Barcelona has recently been ranked 40th out of the top 50 cities in the world which have the best quality of life. Other popular European cities which made it into the top 50 include Vienna and Zurich. The Spanish capital of Madrid was placed 43rd, just behind Barcelona. The study centred on over 200 cities [...]
More and more families in Portugal are turning to rented accommodation as they can no longer afford to buy their own property, according to a recent study in the country. This is the first time that the study has focused on the rental sector of a country, and the findings indicate that there will be [...]
A 102-year-old great-grandmother has emigrated to New Zealand in time for her 103rd birthday on Boxing Day, prompted by the news that the care home she was living in is to close down. Louise Sydes arrived in Auckland from Kent last month, after her daughter, who already lives in New Zealand, appealed to the New [...]
Homeowners in France will welcome the news that average property prices across the country grew by five per cent in the six months up to the end of September, according to a leading price index. France was the only popular expat destination to make it into the Knight Frank Global House Price Index, published at [...]
Residents and homeowners in St Lucia are waiting to see what difference a new government can bring to the Caribbean island following the election there last month. New prime minister Kenny Anthony, of the St Lucia Labor Party, has served as the island nation’s PM previously. After his most recent win he commented the road [...]
We are pleased to announce that Rightmove Overseas has won Gold for ‘Best Online Service’ in the recent 2011 Overseas Professional Property Industry Awards. The awards were held in October 2011 at London’s Excel Centre and saw overseas property professionals from around the world gather to find out the winners. In an article on the [...]
The values of properties in Bulgaria are believed to be close to bottoming out and are expected to start rising steadily year by year, claim experts. This comes as the average property value in Bulgaria fell by 6.1 per cent in Q3 year-on-year, according to the Knight Frank Global House Price Index. It might not [...]
According to a new report on global rented commercial space, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are currently in the top 10 most expensive markets in the world for renting. The commercial renting report shows that Australia is now one of the most expensive countries in the world to rent office space; good news for investors who [...]
In the first 10 months of 2011, Holiday Lettings estimates it has helped generate £540m worth of guest bookings for holiday home owners advertising their villas and apartments... As more and more second home owners turn to holiday lets for extra income, Holiday Lettings reveals how demand for holiday rentals just keeps on growing. Holidaylettings.co.uk [...]
Brits accounted for seven per cent of property sales to foreigners in Florida last year, equally $889million of the estimated $12.7billion international market. Figures from a recent National Association of Realtors (NAR) report also showed that Canadians made up the largest group of Florida’s foreign buyers in 2010, with 39 per cent of the market. [...]