Overseas Property
Luxury hotel group launch new apart-hotel development in Miami
Despite concern about the US housing market and more recently the sub prime mortgage sector, investor confidence in the Floridian market has risen with the news that the prestigious Regent Hotel Group
DTZ acquires Fastighetsplanering AB in Sweden
DTZ Holdings plc, a leading global property adviser, has acquired Fastighetsplanering AB, a privately owned commercial real estate adviser based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Wealth Tax shake up benefits property owners in France
New tax reforms just introduced by Nicolas Sarkozy shake up the way the controversial Wealth Tax in France is calculated, immediately benefiting many French and British property owners.
Cost of dying plummets in France with new IHT reforms
Going headlong against the Napoleonic Code and some of the principles of the Revolution of 1789, Nicolas Sarkozy today instituted changes to the Inheritance Tax threshold, as part of the new ‘Work, Employment and Buying Power’ W.E.B. legislation.
St Lucia offers sustainable growth
238 square miles of lush island tagged ‘simply beautiful’ by its Tourist Board, St. Lucia nestled in the Caribbean, may have previously been overshadowed by the popular island of Barbados, but it is now the hot, hot, hot subject on property investors’ lips.
New tax reforms set to shake up French housing market
New tax reforms just introduced by Nicolas Sarkozy in France are set to shake up the French housing market for the benefit of both French and British buyers.
Sozopol - Sun, sea, and the best of Bulgarian art & culture
Bulgaria’s beautiful Black Sea coastal town of Sozopol is becoming internationally acclaimed for the annual Apollina Festival of Arts which it is hosting this year between the 31st of August and the 9th of September.
Buying in Bulgaria: A complete property buyer's guide to Bulgaria
Fully updated and expanded for summer 2007, the second edition of this best-selling Bulgarian property guide will help you find and buy your holiday apartment, investment property or rural retirement home in Bulgaria.
Exotic luxury and sound investment
Rarely does exotic luxury and sound investment go hand in hand but the Banyan Curve Water Chalets offer both of these, without sacrificing the other.
Albania: The last property secret
Enjoying the same dramatic coastline as Montenegro and Croatia, and languishing less than sixty miles from the Italian coast, Albania has previously been overlooked by the investor spotlight in favour of its headline grabbing neighbours.
Unseasonal boom in Brits buying abroad
The record breaking downpours which made June and July the wettest since records began has led to a rush of people looking to acquire a place in the sun.
Luxury property at an affordable price
The Caribbean has long been the playground of the rich and famous. Property here has traditionally been reserved for the select few but as this eclectic collection of islands becomes increasingly popular with tour operators and investors alike, pockets of properties are becoming available that offer the same lifestyle at a fraction of the cost.
Do facilities and beautiful grounds matter more than the property?
“People buy in Spain mostly because of the weather”, says Craig Stocks of Eden Villas, “which is why the outdoor facilities within a complex or their own private grounds is so important.
Brits keen to buy property abroad doubles
The number of Brits keen to buy property abroad has doubled in the last year, as Britain suffers one of the wettest, dullest summers ever, according to Barclays Buying Abroad.
Piraeus launches interest only mortgage on Bulgarian property
Piraeus Bank London, the UK branch of one of Greece’s leading financial institutions, Piraeus Bank, has launched an interest only euro mortgage product on Bulgarian property exclusive to the UK and Bulgaria.