New Holiday Home Development Rheims France

The P&V Group who own Centre Parcs Europe have announced they are about to build a £155 million holiday home development near Rheims in France. The project which includes 700 holiday cottages, indoor and outdoor pools, 27 hole golf course, restuarants, bars, a lake, a beach and much more besides, is due for completion at the end of 2006.

The company are offering investors freehold ownership of leaseback properties, guaranteed rental yields and no capital gains tax. In adddition, investors will receive a VAT refund on their purchase, a tax saving of 19.6% on the pre-acquisition prices. And as if that wasn't enought, owners will be afforded a 20-25% discount on stays at all P&V resorts!

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Property : What has Paris Got to Offer!

Buying a property in Paris is more achieveable than you might think. Properties coming onto the market are relativley scarce and when they do come, demand is so high that they tend to be snapped up pretty quickly, but if you're determined to have a piece of the world's most romantic city, it can be done even at prices that the average John Doe can afford.

Paris is a buy-to-let dream! Making a good return from a Parisian investment property is very much guaranteed. It is one of the few cities in which even off peak rental prices are high and because of the popularity of the city as a short break destination, there's always demand for rentals. It's not unheard of for investors to have an apartment let for every week of the year!

Prices tend to be up twice as expensive as other French cities but it is still possible to pick up a one bed-roomed apartment for as little as €150,000, particularly in areas such as Montorgueil, the 'new urban village' of Paris. Though properties at this price are likely to need some renovation, they make a good entry point into the expensive Parisian property market and sure to appreciate very quickly.