Delicious Mauritius I
the few American cities to do well after the financial crash. Figures from Sotheby' s show
F you want an affordable second home on a tropical
island, Erna Low' s new Coral Residence in Mauritius may offer an opportunity. Designed by French architect Alain Gourdon in a mix of modern and Mauritian styles, this small waterfront development, which is serviced by luxury concierge company Quintessentially, has only 12 villas (below). Each one comes with a private pool and views over a lagoon and the magnifi- cent Lion Mountain. Terre villas are priced at £597,576 and Mer villas at £1,468,958 through Erna Low (020± 7590 1624;
www.ernalowproperty.co.uk).
the median price for a top-end San Diego home is now $950,876; prices are considerably higher in La Jolla at $5.395 million, and in Coronado at $4.4 million.
`A home near the beach is very expensive, costing $10 million plus, but something similar further inland is more like $2 million,' explains Mr Arrington. British Airways has also
Escape to the Caribbean with ease on a direct flight to St Lucia
Let' s fly away W
ITH the announcement that British Airways will
begin running non-stop daily flights between San Diego and London Heathrow from June 1 comes anticipated investment from British buyers keen to own a Pacific-side home, says Cheryl Markosky. Brian Arrington from Pacific Sotheby' s International Realty (00 1 619 993 4641; www.
pacificsothebysrealty.com) says the direct flights will make a vast difference to the local property market (the only other inter- national flights currently come
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from Canada). ` It takes 2½ hours to drive to Los Angeles and another two hours to park and check in, so cutting this time off the journey will encour- age Europeans to spend more time in America' s Sun Belt.' Agents in prime spots, such
as La Jolla and Coronado, are already getting enquiries from potential buyers wanting a family holiday home on the ocean, or a high-end golf property. After a dip in prices in 2008 and 2009, there has been a slight increase in valuesÐ San Diego is one of
started daily flights from Gat- wick to St Lucia in the Caribbean. The improved connection will make it easier for British buyers to reach their second home on the islands and has been welcomed by local developers, such as The Landings. Meanwhile, BAA reports that
London to New York is still the world' s most popular trans- continental air route. With six major airlinesÐ American Air- lines, British Airways, Delta, Kuwait Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and the newly merged Con- tinental and United Airlines
Ð offering a service, there is now a flight every 15 minutes during peak evening hours.
F you want to host a country-house party but don' t have the house, then Landed Houses can help. The company will help you find
a large country house or manor or Scottish castle that sleeps 15 or more guests for a week or just a weekend. On its books is Roshven House, a beach-fronted house that sleeps 20 and has views to Rum and Eigg. Priced from £7,000 for three nights, it comes with canoes and dinghies for outings, plus a chef and housekeeper to look after you. Or for the keen sportsman, there is Kinnettles Castle, a baronial mansion offering riding and shooting. If you already have a country house, you can rent it out through the same company (
www.landedhouses.co.uk).
Enjoy a chalet holiday, then rental returns when you' re not there
Buy-to-let chalet C
HALET operator VIP SKI has launched a buy-to-let scheme
Luxuriate in the baronial lifestyle at Roshven House in Scotland
www.countrylife.co.uk/international
for chalets. Fully furnished and equipped, the homesÐ which are situated at 1,950m in La Plagne, France, and have been designed and developed by VIP SKI' s man- aging director Andy SturtÐ come with a nine-year rental agree- ment offering 3% to 4.6% yield per annum on your investment.
Owners get two fully catered VIP SKI weeks at the property every winter (one in high season, one in low season), and complete man- agement services for the duration of the rental agreement. Prices start from €1,025,000 through VIP SKI (0844 557 3119; www.
vip-chalets.com/propertyclub).
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