Watch out for Tangiers

b055man

Anybody looking at Morocco property should really watch out for Tangier, as this looks very much like the next emerging hotspot in the country. Flying times to Tangier are just two and a half hours from the UK, it is situated on the Mediterranean Sea in 2008 a new tunnel will be built to link Tangier to Gibraltar and is definitely Morocco’s most cosmopolitan city although some argue that it doesn’t actually have a typically Moroccan feel! Tourism numbers in Tangier are strong mainly because of its proximity to the European mainland and there is massive demand for accommodation to let out which an investor could cash in on.

maxitout

I totally agree Bossman, Tangiers is in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Some of you may have got a glimpse of this magnificent city in the latest ‘Bourne’ trilogy.

It is extremely popular to tourists and Morocco’s holidaymakers. At the crossroads of civilisation, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean, Tangier offers numerous superb beaches and lush green scenery.

From the "Place de la Kasbah", the highest point in the medina, you can visit the sultan's palace where every aspect of Moroccan art can be seen in the rooms round the courtyard. You can also stroll down the alleyways of the medina to the terrace overlooking the straits of Gibraltar.

Close by, various excursions can be made including Cape Spartel, the extreme north-western point of Africa, near the famous Caves of Hercules and Cape Malabata.

Its strategic position makes it a crossroads of civilisations: Tangier, gateway to the African continent, looks across at Europe from the shores of Atlantic and Mediterranean alike. Tangier is also Morocco’s most cosmopolitan town. The expatriate European population was around 64,000 in Tangier in 2006 and no less than 12 nations have occupied the city since the fifth century. The street signs are actually in three languages.

As do most of the Kingdoms towns, Tangier, known as the White City, possesses its Medina, the old Arab town containing a pair of picturesque markets: the Grand Socco and the Petit Socco (the Spanish word for "Souk").

There is also free trade zone at the port and airport of Tangier, and merchandise entering these zones is exempt from customs, fiscal and exchange control.

KDL

Watch out indeed. Those buying old properties in the old medina of Tangier should proceed with caution. Bribes have been extorted from foreign property owners who have subsequently been prosecuted for code violations. Transparency in building codes and property owner rights- especially those of foreigners- is generally rated 'poor'.

allnewmorocco

I like the Asiliah-Tangier-Tetouan triangle and wrote an article two years ago about the prospects let me know if you want any info/help