Vevey, Very Nice -- And with a Lot Less Tax to Pay ; the Uk's Looming 50 Per Cent Top Tax Rate Is One Excuse for a Move to Lake Geneva. Relaxed Lakeside Living Is Another, Says Cathy Hawker

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STAND high above Lake Geneva on a clear day and it won't be the tax advantages that make you want to move there. Yes, Switzerland has some impressive fiscal attractions -- and prepare to read more about them before Britain's new 50 per cent tax rate is introduced next April -- but the lifestyle has its own appeal.

This is a clean, relaxed and safe country, well connected with Europe and with views to die for at every turn. The villages above the lake on the sunny north shore look over Geneva and up to the jagged Dents du Midi Alpine peaks. Opposite, a 25- minute boat trip away, is the French town of Evian, perfect for a long, lazy lunch and laid out in front is glistening Lake Geneva, a summer watersports playground.

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Vevey, Very Nice -- And with a Lot Less Tax to Pay ; the Uk's Looming 50 Per Cent Top Tax Rate Is One Excuse for a Move to Lake Geneva. Relaxed Lakeside Living Is Another, Says Cathy Hawker

LAKESIDE LUXURY Add in the financial advantages and it's no surprise that some of the world's wealthiest people head here. "There is strong demand from Russian and British buyers for top-end homes along the banks of the lake," says Serg...

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