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All Abroad

The Sunday Times, 17 April 2011

To buy or not to buy – that is the question for property investors during a slump. But with signs of a global recovery under way, now could be the time to act. Graham Norwood suggests the best places to buy.

8. Brussels

There are rental yields of 5.5 per cent here, where canny landlords let to Eurocrats or offer short lets to tourists. New apartments start at about £140,000 and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the city’s housing market has proved resilient in the downturn.