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Football legend, David Beckham is to open his first 'World of Sport’ complex in Brazil and put Natal firmly on the map. With property still available for under £60,000 there has never been a better time to invest

The masterminds behind the purpose-built Moroccan resort Mediterrania Saïdia are less than surprised to discover that the marina needs extending even before they’ve finished building it. The existing 840 berths will now be expanded to over 1,000.

The wraps are off the first ‘open for business’ facility at Dubai Sports City – The Els Club. The 18-hole course was officially unveiled on Monday 28 January 2008 by The Big Easy himself, with some help from sporting luminaries.

From April 2008 the Chancellor has simplified tax rates reducing basic rate tax from 22% to 20% and maintaining the higher rate of 40%. So the race is on to make sensible SIPP investments.

An idea first conceived over 30 years ago in 1976 has finally been given the green light – Huelva, capital city of the south westerly Spanish province of the same name, is to receive its own International Airport.

Whilst property markets rise, peak and plateau a tourist destination can flourish adinfinitum. An investment in The Merricks Beach Resort & Residence, Barbados, ranks amongst the most sensible as you’re investing in the business of tourism.

London primary school teacher, Sean Mustoe, was sick of being told that he had “just missed the next big thing”, so the 42 year old from Harrow, concluded that enough was enough and decided to do his own research.

With organic fluid curves and wide expanses of glass, the loft-style apartments of Rosa del Mar herald a new era for Cape Verde. The marina community of Porto Murdeira, home to Rosa del Mar, is set to be the jet-set paradise of the 21st century.

Hon Glen Beache Min. of Tourism for St Vincent & The Grenadines said the Caribbean nation is committed to being 'the Caribbean you are looking for'. And through the development of Buccament Bay Resort it looks like Mr Beache’s wish will come true

It’s time to reach for the Atlas again as the Honduran island of Roatán is added to the list of hot emerging markets for the intrepid househunter. Already popular with American property investors, the Europeans now want to join the party.

Buying a second home abroad used to be the domain of the neighbours’ chat over the garden fence. Now it's a common topic amongst bright young things in trendy cafés and bars keeping up with the latest hip and happening emerging property markets.

In December 2006 European ski resorts were in a state of panic as unseasonably warm conditions forced them to delay their openings. British Columbia, Canada’s most westerly province, will never face this conundrum.

Before you rule out Southern Spain as being too expensive for a second home, turn your attention to the southerly province of Huelva on the western Costa de la Luz where a one bedroom apartment in Jardines del Guzman comes in at just 54,505 euros.

If you’re a family of golf fanatics there are several options for the holiday home location. But what if two of the budding golfers are young lads both under the age of ten? A fine selection of golf holes will only win half the battle.

In a competitive Spanish property market the development of Arana de Mijas stands out as a beacon amongst a blur of mediocrity. And, such confidence has the developer that a guaranteed rental of 5% pa for 2 yrs from completion is being offered.

There is good news for those who want to up- or down-grade their home in Spain but haven’t managed to sell, and that’s a ‘Cambio de Casa’ mortgage.

Legally as defined by 1988 Coastal Law the Spanish Government controls a coastal strip of 106m of which none can be dedicated to private housing. Any property built close to the shore after 1988, of which there are many 1000s, could face demolition.

In the 70s golf courses began to appear on the Costa del Sol. Tourists flocked attracted by cheap public golf in year-round sunshine. But soon many courses went private to residents, others put their prices up. The Costa del Sol had got greedy.

Property makes for a sound investment. But what about investing in land? It’s all a question of vision – and there’s one shining example of long-term thinking which proves buying land can be the shrewdest investment of all – Canary Wharf.

Landcorp International has recently appointed investment property experts Ann Collins Property to market their current land opportunity in Nova Scotia, Canada, on an exclusive basis throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Rising from desert Dubai has grown from nothing to nothing short of jaw-dropping in a matter of decades. But in a cynical world where success is vilified, there’s an almost daily cry of ‘Dubai – boom or bust?’. Answer boom and here’s why.

The average house price in the UK according to Land Registry Figures is £230,474. Hardly surprising that 84% of the 18–24 year olds surveyed by National Savings & Investments said they believed buying a property abroad was a more viable option.

Last month Brazil was celebrating the world’s biggest ever deep-water oil discovery. Predicted to quickly turn Brazil into a major oil exporter and player in world affairs, the knock-on effect for the property investment industry is to be massive.

Although it’s hard to get exact figures it’s clear that a vast number of Brits now own property abroad and many of them are in it for the money as well as the sunshine. However, get it wrong, and the walls could come tumbling down around you.

What do the Sydney Opera House and Lautier’s Los Cortijos apartment development in southern Spain have in common? A seemingly nonsensical question has a very straightforward answer – the same multinational project management company, Lend Lease.

One of the most attractive elements of Zen Buddhism is the art of Zen Gardens, or Karesansui meaning ‘dry landscape’ in Japanese. The creators of Meisho Hills in Marbella have bought a touch of Karesansui to the Costa.

As if festive stress levels didn’t climb high enough at this time of year, we have to find that special present for that special person in our lives. For an original gift that comes with built in profit, how about giving some land this Christmas.

It’s not so long ago that when the United States property market caught a cold, Canada was laid low by a nasty bout of pneumonia. Nowadays, the patient needing a health check is the US market. It is a different story in Canada.

The outlook for Brazil’s property market has been nothing but sunny for a few years now, but the news that the country has been named as the host nation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will only serve to turn up the heat.

No, we’re not talking a 3-night break, but a second home overseas in your name, for just £1,000 sterling. This near-impossible feat is feasible on not one, but three projects across three islands namely Barbados, Dominican Republic and St Vincent.

The developers of Gardens of Fedala in Marrakech are offering a nine-year money-back guarantee and a 7% net rental guarantee for the same period. What's more, globally renowned financial protection company, The AXA Group, is backing both.

International Mortgage Solutions (IMS) is now able to offer individual clients and brokers three new Cape Verde mortgage products. The products are flexible, cost-effective and provide clients with euro mortgages for Cape Verdean purchases.

You can’t please everyone in a holiday home, or so you thought. Hoyo 19, the latest release on the popular golfing resort of Nuevo Portil on the western Costa de la Luz, could just be the glue that holds that family holiday together.

The province of Huelva on Spain’s SW coastline embodies the sentiment of the Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light) perfectly. Huelva has a huge five times more sunlight than N Europe, an intriguing chestnut to savour as you button up your cardigan.

The next time your credit card bill comes through it'd be nice to see something worthwhile listed amongst the weekly shops like a beachfront plot in Brazil. For a payment of £3,825 a 500m² villa plot within Turtle Bay Beach & Golf Resort is yours.

Would you rather step out on to a cold, grey pavement that reflects the colour of the sky with oppressive accuracy or would you prefer to surround yourself with constant sunshine as soon as you leave your doorstep. Calabria could be up your street.

There are still some cheap areas for property in Tenerife, well below the average cost per square metre for the island as a whole

The South of Tenerife has the highest costs of property based upon costs per square metre (in euros). The metropolitan region of Santa Cruz and La Lagauna is second, with the north of the island of Tenerife being the cheapest.

Properazzi, the pan-European property search engine launched today mobile watch service in collaboration with WidSets, a popular consumer internet service powered by Nokia.