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Latest Property News, Dec 2008
Where to live in auckland
Auckland's swanky Herne Bay has become the first suburb in New Zealand where the average house price has broken the £770,000 barrier...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Tunisia finds film fame
Film-goers know the country as the place where parts of Star Wars were filmed, but Tunisia is now being cast in a new role - property investment...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Irish shares soaring
Shares in Ireland's three main banks soared on Monday after the Government agreed to inject £5.3 billion into the trio, taking one under its control, in a move that should boost lending to firms and homeowners...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Montenegro applies for eu membership
Montenegro formally submitted its application for membership of the European Union (EU) earlier this week...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Truffle estate for sale
A renovated 14th-Century country mansion set in 60 acres of unspoilt grounds and woodlands, part of which is believed to be the last natural truffle estate in the Dordogne, is available through La Perla International Living...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Korea: avoiding price crash?
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on his Government on Monday to use financial measures, such as interest rates and lending controls, to avert a house price crash and a repeat of Japan's lost decade in the 1990s...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
New heart for north dublin
Treasury Holdings has been granted planning permission to develop its £758 million Spring Cross scheme in Ballymun Town Centre in North Dublin...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Spanish wealth tax dumped
Although yet to be ratified, the abolition of wealth tax approved last April by the Spanish parliament will come into force in 2009...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Face it: you’re booked
An Australian couple were served legally binding repossession documents through the social networking site Facebook...
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Young at heart
Are you the shy and retiring type? No? How about just retiring? Then check out New Zealand, which is fast becoming a retirement hotspot for Brits…
Tue, Dec 23, 2008