Adding to its ever-expanding list of property information guides, TheMoveChannel.com has gone one step further and by providing avid property readers with access to the webooks network, which allows users to read the full text of many different published books, without cost and with no need to register.

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Making a small property appear larger is one of the biggest challenges for a homeowner, but if you apply a few decorating and furnishing tricks and take some professional advice from an interior designer, there is no reason why your small home should not look or feel like a more spacious property.

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While the falling the value of sterling has severely increased the cost of motoring holidays across the Eurozone, the difference in the price of leaded and unleaded fuel on the continent varies quite markedly in the Eurozone. So if you are planning a motoring holiday overseas or think driving down to your holiday home may work out more cost effective than flying, where’s the best place to make your pitstop enroute?

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Is Land Development sexy ? Well in a word, yes! With projects like Finca di Pacifico Dos in Costa Rica, it’s not only sexy but sustainable too, its official! Home to one of the world’s sexiest beaches (Playa Tamarindo) according to Conde Nast’s Concierge.com, Costa Rica also recently ranked fifth behind Norway, Sweden and Switzerland in a ranking of environmental excellence. Being one of the top ten nations in The 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) conducted by US universities Yale and Columbia which surveys 149 countries around the world is a great achievement for Costa Rica. Eco-friendly investment is a growing trend and a reason why projects such as the Finca di Pacifico Dos estate, should prove to be a shrewd overseas property move in the years to come.

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If you propose to invest in property abroad or take a more permanent step and live abroad, tax planning is one of the most important considerations. Obtaining tax advice – and this should be from a professional tax adviser with knowledge of tax regulations both in your home country and the country where you plan to invest – before you make any investment decisions means that you can make the most of opportunities to reduce your tax liabilities.

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Residence Assisi is a residential buy to let investment in Joinville, SE Brazil, currently being sold to both the local and international market. On August 1st prices will rise by an average of 6%, with 2 bed apartments increasing from BR0,000 to BR7,000 and 3 beds increasing from BR0,000 to BR9,000, leaving investors with a narrow window to secure a unit at pre-construction prices.

Scheduled price rises in property developments are often just a gimmick used by developers to motivate buyers to move quickly. But in Brazil, where construction costs and levels of wealth are rising rapidly, it is normal practice to increase prices at regular intervals to reflect market conditions.

With Residence Assisi, the advertised price is the price you pay, guaranteed. Prices are fixed in the contract, which is unusual in Brazil, where developers are at liberty to increase prices at each new stage payment.

The Brazilian Reais is also widely predicted to strengthen against both Sterling and the US Dollar, therefore any increase in price is likely to be amplified by currency gains once buyers chose to exit the investment.

Dan Johnson, director of E-Quity said: “For investors looking to make an immediate equity gain while linking their investment to a strengthening currency, July is a pretty good month to be looking at the Brazilian residential market. The Reais looks likely to continue strengthening in the short term, while construction costs also look likely to go on rising for the next couple of months, albeit at a reduced rate. In the current global climate of price volatility, it’s important for investors to maximize the effect that short term surges in price can have on their capital as global markets rebalance.”

With only a few units left, now is the time to seize the day and secure a genuine Brazilian buy to let investment.

News submitted by David White, E-Quity.com

What could be better than year-round sunshine just a short five-hour flight-time from the UK? Egypt is a country that has seen its tourism sector grow and grow over the past few years with the number of tourists doubling between 2001 and 2006 (more than 1 million of these were Brits) and with recent reports stating that it will continue to grow at 6% a year, the future of Egypt sure looks sunny!

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Obelisk Property Investment is pleased to announce the launch of the Fontana Residence, located in one of the world’s most dynamic investment destinations. Comprising 65 apartments, the Fontana Residence is set in one of Romania’s most picturesque valleys in Cluj-Napoca – Romania’s top investment spot and major employment centre. With an average price of around €115,000, the Fontana Residence offers investors the potential to earn a massive 242% return on investment over 5 years.

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