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A royal retreat: Middletons opt for holiday home in Mustique:
Kate Middleton's parents, Michael and Carole, are causing a stir on the 1,400 acre island of Mustique in the West Indies, as they toil with the idea of a buying a second home there, according to the Mail Online.

The decision to buy into the paradisiac lifestyle, enjoyed by a select few of ...

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Other news

New holiday home in Portugal for Zara Phillips	1 April 2011
Ministers could be allowed a taxpayer-funded second home	7 January 2011
Apprentice 2010 favourite is an estate agent	6 October 2010
Ricki Lake sets Malibu holiday home on fire	23 September 2010
David Beckham and Victoria to sell Beckingham Palace	6 September 2010
Jessica Ennis has her heart in city of Steel, despite love of Lake Garda	3 September 2010
Wayne Rooney spends £10k on under floor heating for dogs	9 August 2010
Teenagers found dead at Co Derry holiday home	4 August 2010
Four-year-old's body found inside tumble dryer in Derbyshire	26 July 2010
Survey finds holiday home owners swamped by requests for 'freebie' stays	26 July 2010
Brosnan's LA eco palace worthy of any Bond movie	21 July 2010
No release for Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe	16 July 2010
Hosepipe ban as Britain sizzles in summer sun	7 July 2010
Prince Charles buys holiday home in Transylvania 'to relax in'	2 July 2010
Wayne Rooney seeks solace in luxury Barbados villa	1 July 2010
Gary Neville's 'Teletubby' eco-home rejected by planners	29 June 2010
Plans for Jerusalem tourist centre create tension in city	28 June 2010
Glastonbury celebrates 40 years of music and summer fun	25 June 2010
Tory MP to give profits from second home to charity	25 June 2010
Lorraine Kelly to sell £750k Perthshire home	21 June 2010
Prince Harry declares love of Africa and thinks about Princess Diana every day	21 June 2010
BP oil spill: Tony Hayward under fire for attending weekend sailing regatta	21 June 2010
Martha Lane Fox becomes UK Digital Champion	18 June 2010
World Cup-themed hats turn heads at Royal Ascot	18 June 2010
David Cameron: We are 'deeply sorry' for Bloody Sunday	15 June 2010
Harry Potter theme park to boost tourism in Sunshine State	9 June 2010
Mother of dead army officer lends holiday home to injured soldiers	8 June 2010
Ex-Stereophonics rock star Stuart Cable dies at South Wales home	7 June 2010
Baby twin girls in hospital after fox attack in London family home	7 June 2010
Cumbria shootings update: five killings confirmed	2 June 2010
Housing association chief paid £400,000 a year	2 June 2010
Charlotte Church stays in Wales, Gavin flies to Spain after split announced	1 June 2010
Oil spill: Barack Obama to visit Gulf of Mexico	28 May 2010
Cheryl divorce: X-Factor judge 'may move to LA'	27 May 2010
Cheryl Cole files for divorce from footballer husband Ashley	26 May 2010
Diane Keaton to sell Pacific Palisades home for $8.5m	13 May 2010
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson loses footpath ruling	13 May 2010
Celebs Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford to sell San Marino villa	10 May 2010
Fire destroys multi-million dollar holiday home in Australia	22 April 2010
Katy Perry and Russell Brand flat hunting in New York	15 April 2010
Paul Merton puts his home on the market	13 April 2010
Mark Owen buys his wife a £2 million house to help save marriage	13 April 2010
Amy Winehouse set to move into £2.5 million Camden flat	30 March 2010
Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes to sell Cotswold home	30 March 2010
Colin Hendry selling up to avoid bankruptcy	30 March 2010
Manchester United's Gary Neville plans to build a Teletubby eco-home	22 March 2010
All Black has home torched in suspected arson attack	10 March 2010
Kristian Digby, property millionaire, found dead	3 March 2010
Lottery winner gives family home to his cleaner	1 March 2010
David Beckham in £26 million bid for George Clooney's Italian villa	25 February 2010
Cheryl Cole's Surrey mansion targeted by burglars	19 February 2010
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt renting in Venice	18 February 2010
Spanish authorities to rehouse British couple Len & Helen Prior	9 February 2010
