Overseas Property
7 out of 10 foreign home owners spend Christmas abroad
The Queen’s speech, turkey with all the trimmings and the Wizard of Oz hold little appeal for many Brits who own homes abroad, with the overwhelming majority shunning Christmas in the UK in favour of their offshore retreat.
Live the dream in Queenstown
Those looking to ‘live the dream’ in Queenstown will get the chance to see five-star living at its finest when Millbrook Resort launches its stunning new show home this month.
Safe Purchase Spain gives confidence to buyers
“Safe Purchase Spain” is the biggest thing to happen to Spain for years” says Des Rowson, Committee member of NAEA International including FOPDAC, Chairman of NAEA Essex and Senior Partner of DLR Properties Overseas, specialists in the sale of homes in Spain.
New ski property website launched
Leggett Immobilier, the French estate agents, has announced the launch of a new ski property website, skifrenchproperty.com.
MGM announces new ski property development
Leading French Alpine developer MGM, which has played a key role in the improvement of facilities and accommodation in Tignes since it arrived there in 1999, celebrates its tenth year in the ski resort with news of plans for another new residential property development.
Developer solves Turkish mortgage issue
With mortgages for foreigners buying in Turkey still both rare and awkward, the British developers of Horizon Sky, Bodrum, have taken matters into their own hands.
How Turkey’s favourite development is defying the downturn
With 400 of the 600 units sold, and 100 already completed and occupied, Turkey’s Horizon Sky set on the coveted Bodrum peninsula is doing more than surviving a global recession - it’s positively flourishing. So what’s the secret?
Expats driven back to UK by strong Euro
Research from reallymoving.com, the UK's leading provider of instant online quotes for home-movers, reveals that UK expats are returning home in their droves as the weak pound has sent the cost of living in the Eurozone soaring.
Holiday home rentals: Cape Town scores while Dubai suffers
Holiday home rentals will continue to grow in popularity in the coming year, according to HomeAway UK. In its “HomeAway Holiday-Rentals Marketplace Report”, released today, the company reveals that 89 percent of travellers surveyed plan to stay in a rental in 2010, a significant increase from the 62 percent who said they had stayed, or plan on staying in a rental in 2009.
Philippines benefits from Chinese tourism boom
A Chinese tourist boom has boosted Philippines foreign visitor arrivals by six per cent in the first half of this year, with the island of Cebu being the most popular, according to the country's Department of Tourism.
Distressed commercial properties increase
Over eighty percent of countries surveyed saw a rise in distressed sales in the commercial property market, says latest RICS research.
Spanish property market ultra price sensitive
Whilst indeed the press reports are correct, the Spanish property market has started to whirr back into motion, it remains highly price sensitive. Basically only if the price is right will the property sell.
Buying property in Turkey
Turkey straddles South East Europe and South West Asia and is bordered by the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia and countries in the Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Azerbaijan).
Top European countries for property investors
If you’re looking to diversify, broaden or even begin your property portfolio consider Europe for your next investment destination.
British home owners in Spain set to reclaim thousands
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in a landmark legal case that the Spanish government has illegally overcharged non Spanish residents Capital Gains Tax (CGT) by 133% from 1997 up until December 2006. The ruling now paves the way for a possible £283 million refund from the Spanish government to UK citizens alone.