After several years where Bulgaria’s property market has struggled, a leading Russian news service believes that the current situation in the country offers a great opportunity to buy a home.  Newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta says that now is a great time to buy a holiday property in Bulgaria thanks to low prices and a great choice of homes. We look at the recovering Bulgarian property market...

New research from a leading property website has found that Thailand remains the most popular target in Asia for overseas property buyers and investors.  And, the country saw a sharp increase in interest levels during July 2012. Property in Thailand has been increasingly popular with overseas buyers since 2010, as we see below. Thailand the most popular country in Asia with property...

While lots of people tend to do their home improvements just before they sell their house to keep the property’s value high, there’s no rule that says you can only do DIY when you’re about to move. So stop house hunting and start planning how to spend another night in your soon-to-be-improved home as Home Improvements Go Fast turns its attention to the most...

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It’s all very well buying a new home and moving your things in, but sometimes a property needs a bi of sprucing up. Maybe you want to change the outside. Perhaps you have ideas for inside. Whatever your DIY dream, we’ll be covering it in the next few days in our new column: Home Improvements Go Fast. Windows of opportunity People spend so long looking at what they can do...

The British weather has been pretty dismal this summer.  Flash flooding, storms and grey skies made it one of the wettest Julys on record.  So, it is little wonder that more and more people are seeking a foreign refuge that offers reliable, year round sunshine. So, if you are looking for an overseas home than can almost guarantee good weather, where should you look?  We look at some of the sunniest...

Expats living in Australia have lost a generous tax break which could be used when selling a property.  The Australian government is scrapping a capital gains tax concession which non-resident taxpayers have been able to use when selling a property in the country. Non-resident taxpayers previously enjoyed a 50 per cent capital gains tax (CGT) concession when selling a home in Australia.  However, the...

If you’re looking for a luxury overseas home and you have a cool $50,000 (£31,900) a month to spare, you could rent the lavish LA mansion of one of the world’s most famous families.  Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have put their Los Angeles mansion up for rental having been unable to sell the property. The couple had originally listed their property for sale at $13million...

The ongoing problems in the Eurozone and Portugal’s economic woes have contributed to a further fall in property prices in the country.  Investors looking to buy homes in Portugal can now benefit from lower prices after new figures show that property values in the Iberian nation fell by 8.9 per cent in the last year. If you’re looking to buy property in Portugal, now could...

Newly single Hollywood star Tom Cruise is reportedly set to buy fellow actor George Clooney’s luxury property in Italy as he seeks to set up home in the Lake Como area.  It is rumoured that Clooney – star of The Descendents and Ocean’s Eleven – is set to move to the south of Italy and is close to striking a deal with Cruise for his luxury...