The Dunes Golf and Spa Resort itself comprises of studios, one, two and three bed apartments in a low rise setting in a prime residential area close to all facilities including a 36-hole golf course, exclusive marina and many fantastic restaurants, offering all types of cuisine.

The Dunes Golf & Spa resort is directly located next to glorious white sandy beaches that stretches as far as the eye can see. The resort offers on-site world class Thallasso Spa facilities including an indoor swimming pool, Turkish baths, a sauna, gymnasium and beauty & massage treatment ...

You know the saying, ‘Keep your friends close, your enemies closer’? Well, bear it in mind if you owning a property abroad has suddenly made you very popular indeed amongst your circle of friends. In an eye-opening survey conducted by Barclays and YouGov, a staggering 13% of respondents admitted that they were only friendly with certain people in order to take advantage of their foreign property.

While reports confirm that international property purchasing has taken over from traditional stocks and shares as the most popular investment vehicle of choice, it seems that a fair few people out ...

If you are thinking of buying an international property, data published today from a worldwide annual cost of living survey compiled in March by leading human resources consultancy Mercer ranking 143 of the world’s major cities using the most expensive US city, New York as the benchmark, puts the realities of living abroad into perspective. The Mercer study, aimed predominately at Governments and multinational companies with expatriates on foreign assignment to gauge whether their compensation packages remain competitive in line with the global cost of living and measures changes ...

The last census carried out in 2004 by the Insee statistical institute showed the number of British people who live permanently in France doubled in the past five years to 100,000 people, unsurprising considering all things French continue to gain in appeal from a morning croissant and coffee to an evening glass of wine.

The standard of living, education and healthcare coupled with a stress-free way of life made easier still by local airport connections, fast trains and new motorways means its no wonder that Brits continue ...

2007 should be a bumper year for overseas property agents indicated by a new opinion poll by Populus of 100 high net worth individuals, just over half (51%) of whom say they intend to invest in property overseas this year and would set aside 21% of the expected average bonus of £294,000 towards paying for their international property. A quarter of those looking or intending to buy overseas say they have a budget of £500,000 or more to spend and were more likely to be aged 35 and over.

It appears the moneymaking appeal of emerging property markets is clearly not a priority

Thursday this week saw a return of the Best & Worst Places to Live in the UK for 2006 on Channel Four. As promised, following on from yesterday’s mention of Phil & Sofie’s (this year) 10 Worst places to call home I have detailed Phil and Sofie’s verdicts on the ten Best places to live in the UK.

Contrary to my prediction of a home counties postcode sweeping the board, as it turns out Winchester came out on top, so it seems anyone whose anyone is/should be enjoying ‘vibrant’ living in Winchester these days???!!!

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Tomorrow at 8pm Channel Four’s The UK’s Best and Worst Places to Live is screened once again, but this year we are treated to a younger version of new mum Kirsty Allsop in the form of sister Sophie along with regular sidekick Phil Spencer. The hour long special is quoted as being based on 5 criteria:

- crime levels

Part one of this post prompted me to look further into some of the lesser known low cost carriers out making in roads into the cheap long haul sector and factors affecting future air travel but first let’s find out your opinion in our poll:

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Low cost long haul now an option
Zoom Airlines offers low-cost flights between UK hubs London, Glasgow and Manchester and the main cities in Canada

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After the soft launch on the 14th of August the Overseas Property TV channel is due to go fully live on the 1st of September 2006. MacAnthony Realty International (MRI) have secured a 5 year contract with Arqiva’s Satellite Media Solutions division to showcase overseas property in many countries including the USA, France, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Turkey, notably the company’s complete collection of real estate locations.