A leading Dubai property lawyer has warned people to beware of a new rent scam which has already cost several prospective tenants thousands of dirhams.  Ludmila Yamalova, a specialist overseas property lawyer, has issued advice to people looking to rent a property in Dubai to help them avoid this type of fraud. Property scam cost victims thousands Dubai newspaper 7Days reports that the Dubai...

Search & Buying Advisors: What Do They Do?When you are searching for a house you’re hunting for more than just bricks and mortar. Search and Buying Advisors, sometimes called Home Search Consultants seek out the most suitable property for the buyer at the lowest possible price. They are house hunting specialists that will scour the market on your behalf, tracking you down the perfect...

While much of the world’s most expensive property is in cities such as New York, Tokyo and London, there are also pockets of extremely high value luxury homes elsewhere in the world.  Now, new research has found that France boasts the highest concentration of non-urban property hotspots on the planet. Luxury property in the south of France the most expensive in the world The Knight Frank...

The political crisis surrounding the US debt problems is causing volatility in exchange rates and providing buyers of overseas property short-lived spikes in which to buy their currency.   This week we have had the vote on measures to limit government spending, proposed by Republican Senators, delayed by their own rebels, as well as President Obama threatening to veto the plans as the Democrats seek...

  The North Shore News has recently brought global property investors’ attention to a $40 million (£25.8 million) Vancouver property – officially the most expensive residential property listing in Canada. However, there may be one snag if you’re planning to snap up the luxury property: it hasn’t actually been built yet. Luxury estate the...

Homesgofast.com the international real estate portal clarifies for its UK based Indian property buyers the income tax situation when purchasing  Property in India Non resident Indians (NRIs) – Indian citizens resident outside India – can buy as many residential or commercial properties in India as they like.  However, if you are considering buying a property in India there...

A leading Thai developer and hotel company have joined forces to announce the construction of a brand new luxury development offering superb new property in Thailand.  Developers the Tulip Group have teamed up with Centara Hotels – the largest hotel chain in Thailand - to launch the Centara Avenue Residence and Suites in an upcoming area of Pattaya. Strong brand to attract buyers to Pattaya...

While the sales of property in Spain might be continuing to fall, sales of luxury homes in the country are buoyant.  Buyers from Britain and across Europe are snapping up luxury overseas property – often for €1 million or more – with the quality of the Spanish property that is available attracting wealthy buyers. Luxury homes in Spain selling well The Manchester...

  A leading estate agency has reported that the prices of winter and ski property in Bulgaria are continuing to fall.  With demand for fully furnished property in Bulgaria’s three largest winter resorts remaining low, prices have fallen by a fifth over the last quarter with not even ‘extremely low’ prices tempting foreign buyers. Weak demand for winter...

New measures are to be introduced in Singapore next month to protect property buyers from rogue overseas property lawyers.  Two high profile cases in 2006 and 2007 resulted in fraud of around S$17 million (£8.65 million) and the new laws are designed to protect property buyers from unscrupulous overseas solicitors. New law aims to protect buyers when choosing overseas property...