Locals tackle rubbish in Cyprus

Posted Monday, January 30th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Regular visitors and residents in the Paphos area of Cyprus should start to notice cleaner looking neighbourhoods following the launch of an innovative website that pinpoints illegal rubbish dumps.

Launched by Rosen Innovation Ltd, www.dumpmap.org enables contributors to upload shots and….read more »

Self employed foreigners rise in Spain

Posted Monday, January 30th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

There has been a rise in the number of foreigners living in Spain who are registered as self-employed. Last year saw the figures up by 4.8%, reaching a total of 208,512 – an increase of nearly 10,000 in 2010.

A new….read more »

New York real estate to rise

Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

New York has over one million properties, and all are set to rise in price by around 3.8% this year, according to a new report by the Finance Department.

Commercial properties are also going to rise, with a total rise of….read more »

French Market Update – Carmen Reitano

Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012 in Articles by Carmen Reitano | Tags:

By Carmen Reitano – French Account Manager for Rightmove Overseas

Properties in France have been more popular than ever in the last few months with UK buyers. France offers huge opportunities to British buyers – in fact a recent survey….read more »

How we saved money more than 20 times!

Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags: , ,

Well aware that renovation projects are prone to run over budget, when expats Suzy and Jeff Coy bought their rural property in Italy’s Abruzzo region, they were keen to save money wherever possible.

The Coys, who bought their Italian home in….read more »

Spanish market update 2012

Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

By Sally Veal of the SpainBuyingGuide.com

As the new year begins, Spain finds itself in a difficult situation along with many other European countries. It is true that its economy, founded for many years on construction and house building, has taken….read more »

Turkey embraces malls

Posted Friday, January 27th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Turkey – the land of aromatic spices, fine jewellery and beautiful fabrics, has become one of the last European countries to get to grips with the idea of modern day shopping centres. It has a lot of time to make….read more »

New Rules on Obtaining Foreign ID

Posted Thursday, January 26th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Since the 3rd January 2012, there have been new rules in place which state how foreign investors of property in Spain can obtain their foreign ID numbers. With the new rules in place, the numbers can only be obtained by….read more »

There is little doubt that 2011 has been a testing year for the overseas property market. Without doubt there have been some incredible bargains to be found in locations across the globe, but the progress that could have been made….read more »

Greece to rent out The Acropolis

Posted Thursday, January 26th, 2012 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

It is no secret that Greece is in a great deal of trouble financially. But perhaps few could have predicted what has been suggested recently – that the Acropolis could be rented out in a bid to pay off some….read more »