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Hi All, Would be grateful if anyone could recommend a solid, reliable, fee-based (ie. independent) financial adviser in the Cork area. Many thanks

Has anyone got any direct experience of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa - I'm strongly considering doing it for charity in 2013. Feedback on things like the training involved, which charities offer the trip and anyone's personal experiences would be very interesting to hear. Grateful for...

I have a late 2005 A4 facelift model 1.9TDi SE which I am considering trading in for a new model 2.0TDi A6. I would appreciate advice on the reliability of the new A6 vis a vis the A4, which has been second to none - I have heard some scare stories about the Audi 2.0TDi engine and would like to...

I am planning to travel to South of Spain or Majorca this summer with wife and two toddlers. We have always gone on "package" deals in the past and found the apartment accomodation to be variable. Could anyone recommend how I would go about separately booking cost-effective flight and decent...

Cornwall self catering Planning to take Cork - Swansea ferry to visit Devon / Cornwall this Summer. Appreciate advice on whether to drive direct from Swansea to South or worth stopping off en route on Welsh coast for a night or two? Also, any recommendations on good quality self-catering...

Hi NHG, If you could show me the link it would be useful. When you say they're great, have you noticed a saving on your heating bills? Thank you

Dear All, I am presently considering buying foil based radiator reflective panels which are being sold by a company called Savenergy. The principle of this is that these panels - called Foilsavers - reduce heat loss and therefore home heating bills - by reflecting heat that would otherwise be...

Dear All, I am considering buying US Dollars as a medium term (5 year) investment. Can anyone give me an opinion on this strategy? Also, where would I store this investment - ie. in a USD account in an Irish bank or "under the mattress"? Thanks, Jeremiah.

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Thanks for that - will try the forum to see if any more informed feedback. On the flight time and location, I expect it to improve over the next few years with direct flights etc. I believe it is about 1 hour's flying time south of The Canaries, which is...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Thanks for the link, will check it out. I was of the understanding that it had a better climate, more sunny than The Canaries, but that could be "brochure talk". I agree with you about the current transport links, I had checked into it and it's very much...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Website for the developer I'm talking about is www.capeverdedevelopment.com, but there ae plenty more, esp U.K., I'm sure

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Is the consensus then that the model of "sun holiday hotspot" and associated capital appreciation seen in The Canaries does not apply to this destination?

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands That's a good suggestion re: getting names of previous investors, although I'm almost certain that this is this developer's first foray into this market. I can check it out, though. I can also make some local queries on the pedigree of the developer as they...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands I take your point about the link between management company and developer. While all the discussion around the mechanics of the investment, such as Income Tax, CGT, ability to resell, is very important, I am trying to get a feel for the bigger picture of...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands That sounds like an interesting portfolio - although I don't quite understand when you mention several properties yet none you would class as investment. I do take your point on being able to keep an eye on things, however - I have some properties also in...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Thanks for the feedback. I'll go along to the presentation before making any decision on it. Seems to me like it's going to be a difficult one to get more info on, I guess the niggling question at the back of my mind is whether this is an opportunity to...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Extopia, do you have an overseas investment property? Do you think that these types of investments are too risky overall, except in a well known, well defined market? I'm planning to meet with the development company before Christmas on a presentation they...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands At present there is not a double taxation agreement in place between Ireland and Cape Verde. The developer is proposing a management company, organised by themselves, to maintain the property. The completion date is 2008. I would hope to rent out the...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Thanks guys - I know where you're coming from on doing a due diligence on it. Because of the (I understand) low levels of development there, it is quite tricky to compare like for like on value. Do you know of another way to get this info without visiting...

Re: Investment in Cape Verde Islands Have not been there but am planning to go to see the lie of the land etc. From research I have done and what I have read, it appears to have some similarities to the Canary Islands of the 1970's, pre boom time. The developer of these apts is Irish. It is...