Lily Allen building Jamaica holiday home	8 February 2010
Marbella villas at demolition risk	4 February 2010
Pamela Anderson buying homes in England	2 February 2010
Wayne Rooney's Barbados villa close to completion	1 February 2010
Demolition threat in Turkey's Didim	29 January 2010
Legal action speculation for northern Cyprus agents	28 January 2010
Keira Knightley renting London canal boat	27 January 2010
Jude Law could be looking for Austrian ski chalet	26 January 2010
British couple ordered to hand over northern Cyprus villa	21 January 2010
Pregnant Dannii Minogue moving back to Australia	18 January 2010
Twilight's Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart interested in Isle of Wight home	14 January 2010
British expats protest in Almeria over home demolition plans	12 January 2010
Chelsea's Roman Abramovich buys £54m Caribbean estate	8 January 2010
Lily Allen buys London apartment & close to Cotswolds deal	6 January 2010
Kate Moss buys £20m Paris apartment	18 December 2009
Jude Law renting in New York	14 December 2009
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie leaving France	9 December 2009
Kate Moss looking for LA base	3 December 2009
X Factor house for sale in January	1 December 2009
Britons owed £283m capital gains tax rebate by Spain	30 November 2009
X Factor's Leona Lewis buys LA villa	24 November 2009
Jenson Button buys Morocco holiday home	20 November 2009
Stephen Fry house hunting in LA	17 November 2009
Katy Perry & Russell Brand could move in together	12 November 2009
Keira Knightley house hunting in Tuscany	5 November 2009
Robbie Williams sellling country mansion at cut price	29 October 2009
Harry Potter's Emma Watson studying in US - boyfriend wants to move	27 October 2009
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe buys New York townhouse	19 October 2009
Amy Winehouse wants new London home	13 October 2009
Madonna buying boyfriend Jesus Luz a New York apartment	8 October 2009
Harry Potter's Rupert Grint & a magic property portfolio	6 October 2009
Katie Price & Peter Andre's LA villa for sale	1 October 2009
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie want private airport for chateau in France	25 September 2009
James May's Lego house could be demolished	22 September 2009
Britons could lose Goa villas amid law changes & claims of corruption	21 September 2009
X Factor's Simon Cowell wants country estate	14 September 2009
Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin knocking two London houses into one	27 August 2009
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie spend £45m on dream French chateau	25 August 2009
Robbie Williams buys Zermatt ski apartment	17 August 2009
Kylie buys villa in Tossa de Mar, Spain	14 August 2009
Victoria & David Beckham view house in Chelsea	7 August 2009
Ronaldo's home sought after by Manchester City players	31 July 2009
Obama and family renting holiday home on Martha's Vineyard	28 July 2009
Emma Watson buys house in London	20 July 2009
Ronaldo looking at rental apartments in Madrid	15 July 2009
Ronaldo selling UK house to relocate to Madrid	13 July 2009
David & Victoria Beckham house hunting in central London	8 July 2009
Antonio Banderas's beachfront garden in Spain to be seized	30 June 2009
Michael Jackson was about to move to England	29 June 2009
Out of Wimbledon, Nadal buys holiday villa in Ibiza	22 June 2009
Andy Murray, tennis hope for Wimbedon, buys house without court	19 June 2009
Prince William & Kate Middleton house hunting in Malibu	18 June 2009
Owners of villas in Turkey spared fines	9 June 2009
European elections: British expats stand in anti corruption party in Spain	4 June 2009
Lily Allen looking at holiday cottages in Devon	1 June 2009
Angelina Jolie looking at Algarve villas	29 May 2009
Russell Crowe seeking house in west Wales for 'Nottingham' filming	27 May 2009
Slumdog Millionaire child star's home demolished	15 May 2009
Leona Lewis renting Hollywood villa	13 May 2009
British couple win legal case over demolished villa	11 May 2009
Greek Cypriots can reclaim land - possible impact on holiday home owners	29 April 2009
Mamma Mia drives interest in property on Greek islands	28 April 2009
Madonna buys New York townhouse & plans return to Malawi	15 April 2009
