Overseas Property
A-list celebrity spotting in Cannes or village life in Provence
Two exciting new and contrasting South of France property opportunities are now being offered by A Place in France.
Success in Annecy prompts MGM to build another
The completion of a new development of contemporary apartments in the historic and picturesque lakeside town of Annecy – in the foothills of the Alps in the Haute-Savoie region of France – has prompted developer MGM to start work on a similar scheme nearby.
Strong interest in overseas property
Results show that 70% of visitors to primelocation.com/international are actively looking to buy an overseas property, despite the current economic uncertainty.
Revival of Costa de La Luz property market
With average property prices down by 20% on the western Costa de la Luz and the pound making an 18% recovery from the start of the year, leading local agent Titan Properties is reporting a marked revival in interest from serious property buyers keen to take advantage of the 38% discount ‘wake-up call’.
Top 10 reasons to buy on Boa Vista
Boa Vista is one of ten islands that make up the archipelago of Cape Verde which lies 500 miles off the west coast of Africa. Dubbed ‘the sand dune isle’ and boasting 34 miles (55 km) of powder white sandy beaches, this largely undiscovered paradise offers barefoot simplicity not seen this close to the UK for decades.
Gibraltar stands rock-steady
A territory in Europe where the economy is growing at 6%, there’s record employment and public debt at just 7.5% of GDP. Sounds like a work of fiction but this is exactly what the Chief Minister of Gibraltar just announced in his Budget speech. The prospects for this economy are both sound and stable.
Fall in love with La Dolce Vita
With the cost of a UK wedding spiralling to an average of £20,000 and with increasing numbers tightening their belts at this difficult time, it is not surprising that growing numbers are looking towards foreign shores when planning their nuptials.
Energy sustainable holiday home development
Buildings are deemed responsible for more than half the total energy consumption in developed countries and for the production of over half the gases believed to be the cause of climate change.
Property sales and prices hold up in the French Alps
While UK house prices continued to drop in a near static market at the start of this year, the London office of leading French Alpine developer The MGM Group saw sales holding up. Although slightly down on last year’s figures, the group has surpassed its sales target for the five-month winter season.
New Alpine homes scheduled for completion this year
Almost half of the 27 apartments in a brand new residence de tourisme at Chantemerle 1350 – one of the six villages which make up the Serre Chevalier ski resort in the Southern Alps region of France – have been sold ahead of its opening in December this year.
More to Malta property investment
A traditional favourite with British holidaymakers, the small island of Malta is hoping to attract the luxury property investor. Once home to mass-market developments, Malta has learnt from its mistakes in the past and is now concentrating on high-end developments.
Property investment gets flexible
If the idea of owning a luxury asset to use occasionally appeals or if your budget does not stretch the whole way, fractional ownership may be for you. For a fraction of the price of the whole, you can own part of the asset.
Just a year’s supply left of new properties on the Costa del Sol?
According to the Malaga Provincial Association of Builders and Developers, the Costa del Sol has a stockpile of just one year’s supply of new properties.
Ocean Village homes set to alleviate Gibraltar’s housing shortage
Amidst a global recession where property prices are crashing apace – most notably across the border in Spain – Gibraltar finds itself facing a quite different problem. On the Rock there is job creation, rather than job loss, across all sectors of business and as the beaches and hotels fill up for summer, so too does the accommodation.
Can ‘green’ construction survive a recession?
Green construction doesn’t come cheap. King Sturge’s ‘European Property Sustainability Matters’ report published in February of this year estimates that creating a zero-carbon home could increase build costs by 25 to 42%.