Property
Investment | 5 Feb 13
top five mistakes when buying overseas properties
Many people seem to leave the rational part of their brains at home when they begin to contemplate buying a property overseas, according to UK-based overseas property expert Simon Conn…
Investment | 25 Jan 13
Five most expensive office locations in the world
Hong Kong has lost its position as the world’s most expensive location to rent office space in favour of London’s West End, according to DTZ’s latest annual Global Occupancy Cost survey.
mansion tax plan catches eye of wealth
Gerry Brown, technical manager at Prudential,looks at how the UK’s proposed ‘mansion tax’ scheme is likely to hit HNWIs whose pricey UK properties have avoided certain taxes until now, by being held via offshore entities.
Investment | 27 Jun 12
brazil govt-backed housing project through sicav
BGB Weston has launched its Brazilian Social Property Fund to take advantage of a housing project backed by the Brazilian government to the tune of 65bn.
brits begin to reclaim 400m in overpaid iht from
Hundreds of British families have now come forward to claim an estimated £400m (495m, $632m) in overpaid IHT back from the Spanish government, according to a law firm fighting the expats case.