Overseas Property

New homes planned in Annecy ideal for Brits working in Geneva

Plans to build state-of-the-art new homes in a French Alpine location which has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years have been announced by the region’s leading developer, MGM French Properties.

Brazil’s Sibauma set to rival neighbouring Pipa for upmarket tourism

Ever since it was discovered by surfers back in the 1970s, Brazil’s Pipa has been a tourism success story.

Marbella confirmed as Europe’s second ‘greenest’ city

The European Environment Agency has released a detailed study into those European cities at high risk of urban flooding. Marbella sits second bottom of a table of 578 cities with only 22.51% of its area ‘sealed’ by buildings, concrete or tarmac – only Sweden’s Norrkoping is ‘greener’ at 21.6%.

Brazil celebrates 10th anniversary as a BRIC nation

It is an exciting time to invest in Brazil. With 2013 marking the 10th anniversary of Jim O'Neill of Goldman Sachs classifying the country as one of the BRIC nations (along with Russia, India and China), Brazil's progress over the last decade is under scrutiny.

Atalaya Fairways plugs stock gap for contemporary Marbella property

With Scandinavians, Dutch, Russians, Chinese and now millionaires from Latin America suddenly “hot” on the value offered by property in Marbella, the race is on to find top quality luxury stock.

Rise in number of EU Nationals calling the Balearics “home”

Some 2.3 million ‘foreign’ EU nationals are now officially registered in Spain, around 5% of the total population.

Rare chance to buy a new chalet in French Alpine property hotspot

Just on the market in what is said to be one of the property hotspots of the French Alps is a brand new luxurious new five-bedroom, five-bathroom detached chalet.

Serious property investors make serious money in Spanish recession

Played the right way, there is gold in the Spanish property market with the occasional deal arising that could return 20% inside three months. But agent Spanish Hot Properties advises that finance must be in place so you can strike while the iron’s hot.

Bank on Belize for a great investment

Independent real estate investment consultant, Crystal Investment and Real Estate has 49 plots of land for sale at The Palms at Corozal in Belize.

The hidden expense of owning overseas property?

Mounting pressure on UK high street banks to be more transparent about the costs of add-on products, fuelled by the mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance, could lead to an overhaul of banks’ fee structures and the introduction of charges just for holding an account with them – an unwelcome concept, but one that people experience every day when they move or buy property abroad.