A little known law is threatening to cost Brits who own property in Spain thousands of pounds.  Brits who rent out property in the Canary Islands are facing fines of £15,000 while homeowners on other islands such as Minorca and Ibiza could also face fines. The Daily Mail reports that ‘the regional government is sending out teams of inspectors to check if foreign nationals have...

Turkey is set to become increasingly popular with overseas buyers when a new law comes into force easing restrictions that apply to foreign investors.  Coupled with a double digit rise in house prices in the last year alone, it’s a great time to be investing in homes in Turkey. Keep reading to learn why it will soon be easier for overseas buyers to purchase in Turkey and how buoyant the...

Take a stroll around Liguria’s countryside and you’ll see lots of empty hilltop villages. Deserted communities, whose residents fled long ago to the cities during the country’s economic boom. Now, these ghost towns sit unoccupied, unwanted by homeowners and buyers alike. Except for one. Montalto Ligure, in the commune of Imperia, is buzzing with activity. A...

As the property market in Bulgaria begins to recover, it’s Russians that have overtaken Brits as the main foreign buyers.  And, with more and more Russians entering the market, many experts believe that the time is right for other foreign investors to return to the Bulgarian property market, as we see here. Some great property bargains available in Bulgaria Bulgaria was one of the stars of...

There have been plenty of reports suggesting that the property market in Malaysia is set to struggle in 2012.  Many real estate forecasts have suggested that prices in the country will fall this year, although that doesn’t appear to be the sentiment of property experts. A new survey has revealed that most property experts in Malaysia expect prices to rise in the next few...

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A strengthening pound and falls in prices of property in France are making it easier for British buyers to purchase homes in the country.  That’s the view of a recent article in The Guardian, which highlights the combination of issues making property in France cheaper to overseas buyers. Keep reading to learn more about how the values of homes are falling, particularly in areas popular...

"I finished work at lunchtime on Friday and by 3 pm I was at the airport!"That's how Gladys began her new life in Lanarca. It was a big step for her and husband, but they had been planning for years to retire and find a place in the sun. And where better than this impressive four-bedroom villa in Cyprus? "Our family and friends were in a way upset at our decision to leave," she recalls, when they...

Bills, bills, bills and even more bills! In this technology fuelled aged it seems the only way is up when it comes to energy bills. It therefore may come as no surprise that the levels of carbon emissions continue to rise despite many governments efforts. Whilst some of us are environmentally conscious, most of us consume high volumes of energy daily – all at once, at times. This inevitably...

With a weakening Euro and prices falling, it’s not just the Brits that are interested in snapping up homes in Spain.  New research shows that buyers from other parts of the world are also keen on Spanish property – from as far afield as Sweden and the USA. Keep reading to learn about the strong international demand for property in Spain. American’s...