In recent months there has been a huge rise in the number of people opting to rent a property rather than get on the property ladder. Financial strain means that less people can afford to buy property in Australia outright and as such are joining the ranks of the renters. Why, you might ask, is [...]
"The real opportunity at the moment is in the Atlas Mountains. It's outstandingly beautiful, close to Marrakech and very well protected from over development." - Financial Times. Gordon Miller visits one of the stand out developments that is fast becoming Morocco's most exclusive new address…
The number of British people snapping up property in France has risen year on year, new research shows. Always a firm favourite with Brits moving abroad, there was a 23 per cent rise in the number of British people buying property in France in 2010 than the previous year. Of all the properties sold to [...]
To help you save money and make secure currency transfers when you buy an overseas property, here at Rightmove Overseas we’ve added Smart Currency Exchange, an international payment specialist, to our select group of recommended service providers. Smart Currency Exchange specialises in transferring money for anyone buying property abroad, whether it be as a holiday [...]
Ways to save money when buying a holiday home have been highlighted by two overseas property-owners who have used a currency specialist to transfer their pounds into euros. Baxter Horton, a solicitor from Market Harborough, saved £4,000 by using Smart Currency Exchange instead of a bank when he bought his apartment in the French [...]
6TH ANNUAL CONSUMER GUIDE The 6th annual consumer guide (2012) and member directory from the AIPP is now available in hardcopy and on-line, the latest on “How to Buy Overseas Property Safely” is a free publication aimed solely at helping consumers protect themselves through the purchase process by alerting them to potential problems whilst also [...]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released new figures showing that there was a significantly higher number of pending property sales during August 2011 than the same time last year. This is despite many believing that the number of property sales is dwindling. The figures revealed that there were 7.7 per cent more properties [...]
Improved air access, the opening of a new tourist attraction and plans for a luxury resort are adding to the appeal of the Bodrum area as a second home destination. Already a popular resort on Turkey’s Aegean coast, the Bodrum area is benefiting from low-cost airline Jet2.com’s decision to increase flights to Dalaman from Glasgow [...]
If the latest reports coming from Spain are anything to go by, then it would seem that the worst is over in terms of the economic and property crisis in the country. The property market in Spain is now experiencing much welcomed growth. Although some areas are faring much better than others, a major Spanish [...]
Defying the endless bad news about its economy, Portugal welcomed more visitors in July this year than it did in 2010, showing that nothing can detract from its appeal as a holiday destination. Statistics released by the Algarve Tourist Board this month showed improvements across a number of key indicators for tourism levels. For starters, [...]