Britons could lose Spanish villas after Landbanski 'fraud'	14 April 2009
Amy Winehouse buying St Lucia villa	7 April 2009
Candy Spelling selling LA mansion - most expensive home in the US	3 April 2009
France relaxes capital gains tax rules	2 April 2009
Shilpa Shetty buys Surrey mansion	30 March 2009
Rihanna house hunting in Hollywood Hills for home to share with Chris Brown	27 March 2009
Madonna & Jesus Luz renting luxury Florida villa	18 March 2009
Michael Jackson renting Rod Stewart's mansion during July O2 concerts	12 March 2009
Britons who sold property in Spain could claim capital gains tax rebate following court case	9 March 2009
Sienna Miller buys cottage in Cotswolds	3 March 2009
Rightmove issues scam warning to overseas sellers	2 March 2009
George Clooney lends David Beckham his Lake Como villa	27 February 2009
Trump's Scottish golf resort still going ahead	25 February 2009
Agatha Christie's Devon holiday home opened to the public	24 February 2009
Free healthcare throughout Europe for second home owners	23 February 2009
Owners of villas in Cyprus face having to pay damages	20 February 2009
Amy Winehouse looking for villa in St Lucia	19 February 2009
Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead buy house in Kent	10 February 2009
Advice surgeries for British expats in Spain	6 February 2009
Change to Spain's Coastal Law, Ley de Costas	3 February 2009
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie rent luxury estate in New York	23 January 2009
Squatters occupy Park Lane houses	22 January 2009
Britney Spears moving into new LA home	15 January 2009
Owners of holiday homes in Spain should be inheritance tax aware	14 January 2009
Lindsay Lohan buys Dubai property	7 January 2009
Second home owners in the eurozone releasing equity to pay off UK debts	5 January 2009
Australian couple served repossession papers through Facebook	16 December 2008
Asking price for Kylie's island retreat dropped	16 December 2008
Chris Hoy investing in holiday home in Brazil	15 December 2008
Jennifer Lopez puts Bel Air home on market	11 December 2008
New York newspaper 'steals' Empire State Building	5 December 2008
Brown announces mortgage repayment deferral to reduce repossessions	4 December 2008
Rooney buys holiday home in Barbados	2 December 2008
La Manga Club in voluntary insolvency	25 November 2008
Justin Timberlake buys New York apartment	21 November 2008
Owners of illegal homes in Almeria to pay for regularisation	19 November 2008
Leona Lewis buys apartment in Hackney	5 November 2008
London roof gardens to feed 2012 Olympians	4 November 2008
Planning permission granted for Trump's Scottish golf resort	4 November 2008
Irish Revenue clamps down on owners of property abroad	27 October 2008
Paris Hilton renting in London while she searches for a new best friend	20 October 2008
£1m Oldborough Retreat draw postponed while Gambling Commission investigates	20 October 2008
Beckhams slash £2m off Madrid mansion to try and sell it	16 October 2008
Tax changes for owners of holiday homes in Ireland	15 October 2008
Daniel Craig buys apartment in area fit for Bond	14 October 2008
Tenerife demolitions cause renewed Ley de Costas concerns	9 October 2008
Win Grand Designs' 'Underground House'	6 October 2008
Britney Spears selling Beverly Hills mansion	26 September 2008
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and family move to Berlin	25 September 2008
HMRC backtracking on offshore pension schemes	24 September 2008
Hobbit-style eco village in Pembrokeshire saved from demolition	22 September 2008
Metro Goldwyn Mayer mansion goes on sale in Beverly Hills	17 September 2008
European Parliament orders third report into Spain's urban development	11 September 2008
Paul McCartney buying New York apartment to be close to Nancy Shevell	9 September 2008
Britons with homes in Spain reminded of need to prove non-resident status	8 September 2008
Penelope Cruz looking for long-term let in London	3 September 2008
Arctic Monkey's Matt Helders buying a pub in Sheffield	29 August 2008
Spain to be taken to court over Valencia's 'land grab' laws	27 August 2008
Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty house-hunting in Malibu	26 August 2008
Drive-in apartments on sale in Berlin	22 August 2008
