The International Monetary fund figures show that Spain may now be at the end of house price reductions. The Spanish property market has always been of significant importance to overseas buyers where Spain remains an attractive option for retirement and relocation.  The International Monetary Fund statistics could mean that the downward spiral of house prices in Spain coming to an end. The IMF January...

Regional cities have been highlighted as the best UK property hotspots for investment in 2015. Property investment company Property Frontiers predicts another booming year of buy-to-let following the success of 2014. Indeed, according to a survey from The Property Hub, an impressive 85 per cent of UK property investors are planning to expand their property portfolios in the next five years. "The...

The UK housing shortage may get worse in 2015, estate agents warn. The country's lack of supply to meet demand has become the biggest obstacle facing the UK property market, driving up house prices and leaving many turning to the private rented sector for long-term accommodation. Indeed, homeownership in Britain is now forecast to fall below France, where renting is the norm, with 64.6 per cent of Brits...

Sales of US property are expected to pick up in 2015, as low mortgage rates help to combat the mis-perception that expensive deposits are required. Pending sales improved in November 2014, according to the National Association of Realtors, with the index ending up 0.8 per cent. Sales are now 4.1 per cent higher than November 2013 - the third month of year-on-year rises in a row and the highest...

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House prices in the UK will see slow but steady growth in 2015, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors predicts. The latest RICS report forecasts an average increase of three per cent over the course of next year. The figure is a marked contrast to the growth recorded in 2014, as the market slows down ahead of the 2015 election and a long-awaited rise in interest rates.  In the short-term,...

The UK government has announced a new scheme for the new year, which will offer a 20 per cent discount on new homes to first-time buyers. The Starter Home scheme will offer new homes with a 20% discount to 100,000 first-time buyers, as part of a major push to help people onto the housing ladder. The proposed scheme enters a consultation period from today and arrives after multiple measures taken to...

Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low mortgage rates making it more affordable than ever. The biggest boost to buyers’ budgets, however, has been the steadily increasing value of the pound against the euro, which is effectively shedding tens of thousands of pounds off property prices in the...

Foreign buyers are going back to Spain in growing numbers, as the market's recovery spreads across all sectors. Spain is now the most popular country in the world for foreign buyers, according to TheMoveChannel.com, with the destination accouting for 1 in 10 of all enquiries on the portal in November 2014. The resurgent demand is fuelled by conditions improve across the board. Indeed, mortgage...