Key investment facts

  • Morocco plans to make tourism the country's primary export
  • Massive government investment in infrastructure
  • Plans to increase tourism to 10 million annual visitors by 2010
  • Booming property market
  • Property prices 50% less than other European resorts
  • Rental occupancy of 85% in peak season
  • Low cost of living offering luxury lifestyle at affordable prices
  • Open skies policy signed in 2005 allowing low cost airlines into Morocco, creating competition and lowering prices
  • Good transport links with UK, including new routes for Ryan Air and Easyjet
  • Excellent Mediterranean climate, with 320 days of sunshine every year
  • Only 3 hours flying time from the UK
  • English, French and Spanish widely spoken, as well as traditional Arabic
  • Familiar investment regime (using notary supervised registration, like France and Spain)
  • Flexible mortgage packages available
  • Double tax treaty between UK and Morocco
  • Capital gains tax of just 20% on profits (but after five years it reduces to 10% and after ten years it is 0%)
  • Easy repatriation of investments proceeds
  • 0% inheritance tax if passed directly onto family member
  • Low property taxes

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Property in Atlantic Coast

Property in Essaouria and the larger property market of Agadir offer investors and holiday makers alike a beautiful coastline and diverse cultural mix.

In our view these areas offer probably the best value for money as development has been slightly behind the projects to the north of Morocco, creating an environment where substantial capital growth is still possible. 

Accessibility to all of our developments in this region is superb with new highways under construction and expanding airports such as Essaouria, Agadir and Marrakesh providing ever increasing options from European airports.