British millionaire raffles off Benidorm mansion and £5m lifestyle	21 August 2008
Richard Hammond buys haunted Herefordshire castle	15 August 2008
Gerrard's new gym is so big it has different postcode to his house	13 August 2008
Mystery Russian buys world's most expensive property on French Riviera	11 August 2008
Johnny Depp could be moving to the UK	5 August 2008
Madonna, the Beckhams, and Wayne and Coleen all see house values plummet	31 July 2008
Rio Ferdinand adds to property portfolio with houses in Morocco	28 July 2008
Josh Hartnett looking for rented apartment in London for his West End role in Rain Man	22 July 2008
British expatriates in Valencia to get state healthcare once more	22 July 2008
Tax advice for beating the credit crunch using your home	21 July 2008
Jolie and Pitt looking for 'Mary Poppins' live-in nanny to help with twins at Provence villa	18 July 2008
Donald Trump to give Smart Cars to buyers at his planned new Scottish development	17 July 2008
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban buy new Beverly Hills house	17 July 2008
Floating 'Lilypad City' unveiled as solution to rising sea levels	4 July 2008
Angelina Jolie moves from Provence villa to hospital in Nice for the birth of twins	4 July 2008
Ashley Cole buys Girls Aloud's Cheryl villa in Spain for her 25th birthday	3 July 2008
Buyers and sellers of property in Spain need to be aware of 'vicios ocultos'	2 July 2008
Home security reminder as Britons leave over £6bn of goods in holiday homes	1 July 2008
Ronaldo moves one step closer to Real and buys a house in Madrid	26 June 2008
Sienna Miller house hunting in West Wales	26 June 2008
Hundreds of Britons fight to reclaim CGT from Spanish tax authorities	24 June 2008
Ryan Phillippe splashes out in the Hollywood Hills	19 June 2008
New law to protect Florida homeowners from 'foreclosure fraud'	18 June 2008
Lakeside living with a designer twist	17 June 2008
Remortgage your second home to help your finances back home	16 June 2008
Home movers staying put on Friday 13th	13 June 2008
Public enquiry held into Trump's £1bn Scottish golf resort	12 June 2008
Judge tells 50 Cent he can't sell fire-ravaged home	11 June 2008
An investment opportunity that's not for lightweights	9 June 2008
Denise van Outen and Lee Mead heading to the Cotswolds	4 June 2008
Take a sporting chance on the Spanish property market	4 June 2008
Alice in Wonderland holiday home to be demolished	30 May 2008
Morocco's in the Premier League for Britain's footballers	29 May 2008
Ronaldo gets a new strip	27 May 2008
British government appoints new chief planner	22 May 2008
Princess Beatrice set to move into St James's Palace	21 May 2008
Roman's Rocky ranch - Abramovich buys in Colorado	13 May 2008
Rock star pad may be on the cards for Tony Blair	2 May 2008
Kylie to sell island home	29 February 2008
Celebrities 'go crazy for Sofia'	14 February 2008
Expert: Biometric airport security will increase	18 September 2007
'Shortage' of holiday rentals in Morocco	10 September 2007
Costa del Sol offers new seaside park	7 August 2007
Malaga 'happiest ' Spanish city	31 July 2007
Caribbean property boom continues	18 July 2007
Beckham takes in the French countryside	12 July 2007
Jacko searches for US holiday home	5 July 2007
Holidaymakers 'cling' to home comforts	27 June 2007
Spain has most Blue Flag beaches	19 June 2007
Marbella developing as luxury destination	13 June 2007
Celebrities head to Cannes	24 May 2007
Cage buys Bath holiday home?	2 May 2007
U2 guitarist buys Malibu holiday home	23 April 2007
Holidaymakers choosing lads' or girls-only breaks	10 April 2007
Holidaymakers just wanna have fun	27 March 2007
Package holidays declining at the expense of independent travel	20 March 2007
Fans flock to Lennon's holiday home	25 January 2007
Royal holiday home haunted?	4 January 2007
Change in Spanish Capital Gains Tax announced	15 December 2006
Jade is 'top' celebrity holiday companion	30 November 2006
Prince Charles buys to let	22 November 2006
Noel Gallagher wins holiday home lawsuit	14 November 2006
TomKat's wedding highlights the romance of Rome	13 November 2006
Celebrity holiday choices influence travellers	1 November 2006
Prince Charles to buy home in Transylvania	25 September 2006