A report by The Observer uncovered a property development in Marbella Spain still being offered for sale despite the fact that it was dues for demolition. The luxury beachfront Spanish properties have not been granted retrospective planning permission licences after a review by the local major.. The new major Angeles Muñoz promised to end years of corruption involving former Marbella council...
Sterling has fallen nearly 3% this month against the Euro, and market positioning data shows speculators making big bets on a further fall. Yesterday’s inflation data was one in a long line of sterling-negative data releases, amid fears that the Bank of England will next month continue to increase the “quantitative easing” asset-buying programme. Each time it has done this in the past, the Pound...
A new bespoke service is proving popular for buyers seeking an overseas property in Portugal along its Silver Coast. The service which includes creating your own house design with an architect and selecting land plots that are sourced for you takes the pain out of building your own home in Portugal and proving a firm hit with UK buyers. Portugal has been a consistently popular place to buy a...
UK based Turkish property buyers will welcome news that one of the UK’s most established Turkish property agents Spot Blue will be providing due diligence reports on all Turkish property developers that it promotes. The company is believed to be one of the first to undertake this sort of commitment for its clients Director of the company Julian Walker said: "Many people in the UK wouldn't...
The second A Place in the Sun Live event of the year took place at Birmingham’s NEC this weekend and once again delivered a strong consumer audience. The three day event, from 2nd-4th October, saw one of the show’s highest ever ratio of visitors to exhibitors and confirmed the cautious optimism being felt across the industry. Alisdair Macdonald of exhibitor Polar GM said: “This has been the most...
The British Police authority The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACRO) Criminal Records Office exhibited at the overseas property show “A Place in The Sun Live”. The show which was attended by thousands of people considering buying a home overseas took place at Birmingham NEC from 2nd to 4th October 09 . The unusual Police presence was aimed at providing essential information to people...
The first important Russian overseas real estate show for the autumn season took place in central Moscow, Friday and Saturday last week. With the number of visitors on par to previous events, 6,061 unique visitors over 2 days, the organisers were able to, once again produce an excellent opportunity for International real estate developers and agents to meet the growing number of potential Russian...
The second A Place in the Sun Live event of the year took place at Birmingham’s NEC this weekend and once again delivered a strong consumer audience. The three day event, from 2nd-4th October, saw one of the show’s highest ever ratio of visitors to exhibitors and confirmed the cautious optimism being felt across the industry.Alisdair Macdonald of exhibitor Polar GM said: “This has been the most...
2nd October 2009 LONDON- Today sees the doors opening to the UK’s largest overseas property event “A Place in the Sun Live” it is billed as the UK’s only dedicated consumer overseas property exhibition, and is taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from 2nd – 4th October 2009. At the same time APITS Ltd who are behind the events announced that London’s Earls Court will be the next venue for...
1st Oct 2009- The position for those seeking to buy or sell property in Northern Cyprus is becoming even more complicated with a top European human rights court ruling against Turkey in cases concerning Greek Cypriot nationals and loss of their properties in northern Cyprus. At the same time The International Crisis Group (ICG) urged Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat and President Demetris...