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    Borrowing from bank without deposit Buying

    Hi Albert, Some lenders lend on purchase price and not valuation, so if you could get the lender to lend to you at valuation price of 100k yes, that is if it values up to that and is a genuine discount, but otherwise they will lend you 85% of the purchase price of 80k. I believe that is right...
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    Distress sell of my house

    Hi William I am new to the site so if I get this wrong or tread on some toes sorry. The reason that property is not doing so well at the moment is that the nc is getting bad press(not in the papers yet) about all the problems with buying from TRNC property firms i.e.: AGA who have left about...
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    Buying house in Southeast Asia preference to Thailand

    Hello, I would like to buy some small house in South East Asia, and I would like to ask where are the best conditions. Is it anywhere not allowed for foreigners to buy a house, or are there some countries where it is easier than in Thailand? I like also Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia...
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    Preference to Qatar

    In Qatar the workers from other countries out number the locals. I have lived here now over a year....you can walk freely here but count on being stared at....outdoor activities are few with the heat and sand. Most people stay active by becoming members in expensive clubs. My neighbor is a Scot...
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    CGT calculation on sale of rental property

    Yes, you will pay some CGT. The computation is VERY complicated and has to take into account the period for which it was your main residence plus the last three years of ownership. If you have owned it for 12 years and lived in it for the first six then 9/12 of the gain is exempt...
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    Buying Caribbean property

    I one month ago bought a flat in Berlin as an overseas property investment. This was purely for capital growth as I believe Germany and Berlin property is undervalued. I now want to buy a second property overseas, particularly the Caribbean. I have been looking at the Dominican Republic as flats...
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