected Anna.Aero publication, Ryanair has signalled its desire to make Turkey the focus of its next round of expansions. There has been no specifics given at this stage, but past announcements suggest that when Ryanair [...]
Tourism Growth Accelerating – Turkstat
The latest release of data from Turkstat shows, not only that tourism is up this year on last year, but, more importantly that tourism revenues have increased by a substantial margin — this is of course more important, because it has been a major aim of the authorities to attract higher wealth tourists and increase [...]