Overseas Property World

The European sovereign debt crisis will be in the history books as one of the biggest financial events of a generation. Sure, it will be remembered as a consequence of the wider international crisis, but what a cracking side-story it will make. Especially if it leads to one or more countries leaving the euro, or even the European Union, not to mention the potential for a complete collapse of the single European currency.

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The Cayman Islands is an international tax haven wrapped in a Caribbean paradise.  The wealthy have always bought property and invested in the Cayman Islands, yet property prices here are still much lower than the rest of the Caribbean.

In a volatile world investors are looking more than ever for financial havens, and the Cayman islands, along with several other destinations in the Caribbean are coming up trumps. Here are some of the main reasons why foreigners are snapping up property in the Cayman Islands as investments and holiday homes:

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Cape Verde property is currently having a second-coming as it emerges as one of the world’s investment safe-havens.

The world is still reeling from the effects of the financial crisis, one of which was to completely collapse sales of Cape Verde property to foreign buyers. The Tortuga Beach and Spa resort launched to off plan buyers in 2007 but it might as well have not bothered. When thousands of people lost their shirts on Dubai property, everyone became extra cautious about off plan property, very few would risk it, and with very few buyers overall this meant no one.

But now Cape Verde is experiencing what can only be called a surge, or at least a flurry of overseas demand, with most of the buyers coming from Britain and snapping up off plan properties. What’s changed?

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The Self Invested Personal Pension is a government-backed pension fund for the people by the people; not the people in general but actually by the people it is for — a SIPP lets us build our own pension investment portfolio to support us in our old age.

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Turkey is one of the largest countries in the world, and what’s more bridges the gap between two very different civilizations, Europe, and the Middle East; the west and the Arab world. Within that vastness there is something for everyone, rolling countryside, vibrant cities, history, art, culture, and of course plenty of sun, sea and sand, but also some great ski resorts as well.

There are dozens of mainstream tourism and property hotspots including Bodrum, and dozens more off the beaten track. Belek and Alanya are sort of in between that, mainstream popularity but still, better known by select groups and more discerning travellers. Here are three Turkey property greats…

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