Overseas Property

Thailand relocates to the Middle East

Jasmine Garden is the first fully licensed residential development to be announced on 'The World' in Dubai. Located on the island of ‘Thailand’, Jasmine Garden is a Thai-themed resort centred around a Spa with a total build budget of 110 million USD.

Berlin property boost

Berlin is hotly tipped to be one of the main investment markets over the next decade. Having come to terms with reunification it is now seeing increased high levels of investment from private equity firms. Additionally government initiatives are helping to provide better financial packages to help as many as potentially half the population step on to the property ladder. Germany and in particularly the powerhouse of Berlin look set for a prosperous future.

Discover the untouched delights of the Romanian Black Sea Coast

Want to know a secret? Romania, and in particular its Black Sea Coast, is the place to be this year– property investment wise. In a study carried out by Price Waterhouse Coopers and Channel 4 in 2006 Romania ranked the top property investment country in Europe for the next ten years, with a staggering 414% return on investment. That works out to a remarkable 17.8% annually.

Let’s talk Turkey – 5 reasons to invest in property

Over 13,000 Britons have already been sold on the delights of owning a second property in Turkey.

London retains crown as global property costs capital

For the seventh consecutive year, London’s West End has retained its position as the world’s most expensive office location. London (City) was ranked number four.

Holiday home fever

Following a successful year, holidaylettings.co.uk recently conducted a survey of its 6,000 holiday homeowners. The results show that over half (57%) of homeowners have owned their primary holiday property for less than two years.

Cape Verde’s foremost luxury resort developer hands over first townhouses

Cape Verde’s largest luxury resort development, Sambala, becomes the first developer to complete the Phase One of properties. Sambala continues to lead the way on Cape Verde’s most beautiful island, Santiago.

Skiers flock to Bulgaria as snowfall fails in Alpine resorts

Thousands of skiers and snowboarders are changing their holiday plans and visiting the resorts of Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo in Bulgaria this season due to poor snowfall in the traditional Alpine resorts.

Barcelona most expensive place to purchase property in Spain

Barcelona has reclaimed its position as the most expensive place to buy property in Spain with an average price of €608,000, a massive 148% above the national average, according to data from Spanish property portal Kyero.com.

Low cost airlines lead to premium house prices abroad

There is a price and rental premium for properties located near airports served by low cost airlines according to the results of a landmark survey carried out by Savills Research with Holiday-Rentals.co.uk. This was one of the key findings of the survey which questioned over 12,000 owners of overseas property who use Holiday-Rentals.co.uk to advertise their properties.