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Barbados - a real island paradise
The white sandy beaches, the friendly Bajan people and laid-back approach to life have all contributed to Barbados being voted one of the top holiday destinations in the world...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Down under ‘1/3 cheaper than UK'
By comparing the cost of items such as cars and food, new research has found that the cost of living in Australia and New Zealand is up to a third lower than it is in the UK - which is undoubtedly one of the key reasons that record numbers of Brits are upping sticks and starting a new life down under...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Oz holds interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia has defied expectations by leaving its key interest rate on hold while waiting for the full effect of previous rate cuts to spur the economy. The dollar soared on the news...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Fred the shred and the ‘great wealth transfer'
Yesterday, UK Financial Investments (UKFI) Chief Executive John Kingman told MPs that Fred ‘the Shred' Goodwin could have been awarded just half of the £16 million pension pot he was given...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Fast lane slows down
The third largest property developer in Dubai is seeking a Government bailout for its Formula 1 theme park as it cannot secure funding to finish the project...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Owners demand compensation
A block of apartments in Spain owned by British, Dutch and French property investors is to be demolished...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Bidders battle for humble bach
The housing market may be in the doldrums but it seems the Kiwi dream of owning a place on the beach is as strong as ever...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
From country to city
In its January 2009 bulletin, A Picture of a Nation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirmed there has been a drastic change in the rural to city population ratio...
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Suburb of the future
A site a mere stones throw from Melbourne's city centre could be in line for a new look of the most modern kind with plans afoot for a car free eco ‘suburb of the future' in which residents grow all of their own food and power is generated by urban wind towers ...
Wed, Mar 04, 2009
Social climber
Legendary climber Sir Edmund Hillary's home, in the exclusive neighbourhood of Remeura on New Zealand's North Island, is being sold at auction in two weeks time, but now Remuera Heritage Society is racing against time to save the property and turn it into a museum for the nation to enjoy...
Wed, Mar 04, 2009