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The ultimate lifestyle choice among Cyprus coastline

The ultimate lifestyle choice among Cyprus coastline

An elegant village complex has just been released in the South east coast of Cyprus by ELIAN Developers. Eleni Gardens is a superb development of 47 self-contained, detached villas located in Ayia Triada only 10 minutes walk away from the quiet local beach.

A hidden gem on the ‘Island Of Knights’

A hidden gem on the ‘Island Of Knights’

Pano Lahania is quite simply a ‘one-off’ development on the Greek Island of Rhodes. It has been designed and is being built in the traditional Greek style, with dense walls, beamed ceilings, arches and painted in the familiar colours that symbolise the Greek’s ‘joie de vive’.

Blue Flag Awards

Blue Flag Awards

The International Blue Flag organisation has announced its Blue Flag awards for 2007 presenting the renowned accolade across 31 countries for 2628 beaches and 629 marinas.

International Property Agents is First for Customer First!

An interesting twist in the on-going ‘customer service in the overseas property industry’ debate – real estate agent and developer International Property Agents has been awarded the coveted Customer First Standard, and is the first property company to achieve it.

Spain still number one destination for Brits buying abroad

Despite recent reports of a potential Spanish property market crash and figures marking an overall slow down in some areas of the country particularly the Costas, the latest HiFX Monthly Global Property Hotspots Report shows that Spain still remains the top destination for Brits buying overseas property with 27% of all enquiries relating to Brits buying in Spain.

Marbella property market - The top end wears Teflon

Marbella property market - The top end wears Teflon

When scandals of drug abuse broke in 2005, not to mention a turbulent relationship with shambolic rocker Pete Doherty, many feared that Kate Moss’s lucrative supermodel career would go into freefall.

More than a little piece of heaven

More than a little piece of heaven

A round of golf and a trip to the spa – it’s been quite an exhausting day! There can only be one way to ‘re-cooperate’ - a few friends round, watching the sun go down on another ‘balmy’ day in Cyprus.

EU steps up protection for holiday makers against timeshare rogues

Consumers across the EU will benefit from tougher holiday protection - when they buy and resell timeshare holidays, timeshare-like holidays on cruise boats, canal boats or caravans and popular "discount holiday clubs" - under new rules proposed by the European Commission today.

Sofia – Big business for Bulgaria

Sofia – Big business for Bulgaria

More and more international companies are moving to Bulgaria to set up regional headquarters and most of them are heading for the capital, Sofia. The influx of foreign businesses originally started after the fall of communism in Bulgaria in 1989, when major international companies not already present in the country saw an opportunity and moved in.

Spanish authorities get to grips with rogue mortgage brokers

Spanish authorities get to grips with rogue mortgage brokers

Last week the offices of a mortgage broker based on Spain’s Costa Blanca were raided by the authorities and the proprietor arrested on grounds of providing false documentation to banks.

Spanish property prices unchanged

Spanish property prices unchanged

The Spanish national average property price remains the same 1 month on from the Spanish stock market slump at €250,000 (£169,463), according to the Kyero.com Spanish House Price Index.

Just a few minutes from the beach

Find out where your dream Spanish home really is with Kyero.com’s new mapping feature.

Times Media & Holiday-Rentals.co.uk launch new holiday rentals service

Times Media, the publisher of The Times, The Sunday Times and Times Online, have announced a partnership with UK holiday home rentals website, Holiday-Rentals.co.uk.

Warsaw’s long term property price prospects

Warsaw’s long term property price prospects

Warsaw has been one of the world’s premier places to invest for several years now. During 2003, property prices in Poland actually fell, which provided a head start for investors.

Overseas Real Estate Agents – You get what you don’t pay for

Overseas Real Estate Agents – You get what you don’t pay for

Many criticisms have been levied at overseas real estate agents over the years, some deserved and some less so, but one unfair accusation is that they ‘charge too much’. They don’t – their advice comes for free.