Buying a bolthole in the sun is a big leap, so many buyers are pooling their resources and sharing the responsibilities of a holiday home with family and friends.
Is part ownership a sensible holiday-home option?
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Author Archives: cherylmarkosky
Smart art
A special piece fashioned by a local artist makes the best souvenir.
Stories of Christophe Harbour
Ascending Sugarloaf Peak – a mountain pinnacle signifying St Kitts’ historical sugar mills and back-dropped by perfect sky – we catch the slow rise and bang of waves thumping on the sand below.
Overseas property boost with citizenship-by-investment programmes
You might have thought only spies need several passports, so they can slip seamlessly in and out of countries around the globe – think James Bond and Homeland – but now the general public can purchase property and obtain a passport guaranteeing visa-free travel.
I took the plunge to save my tower home
It’s one thing to lose sleep over the plunging value of your property but it’s quite another to worry about your home actually plunging into the sea.
Caribbean caper
Modish hotels and fine-tuned property prices are luring high-end buyers to the West Indies.
Home for Christmas
Should you buy a home in the run-up to Christmas?
Spotlight Nice
Clean air, soft light, and home to artists such as Matisse and Chagall. Get the lowdown on Nice.
Light fantastic
Since Matisse, artists have flocked to the French Riviera, magnetised by its pure light. Go beyond beaches and bagnats to behold Nice’s array of avant-garde art.
Converting your property for returning children
Britain has produced a ‘boomerang’ generation twice as likely as their counterparts in the rest of Europe to come back to live in the family home.
Cheryl Markosky 