Morocco Property Buying
& Investment Guide

For UK buyers and investors purchasing in Morocco

Important LINKS You Should Know About!
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Getting and Going to Morocco

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Smart Overseas Property Buyer's Finder Form

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Smart Morocco Property Buyer's Resource Form

Looking for a service professional that helps people buy in Morocco? Check out our resource page and let us know if you're looking for a mortgage, solicitor, currency specialist, removals company or anything else you might need!

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Check out your Credit Rating Before Applying for a Mortgage
Before ending this section, I just wanted to mention a very helpful site. Check out: JoinCreditExpert. It allows you to enter your details and get a free credit report. This means you can check your credit history BEFORE you apply for a mortgage to ensure that it’s correct and avoid any unnecessary delays.


Learn the French Language
It’s in your best interests to at least learn the basics of the language, if possible. Whether you need to have repairs done, need help at the local grocery store, need to consult a local builder or even just be able to programme your answer phone, understanding and speaking the basics will reduce your stress levels and those of people around you.

Furthermore, the locals will respect you more for making an effort to learn the language most important to them. Start learning as soon as you know you’re going to execute your plans!

You can check out the #1 language-learning software in the world, Rosetta Stone, TheRosettaStone.co.uk/en. From what I’ve been told, this is the best system available to learn a new language. HOWEVER, if you’re not totally serious about learning the language to a fluent level, there is a great UK website that offers audio-books. There are 70 audio sets on languages alone – take a look at the Audible.co.uk website


Travel Insurance for Morocco
Recently I had to claim twice. Just a while ago I went overseas and for the whole duration of my trip I did not have my luggage. It simply stayed in Heathrow while I went crazy trying to locate clothes to keep me going. If I had not taken insurance, the airport would have only paid out 25 pounds/day whereas my insurance covered all of my costs (and they amounted to well over 25/day!)

American Express
This website has insurance for everything - home, motor, identity, and of course - travel insurance. If you click on the link above, you'll go to the Travel Insurance area. Personally, I feel that their prices are outragous compared to others.

Columbus Direct
I get my travel insurance from Columbus or Direct Line - one or the other is always cheaper than everyone else. The website could not be easier to use – it’s not crowed with all sorts of services…it just offers travel insurance. All you do is enter some details, determine what kind of insurance you want and decide if you want to pay the price. The site offers regular travel, over 64, adventure, pet insurance and more.

Travel Insurance Online
This company is part of Jade Stanley Limited which is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority. They provide Annual Travel Insurance for UK Residents only. The insurance seems fairly cheap so check this site against the others to find out where you can get the best quote.


Phone Calls in France SIM CARD Resource
SIM4travel is this awesome pay-as-you-go service for people travelling overseas. By purchasing a travel SIM from SIM4travel, you can save up to 85% on their calls in over 100 countries worldwide. It’s free to receive calls in over 60 countries worldwide. The cards are only £29.95 and the website explains everything. This is a MUST get if you’re going to use your phone overseas. SIM4travel Website


Getting and Going to Morocco


Airline Related Websites for Morocco

Airlines

British Airways
I have never looked for flights to Morocco due to the low-cost carriers: however, someone mentioned that they were doing really good deals. Well – let me tell you…I cannot recommend more highly the entire process of buying and flying with British Airways (and that goes for flying anywhere in the world).

To begin, I booked my tickets over their website and it was totally awesome. You can specify whether or not you can fly +/- 3 days or +/- 7 days in order to see the various prices on each day. By booking this way, I found that it was £100’s of pounds cheaper to go out on a Saturday rather than a Sunday. If I hadn't known this, I would have simply booked the days I originally had in mind or used a low-cost, no frills carrier.

Then…when I arrived at the airport, all I had to do was go to a machine that looked like a cash machine (hole-in-the-wall) and enter the Credit Card I had used to purchase the tickets. After about 3 minutes of answering the security questions on the machine, my tickets popped out and I was instructed to go to the baggage drop-off point. Holy-flippin-smokes!!! The entire booking in process took no more than 7 minutes.

I highly recommend BA if you fly anywhere…they truly are a class act!

Travel Booking Webservices
I use the following two websites when I want to compare the prices that different airlines offer. It's easier than calling a travel agent as you simply enter your preferred dates and let the website work its magic. With both Opodo and eBookers I have never experienced any problems.

Opodo
This website is also fantastic – it is one of those sites that checks all air carriers at once. Every time I fly home to Rochester, New York, I use these people. It’s easy to use, the online system checks all the airlines flying to your particular destination and then ranks them according to price, dates or whatever you want them to be ranked by. The ickets are sent out automatically or you can often get electronic tickets. I’ve used this company at least 14 times and have not once been disappointed. The only thing I don’t like is that you can’t see the prices if you travel 1 day earlier or 3 days later as you can on British Airways.

eBookers
eBookers is an excellent site. You can book flights, hotel, car rental and anything else to do with travel. The site is easy to use and I find the prices very competitive. When booking flights I often check this one and Opodo. eBookers sends out eMails if the flight changes so I always feel confident that I know what's going on.

Thomas Cook Don't forget to go to the Thomas Cook website before you book your flights for inexpensive holidays. There may just be a holiday offer that would slot in with your plans to view property - a whole lot cheaper perhaps than it would cost you through a high-street travelagent. There is no better way to decide where to buy than to spend a holiday there, preferably out of season.

www.thomascook.com


Property Buying & Completion

Save Money Buying a Property in Morocco

Many buyers unknowingly pay £1,000 to £10,000 more than they have to - don't let this happen to you. By using a currency exchange specialist rather than a bank you can save money by:

1. Buying at a better rate (save 2% - 4%)

2. Creating a strategy to buy at the best time (save £1,000's)

3. Eliminating Bank receiving charges that can be in the £100's. Go to Smart Currency Exchange Limited to find out how much money you can save on your property in Morocco or call on their freephone on: 0808 163 0102.

Smart Currency Exchange offer a FREE full report on how the Currency Exchange Market works AND weekly currency updates on whether it’s a good time to buy, sell or hold tight, simply go to the site below (It’s NOT boring - I promise): http://www.smartcurrencyexchange.com/freereport.htm


(I will add more links as and when I find them!)

Link Exchange
If you would like to set up reciprocal links between this website and yours, please email me at:mailto:Kim@OverseasGuidesCompany.com

I am only looking to link to high quality websites related to buying a property in Morocco or getting to and around Morocco. I am not looking for links for links sake...If you put up my link on your website please send me a link describing where I can see it, and then send me your link AND a description about your website. Once I publish your link, I'll send you and eMail confirming the location.

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