France beats Spain

Posted Monday, December 26th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

France has now beaten Spain to become the most searched for country by British buyers who are looking to buy abroad and escape the doom and gloom of the UK and its economy.

The last four weeks have seen more searches….read more »

New flights to la dolce vita

Posted Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Getting to some of Italy’s most popular destinations is set to get easier next year when low-cost carrier Monarch Airlines launches a raft of new routes from the UK.

Summer 2012 will see Monarch begin flights from Manchester to Milan, Venice….read more »

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France overtakes Spain with most searches
Highlights

56.4% of locations saw an increase in searches, and 43.4% of locations saw a decrease in searches. 0.04% no….read more »

Italian monastery’s answer to foodies’ prayers

Posted Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Fans of fine dining who are hunting for somewhere special to buy in Italy will welcome the launch of a new resort at a former 11th-Century monastery in Tuscany, which includes restaurants belonging to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s portfolio of….read more »

Strictly come to southern Italy!

Posted Thursday, December 1st, 2011 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags: ,

Fans of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing will have welcomed the Italian flair brought to this year’s competition by Nancy Dell’Olio, but how many people know which part of Italy the ex-partner of former England football manager Sven Goran Eriksson comes….read more »

October 2011 Rightmove Overseas Search Report

Posted Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 in Articles, Data by Tom Whale | Tags: , , , ,

European Economic Problems Fail to Deter Overseas Property Buyers
Highlights

50.94% of locations saw an increase in searches, and 48.99% of locations saw a decrease in searches
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Completing on their Italian home in time for Christmas is only half the reason Michael and Caroline Di-Lella have such big smiles on their faces – thanks to using currency specialist Smart Currency Exchange to transfer their pounds into euros….read more »

The Domo Sum story – Restoration in Italy

Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011 in Articles by Chris Please | Tags:

Life in a small Italian hamlet wasn’t the plan Jonna Helin-Lembo had for her life when she grew up in Helsinki, Finland. So what happened? First she fell in love with the Italian food, then an Italian man and consequently….read more »

Italy’s Lakes – something for all budgets

Posted Friday, November 25th, 2011 in Articles by Aimee Valaitis | Tags:

Despite Lake Como and Lake Maggiore in Italy being popular with the jet set – the former primarily with celebrities and the latter with wealthy Milanese, prepare to be surprised at how affordable property has remained along some parts of….read more »