property...
Feb 6th 2008, 8:35 am
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property...
... not apocalypse, necessarily, but as I've heard the comparisons between the boom here and what happened in Spain, particularly among British retirees, i thought this might be of interest:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/arti...253110,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/arti...253110,00.html
In the past two decades, thousands of Britons have moved to Spain in search of a place in the sun. But now property sales are plummeting, following the news that many of the expats' homes were built illegally, and demolition crews are moving in. Paul Hamilos reports
Feb 6th 2008, 9:14 am
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Re: property...
Oddly, people seem to approach matters differently when buying overseas. Whereas in the UK they will use a proper solicitor, they often barely consider the legalities abroad.
