An estate agency based in Portugal has found a great new way to ensure that people wanting to invest in Portuguese property can get the funding they need to live the dream. Bank lending in Portugal, like much of the rest of the world, is very tight as banks try to protect themselves against lending [...]
When you purchase a property in Spain you will need to assign a legally trained representative of the state called a notario (notary). He or she will not replace your solicitor, but is a public official who is required to ensure that property transactions are carried out correctly and that all taxes due relating to [...]
If you’re hunting for a property in Italy that’s a little bit special, the conical, stone “trulli” you find in the southern region of Puglia could be the answer and right now they’re especially affordable. Trulli, or trullo in the singular, are unique to Puglia and so treasured that the town of Alberobello, which has [...]
Within the Palace of Fame in the famous Santiago Bernabeu Stadium set in Madrid, the largest real estate exhibition in Spain will be held from the 24th-27th February and organisers are expecting a large number of exhibitors as well as buyers. Last years event attracted more than 50,000 tourists and the total number of exhibitors [...]
The beginning of 2012 has been bright for New Zealand property, with it in better shape than it has been in for the past five years. The latest report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows that nearly 10% more properties were sold in 2011 than the previous year. “It would not be [...]
Owners in France thinking of adding to their property will welcome President Sarkozy’s plans to allow homeowners to increase the size of their home by 30 per cent without planning permission, announced at the end of January. The new regulation applies to all properties, both new-build and resale. It will be an excellent opportunity for [...]
Visitors and residents in Cyprus can look forward to improved water sports opportunities this summer as plans for a new man-made reef in Paphos get underway. Three spots for the reef are currently under consideration. The Paphos Tourism Board told OGC that it is likely that the reef will be located off the coast of [...]
Using Smart Currency Exchange to make all your currency transfers is the first step to making your pounds go further when buying abroad. SMART people We talk to Deidre O’Connell from Ireland about her first currency transfer with Smart Currency Exchange. Tell us about your transfer? Just last month I transferred €10,000 from Ireland to [...]
Following a new statement from the Home Affairs Minister for Guyana, all travellers to the Caribbean country will be issued with a visa upon entry to the country. There will be four new types of visa offered to visitors - employment, student, business and visitor. Visitors entering Guyana will be eligible to stay for a [...]
Speculators who believed the ‘property bubble’ in Australia was about to burst will be interested to hear that the average property price in Australia went up by 40 per cent in 2011. One economist who believed in the bubble theory has predicted that 2012 will see a drop in property prices in Australia by a [...]