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Anyone contemplating a property purchase in Cyprus should act now, following the government’s decision to cut transfer tax on all purchases made in the next six months, starting from December 2, 2011. The change in law means that all property transactions that previously were subject to VAT, ie new-builds, are now completely exempt from transfer [...]
It’s Barbados that gets all the attention this time of year, being a favourite Christmas break destination of celebrities, but interest in another small group of Caribbean islands has recently hotted up enough for one real estate company to invite visitors on guided tours there. The Turks and Caicos Islands have traditionally been a discrete [...]
Excitement is building in Bansko, Bulgaria’s leading ski resort that has a large contingent of British property-owners, as it prepares to host World Cup skiing events early in 2012. On 18th and 19th February, the world’s best alpine skiers will compete in the men’s Giant Slalom and Slalom races, while a week later the ladies [...]
The Australian Government is hosting an event in London early next year aimed at matching British workers with an occupation that’s in demand down under with a suitable Australian employer. The event, called Skills Australia Needs and organised by Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), will take place on 25th and 26th February and [...]
A few years ago, in the height of Orlando’s property boom, mortgages and properties were flying off the shelves. Today, however, it is a slightly different story, as research shows that so far this year, only one in ten sales of condos in Orlando were purchased with a mortgage - the remaining nine were cash [...]
Swimming with sharks is just one of a range of activities that will be on offer at a new aquarium set to boost the appeal of the popular region of Antalya, on Turkey’s southern coast. Once complete, the Antalya Aquarium in the Arapsuyu Olbia Canyon, will be the second largest aquarium in Europe and the [...]
Barcelona has recently been ranked 40th out of the top 50 cities in the world which have the best quality of life. Other popular European cities which made it into the top 50 include Vienna and Zurich. The Spanish capital of Madrid was placed 43rd, just behind Barcelona. The study centred on over 200 cities [...]
More and more families in Portugal are turning to rented accommodation as they can no longer afford to buy their own property, according to a recent study in the country. This is the first time that the study has focused on the rental sector of a country, and the findings indicate that there will be [...]
A 102-year-old great-grandmother has emigrated to New Zealand in time for her 103rd birthday on Boxing Day, prompted by the news that the care home she was living in is to close down. Louise Sydes arrived in Auckland from Kent last month, after her daughter, who already lives in New Zealand, appealed to the New [...]
Homeowners in France will welcome the news that average property prices across the country grew by five per cent in the six months up to the end of September, according to a leading price index. France was the only popular expat destination to make it into the Knight Frank Global House Price Index, published at [...]