ProACT Living Abroad News

Tax on Income and Inheritance

ProACT Sam Orgill — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:40:00 +0300

Sam Orgtill of ProACT Partnership feature important upcoming Tax events in Cyprus including a FREE workshop for expats on income and inheritance tax.

Taxing Issues

ProACT Sam Orgill — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:34:00 +0300

It is easy to take for granted that inheritance, property, probates and tax laws are ok but for people living, working, retired or investing in property abroad expensive and distressing problems can arise by not planning for the worst. Taxation Income and capital gains in Cyprus are as low as 5% on income.

GLOBAL PROPERTY PRICES FALL

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:46:00 +0300

ProACT Overseas Property, specialist in Cyprus and Bulgaria Sales, Re-sales, Off-plan, Rental and management. Through our ProACT Living Abroad pages we offer a wide range of informationa advice to people living, working, retiring or investing abroad. This article looks at Overseas Property Price Falls

UK TO SIGN 4 NEW DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES BY March 2009

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:26:00 +0300

ProACT Partnership offer Professional Expatriate Advice to people living working, retiring or investing abroad. Searching for the best tax locations for expats is a role we cover in our living abroad pages. The Inland Revenue has made new tax agreements that will benefit expats living abroad.

Financial Aspects of Living Abroad

ProACT Sam Orgill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:13:00 +0300

What I have done this month is to look at some of the most popular locations for retirement and to ask experts, ProACT Partnership to shed some light onto this rather complex but very important aspect of choosing a home for the rest of your life.

BRIT BUY TO LETS HAVE £18BN TO SPEND OVERSEAS

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:49:00 +0300

As the British residential market continues to deteriorate, many UK buy-to-let (BTL) investors could liquidize their holdings and invest into other asset classes including overseas property, according to the findings of a new report from international savings

Credit Crunch Rumbles on

ProACT Sam Orgill — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:14:00 +0300

sam orgill of ProACT Partnership reviews the credit crunch unravelling Earlier this year I highlighted that two recessions were headed our way, a currency induced and the bank lending crisis. Things were going to be much worst than we were being told. How are things unfolding?

Some Thoughts on Overseas Property Investment

ProACT Sam Orgill — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:14:00 +0300

Some Thoughts on Overseas Property Investment

Introduction

The attraction of property as source of investment is fairly obvious; a
property ...

Investors can Make Money in 2008

ProACT Sam Orgill — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:58:00 +0300

Sam orgill of ProACT Partnership looks at the ups and downs of investors in the current client.

ProACT professional advisers ...

Cyprus & UK Tax Returns

ProACT Sam Orgill — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:23:00 +0300

Tax Return Service 2008

Cyprus Tax Returns for 2008 are now due. UK rebates for 2007/8 can be ...

Sir Alex Ferguson among celebrity investors hit as property company collapses

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:44:00 +0200
A £3bn property investment company with a host of celebrity investors has collapsed into administration

Government to rescue savers as London Scottish Bank is forced into Administration

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:26:00 +0200
More than 700 jobs have been put at risk after London Scottish was placed in administration last night.

Anglo Irish Bank preliminary results for year ended 30 September 2008

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:58:00 +0200
Anglo Irish Bank today (Wednesday 3 December 2008) released its preliminary statement for the year to 30 September 2008. Key highlights include:

Little Cyprus - The credit crunch comes to Cyprus

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:18:00 +0200
Cyprus mortgages raise the roof as the credit crunch eventually arrives in Cyprus with a thump!

Make a Will. Avoid Probate costs

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:02:00 +0200
It is true in Cyprus that if you die without a Will in Cyprus your estate passes to your children, and that’s where the problems start. It may be no problem – but it could be expensive because of unavoidable taxes and fees.

Year End Tax Deadlines

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:50:00 +0200
Now is the time to take action and review & update your Tax and Will affairs before christmas is upon us.

Looking Forward

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:04:00 +0200
Shylock still wants his pound of flesh from savers and investors despite the hammering taken by the prudent during the credit crisis - or should we call it a recession?

Closure of Private Medical Insurance to New Business - Exeter Friendly Society

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:42:00 +0200

Exeter Friendly merged with Pioneer earlier this year and since that time have been reviewing their strategic options, both in ...

Indians set to become the "New Russians"

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:41:00 +0200
A growing number of property professionals from all over the world are forming partnerships to tap into the Indian buyer market and head off the economic downturn across the globe.

Exeter Friendly Pulls out!

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:46:00 +0200
UK medical insurer Exeter Friendly have withdrawn from the overseas medical insurance market leaving expatriates in the lurch.

Asset protection for Expatriates

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:21:00 +0200
Different Answers: Albert Einstein, when asked if he thought science had answered all the questions, famously replied "While the questions are the same, the answers are different – they change". This is particularly relevant for Expats living in Cyprus.

Flat price growth forces Cypriot firms to change tactics

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:04:00 +0200
OPP Magazine has revealed that house prices across Cyprus during Q3 2008 rose by just 1.5% on the previous quarter, as economic conditions start to take their toll on the Cypriot property market, according to the BuySell Home Price Index released yesterday by the country’s biggest estate agency.

Just Where Do You Invest In

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:32:00 +0200
Sadly, I do not think anyone knows truly where to invest in this topsy turvy world but from the perspective of wearing my “property hat” there are three ways of looking at it – invest in certain countries, buy in at low prices for future profit or move abroad and forget it all!

Ref:8124 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Villa - Tala - Paphos

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:01:00 +0200
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8190 Luxury 3 Bed Villa Tala - WITH Title Deeds

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:51:00 +0200
I posted a new photo to ProACTOverseasProperty.

Cyprus still a sound Investment

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:53:00 +0200
It is rather interesting to note that it is not all doom and gloom in the international property markets.

Where Brits bought in 2007

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:38:00 +0200
Despite the doubting Thomases, who believed that its property market was on its last legs, Spain finished top of the pile again when it came to where the British investor spent his money abroad in 2007, according to annual research conducted by the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP).

RIGHTMOVE to scale back its overseas division

ProACT Chamberlains Overseas Property — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:26:00 +0200
OPP Magazine have revealed that Rightmove.co.uk has announced it is to scale back its overseas operations as part of a wider change to its organisational structure, ahead of a possible global recession.