[UA] Yo, Brits!

[John Scott]

At 15:29 30/04/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Any of y'all British people want to tell me about Guernsey?  What's it
>like?  And what's the pounds to dollars exchange rate like these days?

Not only is Guernsey expensive, but because of its legal position it's 
incredibly difficult to buy a house there if you're not a resident.

Guernsey, like the other Channel Islands, is not subject to UK tax. This 
means that their tax rate is about half of what UK residents pay, and they 
don't pay things like VAT (Sales Tax).

http://www.swoffers.co.uk/living2.html is quite useful - it's an Estate 
Agent (Realtor) for the island.

The prices they quote there - £250,000 GBP for a 2/3 bedroom house would be 
about $365,000. (The exchange rate is 1.4ish dollars to the pound).


Hope this helps

John


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