A 6 year old little girl may soon be evicted from the only home she has ever known, from the retirement house of her grandparents. She may be evicted because she is not old enough. The bylaws of the retirement community clearly say that the minimum age to live the the community is 55 years.

There is nothing like seeing for yourself the property you are thinking about buying. An organised viewing trip is a great opportunity to get a feel for the location and to how you can get the most out of your property to suit your lifestyle. Scott Huggins tells us the ins and outs of Overseas Property viewing trips.

On the 1st of Jan 2008 15% VAT (Value Added Tax) will be chargeable on land in Cyprus. Plots of land are expected to become more expensive overnight and compound the effect of Cyprus switching to the Euro currency on the same day. Investors are being urged to move now to secure properties exempt from the new tax.

A fire swept through a retirement home in southern Russia early today, killing 61 residents and one nurse. Another 35 people were wounded in the fire at the nursing home in the village of Kamyshevatskaya, in the Krasnodar Krai.