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....
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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 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
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