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Live the easy life on an Abaco island in the BahamasYou can rent or buy your own piece of paradise in new luxury resorts on a peaceful island in the Bahamas, discovers Cathy HawkerTime to relax: a sailing and fly-fishing centre in Hope Town, on Great Abaco in the BahamasSchooner BayFrom £65,000: Abaco Club on Great Abaco for a one-bedroom apartment for 10 weeks a year£315,800: for a furnished three-bedroom cottage in a gated community at Abaco Ocean Club HG Christie Real Estate

Resort living

Bakers BayThe Abaco Club

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Stamp dutyAnnual service charge costsAfter holidaying in the Bahamas for years, Lucinda Young has invested in a land plot at Schooner Bay

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