An alternative to bricks and mortar

Posted Friday, February 10th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Have you ever dreamt of your own place in France but do not want the cost or stress of purchasing bricks and mortar?

A new home in France does not necessarily need to be a traditional house. Mobile homes and lodges….read more »

Australia leads the way in New Year Emigration Surge
Highlights

54.12% of locations saw an increase in searches

, 45.82% of locations saw a decrease in searches ….read more »

Can I take it with me when I emigrate?

Posted Thursday, February 9th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags: ,

The British countryside is what expats most miss about their native country, according to a recent survey, with the British sense of humour being the next thing Brits living abroad miss.

Expats living in the United Arab Emirates missed the British….read more »

Are you coming to watch le rugby?

Posted Thursday, February 9th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

The launch of this year’s Six Nations Rugby tournament at the weekend would have reminded rugby-loving Brits planning a move to France to choose where they settle carefully, that is if they want to be amongst a community that shares….read more »

Canada opens its doors wider to skilled migrants

Posted Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Brits planning to emigrate to Canada will welcome the news that the popular North American country intends to increase the number of foreign skilled workers it admits during 2012.

The agency that processes migrant applications, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC),….read more »

Istanbul – Investment Hotspot

Posted Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: ,

Istanbul has been ranked the number one city in Europe for property investment for the third year running in Pricewaterhousecoopers Emerging Trends in European Real Estate report for 2012.
The report contains the findings from a survey of 600 of Europe’s….read more »

Record numbers visit Turkey

Posted Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Tourist numbers to Turkey in 2011 were some of the highest ever recorded, with more than 31 million foreigners visiting the country, exceeding the country’s optimistic estimate of 30 million and representing a nine per cent year-on-year increase.

The most popular….read more »

Gran Canaria prepares for tourism surge

Posted Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Holidays to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria increased by over 10 per cent last year, according to Aena, one of the largest air navigation services in Europe. Last year, nearly 10.5 million visitors flocked to the island for a….read more »

Overflowing dams cause celebrations in Cyprus

Posted Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

As bouts of heavy rainfall fell on Cyprus in January, several of the island’s reservoirs overflowed, some for the first time in years. In Paphos District, Argaka dam which has a capacity of 990,000 cubic metres, overflowed followed by another….read more »

Stability returning to the Bulgarian market?

Posted Monday, February 6th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Property-owners in Bulgaria will welcome the news that prices for apartments on the whole remained unchanged in the last quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter, according to a new report from the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute.

Year-on-year,….read more »