Gold reaches $653 an ounce!

WSJ August 07. But, excuse me, wasn’t it $ 815 an ounce in 1987? A safe hedge against inflation, I don’t think so! Property prices in Umbria have climed at over 9% annually for the last 20 years, now overtaking the adjacent areas of Tuscany. Now that was an investment!

93% increase in US house repossessions 2007 over 2008 and UK house prices are patchy. BBC World News 22/8/07. Sell up and come to Umbria

More people left the UK last year, to live abroad, than in any year since 1991. BBC World News 22/8/07. Perhaps it’s time you thought seriously about property in Umbria.