Building Conversions Make Exciting Property Investment Opportunities

April 25, 2008 by Chris Breese · 1 Comment 

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Off-plan real estate developments usually involve a new build apartment block or rows of contemporary-style houses, but what if you could invest in homes planned for a listed building or classic structure, perhaps even a football ground?

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Hammering Down the Price - How to Buy Off-Plan Property at Auction

April 14, 2008 by Chris Breese · Leave a Comment 

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Science Park Properties Under the Microscope: A Future Off-Plan Goldmine?

April 2, 2008 by Chris Breese · Leave a Comment 

The 70-year history of the modern business park is an odd journey.

Starting as trading estates mainly concerned with workshops and engineering, they have evolved to become hi-tech broadband-enabled hubs of activity. In the 1990s, as their UK popularity boomed along with the retail market, they became synonymous with call centres, canteens and isolation with many workers. But as car ownership in countries like the UK increased, companies continued to invest in business parks as an alternative to often more expensive inner-city business properties.

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Turkey Cooking Up a Low-Cost Feast for Off-Plan Property Investors

March 26, 2008 by Chris Breese · Leave a Comment 

Neatly positioned at the halfway point between two boom areas of off-plan property investment - the Middle East and Western Europe - Turkey isn’t necessarily a country associated with real estate opportunities.

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Ajman - Amazing New Property Development Hotspot Minutes from Dubai

March 14, 2008 by Chris Breese · 1 Comment 

United Arab Emirates is the name on everybody’s lips at the moment. Whether it involves launching buyouts for football teams or headhunting British workers for booming industries, everyone has heard of the blossoming seven-state nation on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

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‘Ten Penthouses for the Price of One’? – Let’s Find Out

March 5, 2008 by Chris Breese · Leave a Comment 

To many commentators, it seemed an odd statement to make for someone on a reported £60,000-a-week salary.

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Green Property in the UK - Enjoy a Clean Conscience and Healthy Bank Balance With Ecos Homes

February 26, 2008 by Chris Breese · 1 Comment 

When buying a new home or investing in property, we all take certain factors into account.

Cost and location usually top the list, but many buyers are increasingly considering the energy efficiency of the property when conducting their search, leading to a surge in interest for the eco-homes market.

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House-hunters and Property Investors go Underground with Off Plan Cave Houses in Spain

February 18, 2008 by Chris Breese · 2 Comments 

Ever thought of living in a Spanish cave house? Probably not! And yet there are many reasons to get deeper underground. In fact, more and more people are starting to think that the best way to experience Spain is not in some cramped apartment perched up high above a ‘Brits-abroad’ coastal town, but underground in a converted cave home.

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