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Employment Tips For Employers and Staff Published on 16/11/2008

What is it \'exactly\' that motivates people? Money? Prestige? A key to the executive wash room? Frankly, I doubt weather any of them individually work very well or for very long. Yes we all need money. We have to feed and house ourselves and our families and most people want to enjoy a lifestyle that allows some luxury, but beyond the basic needs of survival, it\'s the desire for money...

Top Ten Reasons to Buy Canadian Property Published on 02/11/2008

Listed below are the top ten reasons why now is a good time to invest in Canadian Property. 1: The Four Seasons. Canada is the second largest country in the world and is the genuine four season destination with \'snow-sure\' winters, blooming spring, balmy summer with temperatures reaching lazily above 30 degrees centigrade. Canada experiences a spectacular Autumn which is renowned across...

Career Choices for Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Published on 30/10/2008

Working within the KBB Industry The Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom market, often shortened to KBB, is one of the most diverse industries in which to work and one which is rarely truly appreciated or understood by recruiters. That is why it is prudent to seek out an agency that both understands this diverse niche and is quick to realise your personal goals and ambitions, in summary expert in KBB...

An Investors Guide To France Published on 21/10/2008

A founder member of the EU, France is the UK\'s nearest European neighbour and a popular holiday destination and place for investment. It\'s coastline borders the English Channel, Bay of Biscay and Mediterranean while it has land borders with Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. The country is divided into 22 regions and 96 departments. Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne,...

Students Enjoy Degrees of Opportunity Published on 17/10/2008

Many landlords of professional lets are now looking to the student market to fill their executive, city centre flats that are lying empty due to oversupply. This means the market is becoming even more saturated, so investors need to be aware of how to adapt their properties and their marketing approach to secure tenants and the maximum rental income. It is true to say that the student market...

Buy to Let Investors Seek Bargains as House Prices Fall Published on 17/10/2008

Cash rich Buy to Let investors are waiting to pounce on bargains and take advantage of an ever weakening market, says RICS\' UK housing market survey published this week. The South West has shown the greatest increase in demand with a net 12 percent of Chartered Surveyors reporting a rise in new buyer enquiries, the highest figure in the region since May 2007. The South West house price boom...

An Investors Guide to Egypt Published on 14/10/2008

Egypt, land of Pyramids and Pharos, straddles the Mediterranean and Red Seas, linking Africa, Europe, the Middle East, south Asia. Four times the size of the UK, it has borders with Libya, Sudan, the Gaza Strip, Israel and Jordan, and faces Saudi Arabia across the Gulf of Aqaba. The strategically important Suez Canal is to the north, running between Suez and Port Said, while the Red Sea...

An Investors Guide To Cyprus Published on 14/10/2008

Cyprus, the third largest Mediterranean island, is a former British colony that achieved independence in 1960. Differences between its ethnic Greek and Turkish communities subsequently led to separation of the island between the Turkish north and Greek south ( which also involved a land grab from owners caught on the \'wrong side\' of the dividing line). A UN buffer zone now separates the...

Essential Travellers Guide to Brazil Published on 13/10/2008

Brazil comprises 8.5m square km, roughly 35 times the area of the UK. The largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world, it comprises a federation of 26 states, each having considerable autonomy. Brazil has borders with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It also has a 7,500km Atlantic seaboard....

Travellers Guide To Croatia Published on 13/10/2008

Formerly part of Yugoslavia, Croatia declared its independence in 1991, sparking a war with Serbia that lasted for over four years. Following elections in 2000 which brought defeat of the former right wing nationalist government, the country has undergone democratic reform. It currently has EU candidate status and is next in line to join after Romania and Bulgaria. Membership could come as...