The Iberian Peninsula has 2,059 miles (3,313 kilometres) of the coast, more than half of which has a fabulous climate for at least eight or nine months of the year. However, most holiday visits to the coast are made at the peak of the summer in July, August and September, when Spanish and Portuguese tourists vie with visitors from overseas for accommodation. According to the available statistics,...
Overseas property
Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, no Brexit, our news channels are bombarded daily with apocalyptic predictions for what to expect in the aftermath of however Brexit takes place next year. There’s no doubt that, however it happens, Brexit will have far-reaching consequences not only in the UK and EU but also worldwide. One sector that is already feeling the financial impact is the overseas property market...
Many people do not know the difference between a condominium and an apartment. A condo is a private residence in a building, which has many units, but each person owns his residence. Though condos are part of a building some of them are detached from the main unit. What is common with all condos are the areas they share. They include gyms, rec rooms, and garages. However, you have to pay in order to use...
House prices vary from country to country, so if you’ve been searching for a new place to call home then perhaps it’s worth making sure that you couldn’t get more for your money abroad. We’ve identified the countries with the cheapest and the most expensive house prices, so you can broaden your horizons. Or you might find it’s more cost effective to stay closer to home with...
Fancy a new life living on a tropical paradise island in the Pacific surrounded by palm-shaded beaches, wreck-filled dives and ancient ruins, if so this could be the news that you have been waiting for! The first “world-first island giveaway”, owner Doug and Sally Beitz say they are offering “the ultimate slice of paradise” to the lucky winner in a draw to be held on July 26th...
Property in Costa Rica appears to be of interest to overseas buyers from the UK. According to RigthMove Overseas, property searches interested in real estate overseas have been looking up Costa Rica in the last few months. According to the company’s overseas search report for April 2016, Costa Rica is among the Top Ten Trending Searches. Specifically, Costa Rica is at number six. It is...
Spain’s property market is set to top this year’s table as it remarkably attracts more overseas investors (International Monetary Fund) UK and Sweden’s housing markets is revealed as being overvalued while Spanish property is undervalued by 26% (Organisation for Economic Development) Swedish buyers in Spain have increased by 220% in comparison to last year (Taylor Wimpey...
Enquiries for Spanish property have reached a record hig, according to one portal. Kyero.com says that it has just had its busiest ever quarter in the three months to June 2015, thanks to the wide number of affordable properties on the market. Indeed, the recent Greek financial crisis has contributing to a weakening of the euro, which has boosted the spending power of overseas investors in...
US buyers are stepping up their property buying activity overseas on the back of an increasingly strong dollar. Demand for property in the Cayman Islands has doubled, according to a report by chartered surveyors and consultants Charterland. The number of buyers registered in the USA with the islands' land registry surged from 5.61 per cent to 10.04 per cent in 2014, while Canada saw a...
Some addresses matter. There are streets in exclusive corners of the globe that, in themselves, are A-list names. These typically feature stunning homes – the type found on FT Property Listings – that benefit from being in the right place at the right time to earn a star status. Here’s our guide to where some of these streets are – and why they have such top-drawer...