P544 Teletext 544 Nov 3 23:07:09 ——— A LJTTLJ PIECE OF ENGLAND ————————— Homeowners in Far Eastern countries have taken such a shine to the great British rural cottage that England is about to go to them. In the Sticks magazine is to hold its own property exhibition in Honk Kong after seeing its Far East readership grow bz 500%. Editor Jeremy Higgs started the magazine after opting out of town-life for the country. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— It's Your Life: home & leisure 480 DOWNLOAD SHAKES ON YOUR PC p532/533 Mortgages Savings Your Money TV PlusP544 Teletext 544 Nov 3 23:47:27 ——— A LITTLE PIECE OF ENGLAND ————————— Land is at a premium in Honk Kong and the most basic flat can cost four times the price of a US equivalent. As 1997 and the Chinjsj takjovjr of the colony approaches, interest in British property is enjoying a boom. In The Sticks magazine's exhibition, in Honk Kong, has sold 65% of space available to British homeowners to find buyers for their country homes. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Money news updates every day 541 WEN A FAX SCANNER PLUS SOFTWARE p653 Mortgages Savings Your Money TV PlusP544 Teletext 544 Nov 3 23:24:01 ——— A LJTTLJ PIECE OF ENGLAND ————————— Jeremy Higgs from British magazine In The Sticks says its Honk Kong exhibition will include: a former post office set in a third of an acre in Devon at £100,000 a couple of windmills and lighthouses several old mansions, stately homes and old rectories in lovely settings. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Check out the value of your shares 510 FIND LOVE FOR FREE! DATING p390 ITV Mortgages Savings Your Money TV PlusP544 Teletext 544 Nov 3 23:21:57 ——— A LITTLE PIECE OF ENGLAND ————————— Far East buyers are usually seen investing in London property purely for return or rental income. Now many Honk Kong citizens and ex-pats have shown an interest in making a new home in the country or just buying a rural retreat. Jeremy Higgs, editor of property paper In The Sticks, says: "A number of people we talked to want to buy modest boltholes, such as a small cottage." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Find long lost comrades on 676 WOKS FROM HOME BUT NOT ALONE p670 Mortgages Savings Your Money TV PlusP544 Teletext 544 Nov 3 23:36:15 ——— A LJTTLJ PIECE OF ENGLAND ————————— In the Sticks magazine's Honk Kong property exhibition will feature: the wing of a Durham castle £198,000 a 4-bed home in Kent at £180,000 with a second home in Alicante, Spain an architect-designed home at £99,000 with views overlooking the Irish Sea a crofters cottage on a Scottish Isle with a population of 145 for £29,000 a railway cottage in France £12,000 ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— In The Sticks: 01434 381 404. HOME, WOKS, LEISURE & PLEASURE p480 Mortgages Savings Your Money TV Plus