2009

Travelling overseas? Keep your pants on !

Holidays are a time to let your hair down and break free from the shackles of everyday life, but if youre not careful you could come back red-faced after a visit to your holiday home and not from getting too much sun

3 September 2009

Are you looking for a home like this?

Have you had to put plans to move to sunny Spain on hold because you cant find a buyer for your UK home? If so, we could have the answer swap with someone who is struggling to sell a Spanish property of a similar value to yours, such as reader Charlotte Wilkinson.

3 September 2009

Schooling in France

If you want to enrol your children at a French school, here's our handy guide on everything you need to know.

1 September 2009

Ferry Good

Finding a cheap flight should be easy, what with airlines holding regular sales Ryan air recently ran a seat sale offering a million flights for 5 but you cant always count on the budget airlines to help you save money on trips to your holiday home.

5 August 2009

Oz stamp duty slashed and 10 flights !

Planning to emigrate to Australias New South Wales or to invest in a home there? Buy a new-build home there before the end of this year and youll get 50 per cent off stamp duty. Part of the Housing Construction Acceleration Programme, a scheme to kick start construction in the state, the discount is available to buyers who purchase a new home valued at up to 292,000 before 31st December2009.

5 August 2009

Don't lose out to the Spanish taxman

If you own a holiday home on the Costas, are you confident you have done allyou can to minimise inheritance tax when you leave it to your loved ones?

Many second home-owners are unaware of how severe inheritance tax in Spainis and dont realise that a beneficiary could end up paying tax in both the UK andSpain, and that includes a spouse of the deceased.

5 August 2009

Cigars, rum...and a beachside home

You may have visited Cuba as a tourist to lap up the seductive ambiance of Havana or to enjoy a Caribbean beach holiday, but now its also possible to own property there.

Homes on the new beachfront Carbonera Club development in the islands resort of Varadero have gone on sale and there is nothing stopping foreigners, bar Americans, from buying there. This represents the first time in 50 years that non nationals can own in Cuba, as Fidel Castros government nationalised all property when itcame to power in 1959.

5 August 2009

Soccer under the sun

Most of us visit the Caribbean to enjoy the glorious beaches and warm clear waters, but therell soon be another reason to spend time on a number of these famous islands football.

A leading developer in the Caribbean has teamed up with one of Britains most famous football clubs to open soccer schools at its resorts.

5 August 2009

Canada leads the world in city living.

If you could pack your bags and move to any city in the world, where would it be Barcelona, Sydney, New York, or even Bangkok? Vancouver should be at the top of your list, according to the Economist Intelligence Units(EIU) latest liveability survey, which assesses living conditions in 140 major cities around the world. To reach its results, the EIU rated each city using five categories: stability, healthcare,culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.

5 August 2009