FT Special Report | Doing Business in Isle of Man

ISLE OF MAN Doing Business in FINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Tuesday May 17 2011 So lovely to come home to Businessman Eddie Davies gives an insight...

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ISLE OF MAN Doing Business in FINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Tuesday May 17 2011 So lovely to come home to Businessman Eddie Davies gives an insight into what makes life on the island so good Page 2 www. ft. com/isle­of­man­2011 | twitter. com/ftreports A lack of grand homes keeps millionaires away Take the little... Más

ISLE OF MAN Doing Business in FINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Tuesday May 17 2011 So lovely to come home to Businessman Eddie Davies gives an insight into what makes life on the island so good Page 2 www. ft. com/isle­of­man­2011 | twitter. com/ftreports A lack of grand homes keeps millionaires away Take the little mountain railway up Snaefell – the Isle of Man’s highest peak at 620m above sea level – and on a clear day you have a sweeping view from the hills of Ulster and Scotland to the Lake District of England with little but sea and grass between. The island may be small but it is not crowded. Just 2 per cent of its land mass is developed, mostly around the coast. “It is one of the least densely populated countries in Europe,” says Seamus Nugent, chief executive of Dandara, one of the island’s biggest construction companies, which boasts 400 employees. But Mr Nugent says strict planning controls and lengthy delays – all developments Menos

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