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Keep in touch for less

Keep in touch for lessReturning from holiday to find an extortionate mobile phone bill from keeping your friends and family updated with your adventures can add to those post-holiday blues - but this could be a thing of the past.

5 August 2009

Buy-to-let

In this difficult financial climate, theres a lot to be said for low-risk investments that deliver a reliable return and a place to spend your holidays. Apart-hotels could be just the ticket.

5 August 2009

Europe beats the UK for credit-crunch breaks

Itching to spend time at your holiday home abroad or keen to do some house-hunting in Europe, but worried about the strong euro pushing your costs up? If you thinkyou should be taking a staycation in the UK instead, think again as apparently a holiday abroad can be up to a third cheaper than a holiday in Blighty and the weathers more reliable

5 August 2009

What would wind you up ?

Expats in a corner of Portugal are warning other overseas buyers to research the local areawhere they are buying thoroughly, as even in idyllic rural spots unforeseen development can occasionally ruin your view. Residents of hamlets Aporfiosa, gua de Tbuas and Malhada do Judeu, which are clustered in a valley north of Tavira, are fighting two electricity infrastructure projects that will see pylons and wind turbines installed across the surrounding landscape.

5 August 2009

Compare like for like when buying property

You're surfing the Internet, and you find an apartment in Bulgaria that's 20,000 cheaper than the going rate. Bargain! Or is it? It might look the same as other apartments in the area, but there could be crucial differences, so you're not actually comparing like with like. It's vital to factor in these elements when rating properties.

5 August 2009

A Place in the Sun finds readers their dream property

A Place in the Sun finds readers their dream property A couple who took part in the property hunt in the May issue of this magazine have bought one of the properties we found for them and they tied up the purchase in just three months! John and Sally Vettese from Edinburgh wrote to us asking if we could help them find a buy-to-let property in Turkey for no more than 38,000 (including all costs).Our very own Verity Willcocks got on the case.

5 August 2009

How to protect your overseas property from tax

To the untrained eye, making a profit from overseas property can seem pretty simple. Property prices are continuing to rise by 20 per cent per annum in several markets. However, looking at capital growth alone does not reveal the whole picture. There are a number of costs, fees and taxes to be taken into consideration.

5 August 2009

Fly high as Spanish fares go down

Flights to and from Spain are set to get a lot cheaper thanks to the Spanish governments decision to scrap airport taxes. This measure, one of a number aimed at boosting Spains tourism industry, will apply to airlines whose passenger figures for 2009 equal or exceed last years figures. To qualify for the zero tax levy, airlines will be required to present their passenger numbers as from July this year.

5 August 2009

How to work out your investor profile

Nick Shinner, author and property expert, advises on how to establish an investor profile and what you need to know.

5 August 2009