Overseas Property
Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty co-sponsors Poppy Ball
As the Royal British Legion prepares for its 90th anniversary in November, Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty is honoured to offer its sponsorship to the annual Poppy Ball which takes place in the City of London on anniversary eve.
easyJet ups flight frequency to Gibraltar
This week low-cost airline easyJet strengthened its commitment to Gibraltar by adding four extra weekly flights to its London Gatwick service. Scheduled to begin next summer, the airline will now operate 11 flights a week to this London airport.
Impromptu address for Gibraltar at World Trade Center event in Sao Paulo
Billed as “the most member-driven General Assembly event” in the Association’s history, Gibraltar delegate, Brian Stevendale, recently joined 260 more representatives from 100 World Trade Centers across the globe at the annual General Assembly held in Sao Paolo, Brazil from 9 to 12 October 2011.
Price gap widens between Mallorca’s sea view and inland property
Exclusive estate agent Mallorca Sotheby’s International Realty has noted a widening price gap between first line sea view homes and the countryside equivalent. With requests for Mediterranean-front property outweighing inland by a huge ratio of five to one, premium prices are commanded and paid.
Anglo Pacific kept busy at TNT Travel Show in London
This weekend saw the staging of the fourth TNT Sun & Snow Travel Show with well over 4,000 intrepid travellers pouring through the doors of London’s QEII Conference Centre at the heart of Westminster.
Eolic energy development saturates Brazilian rental market
The traditional northeast Brazilian fishing village of São Miguel do Gostoso has become an overnight tourist sensation thanks to year-round sunshine and kitesurf-friendly winds.
The ultimate Brazilian land investment opportunity
Landcorp International is currently introducing UK investors to an excellent pre-development land investment opportunity at Ecoland Brasil. One of the first developments at Ecocity Brasil, it is a 20,000 acre site which is expected to become the largest eco-friendly residential tourist resort in the country.
Removal bookings for Anglo Pacific boosted by Christchurch earthquake rebuild
Anglo Pacific International Plc, the UK's largest independent international removals company, has reported that removal bookings for New Zealand in 2011 are 26% up on 2010.
UK's twenty-somethings seek better working life abroad
A third (33 per cent) of young people (18-34 year olds) have considered leaving the UK to improve their career prospects, according to research from Post Office International Payments.
Best of British shipbuilding graces Gibraltar’s Ocean Village Marina
When 78-metre Samar was commissioned, she was the largest yacht to be built in the UK since Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia was launched back in 1953.
New French Alpine ski properties selling fast
Just five months after announcing plans to build new ski properties for sale in the centre of the French Alpine resort of La Rosière, leading developer MGM reports that more than a quarter of the 38 properties already have been sold off-plan.
Buyers guide to the Costa del Sol
Quite simply Spain has something for everyone and is the chosen second property or holiday home location for most of Northern Europe including UK citizens as well as buyers from Scandinavia, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Russia who are attracted to the Iberian nation for its year-round sunshine, easy to reach location, stunning scenery, brilliant golf courses, excellent transport and relaxed lifestyle.
Spain’s Murcia has all ingredients for rapid property recovery
Specialist Murcia estate agent, Mercers, has just experienced its best summer sales period for five years. With buyers coming from Norway, Sweden, Spain, France, Ireland, the UK and beyond, Murcia is attracting a diverse international audience who are lured by four key factors – the Paramount-branded Theme Park, golf, improved accessibility and, above all, price.
Antisocial behaviour gets the boot at Gibraltar’s Ocean Village
In a mutual commitment to keep Ocean Village a safe and pleasant environment, key resort licensees have gathered together to launch ‘Pubwatch’. At its simplest, the scheme allows for strong links between the premises to help combat minority bad behaviour for the benefit of all.
Expat entrepreneurs sowing the seeds of success abroad
Seven in ten (70%) expat entrepreneurs believe they have achieved more by starting up a business abroad, according to the fourth annual NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB) Quality of Life Index.